Banks Seeks Hitting Jump For Hawkeyes In Big Ten Race
Iowa coach Duane Banks says the Hawkeyes must swing with more discipline after a split with Minnesota. Iowa sits 16-13 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, hitting .284 in conference play and facing a 28-game league slate starting with Illinois.
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College Baseball Notebook Highlights Players and Prospects
Illinois ace John Ericks a 6-0 3.49 ERA right-hander slated to start with 74 strikeouts in 49 innings and ranked No. 13 among collegian pro prospects by Baseball America. Iowa’s Cal Eldred and Bob Driscol to start in today’s games, with Allen Rath and Mark Boland listed for Sunday. HAWK HIGHLIGHTS note Chris Hatcher tied Jeff Jones’ freshman home run record with 10 and leads with 36 RBIs. Bill Heinz set Iowa’s career doubles mark at 52 and co-owns third in career homers with 33. Local heroes include Dan Johnston 4-3 with 5.15 ERA for Creighton, leading the MVC with 49 strikeouts in 42% innings and headed for Indiana State doubleheader. Johnston a 26th-round Reds pick in 1985, likely to rise in June drafts. Dennis Schreckengast fanned 11 for Kirkwood against Ellsworth. Kirkwood teammates Bruce Spurgeon and Jay Melichar beat Marshalltown.
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St Ambrose Rally Sees Bees Sweep Kohawks
St Ambrose swept Coe in a doubleheader 5-4 and 6-5 on Friday. In game one Mark Pate hit a three run homer as Coe led 4-3 before St Ambrose answered with two in the sixth. In game two Jeff Patterson hit a solo shot to push Coe ahead 5-2 before St Ambrose tied it in the sixth and won in the seventh. Marty Althoff allowed six hits for St Ambrose. Coe falls to 2-7. St Ambrose rises to 9-16 ahead of a Midwest Conference doubleheader with Illinois College at 10:30 a.m. today.
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Henry's nine inning gem fuels Cedar Rapids win over South Bend
Cedar Rapids Reds beat the South Bend White Sox 5-1 as Butch Henry held South Bend to two hits through eight innings. Greg Lonigro ended his slump with a third inning single driving in Forney. Cedar Rapids tacked on two runs in the fifth and three in the ninth to seal it. Henry improved to 2-0, and the Reds open a four game set at Kenosha.
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Bancroft St John High to close after 1989 term
Bancroft St John High School known as the Johnnies, a prep baseball power, will end after the 1989 spring term due to declining enrollment and costs. Bishop Lawrence Soens ordered the closure, saying delaying would be painful for the parish. Judy Goche noted the decision is disappointing and teachers may not be available.
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Sutcliffe blanks Pirates in Cubs home opener six nothing
Chicago ace Rick Sutcliffe outpitched John Smiley to earn his first shutout in almost a year and lift the Cubs to a 6-0 victory over the Pirates. Andre Dawson Shawon Dunston and Dave Martinez provided power while 35,084 fans endured the cold and wind. Sutcliffe improves to 1-0 while Smiley falls to 0-1.
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Mustang JVs rally to split wild twin-bill
Mount Mercy JVs rallied for 12 runs in the seventh to beat Kirkwood 20-15 and split a college baseball doubleheader. Kirkwood won the opener 19-8 as Himmelsbach homered three times and drove in eight.
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Rose apologizes after Reds players rowdy on airline flight
Cincinnati Manager Pete Rose apologized to Continental Airlines after some Reds players allegedly tore safety cards, insulted attendants, and caused disruptions on a San Francisco to Houston trip. Airline officials say Rose helped quiet the crew and the team offered recompense.
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