Kinney sparks Kennedy to state bid in 5A final
Cedar Rapids Kennedy freshman Kaylin Kinney delivered a leadoff double in a pivotal fourth inning and Kaylin Kinney again climbed the mound to pitch out jams as Kennedy beat Davenport West 3 1 to reach the Class 5A state tournament for the first time since 1999. Ashley Hamilton and Ashley Winterowd provided key hits as Kennedy clinched the regional title. The Cougars advance to face Johnstone at Fort Dodge.
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Benton Falls to Charles City in 4A regional final
No. 1 Benton suffers a 2-1 defeat at home to No. 14 Charles City ending a strong season. Payton Reams and Taylor Schmidt produce the runs for the Comets while Benton strands runners and misses timely hits in the late innings.
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Lions fall to Urbandale in Region final 3 2
Linn-Mar and Urbandale supplied a tense regional final with Urbandale scoring the decisive run on a fifth inning single from Bella Crow. Linn-Mar led 2-1 before Urbandale answered with three hits and Crow's game deciding hit to clinch a state berth for the J-Hawks.
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Jefferson Hawks stay confident in 6 2 win over Hempstead
Erica Oler earned the win to improve to 19 3 while scattering seven hits. Jefferson trailed 2 2 after four but rallied with Kaylee Donner and Guy delivering key hits in the fifth. Emily Oler homered in the sixth as Jefferson extended a state record to 65 homers this season.
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Mount Pleasant tops Xavier in late rally to reach state
Xavier led 3-1 before Mount Pleasant’s big fifth and sixth innings. Sarah Moffett cleared the bases with a double and Bailey Johnson added a bases clearing triple as the Saints sewed up a 7-3 victory. Xavier’s Maria Steffen took the loss. Cali Liechty earned the win. Xavier ends 23-18, Mount Pleasant 31-10, fifth seed in Class 4A, faces Oskaloosa in state opener.
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