Fairfield News

KEOKUK ? ?A great night for Trojan baseball? according to head coach Josh Allison was what Fairfield left Keokuk with Thursday night.The two victories were nice too.The Trojans took care of the Southeast Conference opponent with 2-0 and 7-2 victories following Dylan Gilpin?s three-hit shutout from the mound in game one. Fairfield racked up six second-inning hits ? all singles ? to move runners and scored the only

NORTH ENGLISH ? ?It?s nice to get back in there and swing the bats,? said Pekin softball coach Bryan Marlay after Tuesday?s 10-5 and 17-1 wins against English Valleys.Coming off the heels of a disappointing one-hit performance against Highland on Monday, ?swinging the bats? is just one way to put it. The Panthers busted out for 31 total hits ? a whopping 13 of those going for extra bases in the two blowout wins.?Usu

FORT MADISON ? Paced by Felisha Durflinger?s one-hitter, the Cardinal softball team needed just four innings to run away from Holy Trinity with a 12-0 victory Tuesday night.The win moves the Comets to 12-1 in SEISC south division play ? and keeps them tied with New London at the top of the standings. Sarah Yeager led Cardinal going 3-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored followed by Morgan Benson?s 2-3 night.

ELDON ? Riding a nine-game win streak, Cardinal put themselves on top once more Tuesday night with a 12-3 triumph over Holy Trinity.Comet starter AJ McElderry earned the win pitching five strong inning that featured 11 strikeouts, three hits and two earned runs. Coty Ridgway came in for the final two innings striking out three batters and not giving up another run.Tanner Thorne led the charge offensively going 3-4

PACKWOOD ? Two games against Class 1A fourth-ranked IMS and its home tournament has given the Pekin baseball team a weekend to forget.The Panthers concluded a rained out doubleheader from last week with two losses and returned on Saturday for two more losses ? one each to Van Buren and Moravia ? in their home tournament.?IMS is a good team and they?re ranked for a reason,? said Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling. ?In the

IOWA CITY ? The Fairfield softball team had the top ranked team in Class 3A on its heels over the weekend but couldn?t quite seal the deal.With a 2-0 lead and just one out, the Trojans loaded the bases against host Clear Creek-Amana, but couldn?t add to the lead. From there, the Clippers rallied and scored five runs in the final two innings to take a 5-2 victory. With the loss, Fairfield went 2-2 to finish eighth in

PACKWOOD ? The Pekin softball train kept rolling over the weekend picking up three more wins to add to the season total on a busy Saturday.The Panthers weren?t a very generous host to the four teams in town for their home tournament, blitzing through three games without allowing a single run. Pekin started off with a win against Van Buren 6-0, then beat Belle Plaine by 6-0 before using a 12-run second inning to get

SIGOURNEY ? Just a few short weeks ago, Jeff Eeling?s biggest concern about his Pekin baseball team was their ability to hit.What a difference a month makes.The Panthers continued their offensive tear in a 17-7 win against Sigourney Thursday evening totaling 10 extra-base hits including five home runs as a team. Leading the charge was junior Zach Mosbey and his out of this world statline of 4-4, two home runs,

URBANDALE ? The Cardinal softball team kept with the trend they have started this year and put themselves among good company in a weekend tournament.Friday and Saturday, the Comets were at the Urbandale tournament and posted a 1-3 mark.Class 2A ninth-ranked Maple Vally-Anton Otto squeaked past Cardinal with a 3-2 victory to get things started on Friday. Cardinal then lost 6-0 to Des Moines Roosevelt Friday

KEOSAUQUA ? Tanner Thorne?s RBI with two outs in the top of the sixth inning plated what would prove to be the winning run to give Cardinal a 5-4 victory vs. Van Buren Friday night.The result puts the first mark of the season in the conference loss column for Van Buren and enters the Comets right into the thick of the SEISC south championship picture.Van Buren starter Michael Boyd struck out 11 and gave up six hits

Van Buren boys 10-run Harmony at homeKEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren baseball team continued its tear through the SEISC south division with a 10-0 six-inning win vs. Harmony Monday night.Jory Heckenberg allowed just two hits and struck out 11 in the shutout victory. Chris Wilson was 2-3, Michael Boyd was 2-4 and Lewis Russell tallied four stolen bases for the Warriors. Wilson had two RBI and Boyd drove in four.Van Buren

PACKWOOD ? A run of the mill 3-1 Pekin victory was followed up by a wild 22-15 explosion in the nightcap as the Panthers picked up two wins vs. Highland at home Monday night.?We went from playing a baseball game to a football game ? it was quite the turn of events,? said Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling.Pekin drew a whopping 13 walks and scored 22 earned runs on 13 hits led by seven RBIs from Zach Mosbey ? four of