Area baseball roundup: Big weekend for Cardinal

Thursday and Friday brought a boatload of baseball games to the area. Cardinal picked up two big non conference wins, Mid-Prairie pushed 13 across in extras, and Keota walked off again.

No. 8 (2A) Mid-Prairie 17, Camanche 7 (9)

In one of the wildest games all season, Mid-Prairie and Camanche were tied 4-4 heading into extra innings. The Golden Hawks put together an astounding 13-run top of the ninth, and the Storm scored just three in the bottom half.

Tyler Helmuth went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in the win. Brock Harlan knocked in three runs and Cain Brown knocked in two.

Keota 5, Iowa Valley 4 (8)

The Eagles secured another walk-off victory, beating Iowa Valley in eight innings.

Evan Vittetoe was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead the offense. Caden Clarahan was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Cardinal 11, Sigourney 5

Cardinal scored double digits on a tough Sigourney team in nonconference action.

Blaine Bryant was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in the win. Tatem Telfer was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Drake Durflinger and Josh Courtney each knocked out two.

Cardinal 5, No. 9 (2A) Mediapolis 3

The Comets jumped on Mediapolis early with three runs in the first to end the Bulldogs’ undefeated season.

Carson Kenney gave up just three runs (one earned) and struck out five for a complete-game win. Bryant was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Courtney went 2-for-3.

Van Buren County 7, Danville 5

The Warriors scored six runs in their last two at-bats to knock off Danville in Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division action.

The win moved Van Buren County to 5-5 in the South. They sit in fourth place.

Highland 10, Wapello 1

The Huskies whipped Wapello in a SEISC North home game.

Chase Schultz went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in the win. Trevor McFarland knocked in three runs and Peyton Yeggy scooped up a win on the mound.

No. 3 (1A) New London 10, Highland 0

New London took down Highland in a SEISC crossover game Friday. A full recap from this game will be in Tuesday’s Southeast Iowa Union.

Hillcrest Academy 5, Pekin 4

The Ravens broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth to nip the Panthers in an SEISC North contest.

Hillcrest’s Seth Ours knocked in two runs to lead Hillcrest. Jace Rempel had the other RBI, and Luke Schrock scored twice.

Pekin’s Levi Coleman, Cade Parmenter and Chandler Stull all went 1-for-3