Baseball roundup: VBC picks up 12th win in a row

New London 8, Hillcrest Academy 4

Hillcrest Academy led New London 3-1 after the third inning on Monday, but the Tigers scored four in the fifth and three more in the sixth to grab a big win.

Memphis Watson had a pair of hits as well with three RBIs.

Brendan Richey and Tate Welcher both tallied two hits for the Tigers.

Vegas Watson and Gage Burden each had a hit as well. Watson ended with two RBIs and Burden had one.

Kye Reighard pitched for the Tigers giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits, two walks and three strikeouts.

Vegas Watson threw as well.

For Hillcrest Academy, Liam Schrock, Seth Ours, Luke Schrock, Jace Rempel and Rowan Miller all had hits for the Ravens. Rempel, Miller and Ours each finished with RBIs.

Josiah Beachy, Grant Bender and Jace Rempel gave up a combined eight runs (five earned) on seven hits, nine walks and six strikeouts.

Van Buren County 10, Louisa-Muscatine 1

Van Buren County scored four runs in the first inning, two in the third and four more in the sixth to down Louisa-Muscatine on Monday.

The victory makes 12 straight for the Warriors.

Taylor Sprouse led the Warriors with four hits and an RBI in the win.

Sam Warth finished with a pair of hits and four RBIs.

Wyatt Mertens, Jackson Manning and Lucas Fett each had hits in the game.

Mediapolis 1, Highland 0

The Bulldogs scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning to get past Highland on Monday.

William Dunbar, Peyton Yeggy and Ethan Paisley all had hits in the loss.

Paisley gave up the lone earned run, three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts.

No. 2 (Class 2A) Mid-Prairie 6, Regina Catholic 3

The Golden Hawks scored one in the first and five more between the fifth and sixth inning to down Regina Catholic on Monday.

Regina Catholic 4, Mid-Prairie 3

Mid-Prairie led 2-0 after two innings on Monday night, but the Golden Hawks gave up four to the Regals in the final two innings to lose it.

Lynnville-Sully 12, Keota 2

Keota gave up two runs in he first inning and 10 runs between the third and sixth inning against the Hawks on Monday.

Caleb Waterhouse led Keota with two hits and an RBI in the loss.

Aidan Anderson, Cole Kindred and Chase Sieren each had a hit for the Eagles. Kindred also finished with an RBI.

Cole Kindred and Caleb Waterhouse gave up a combined 12 runs (six hits) on 11 hits, one walk and three strikeouts.