Burlington leads Washington late

WASHINGTON – Top of the seventh inning and Washington trails visiting Burlington in a Southeast Conference baseball game Thursday. Thunder is heard and lightning seen and that is the end of play on the diamond.

In what was to be the first of two games, Washington trailed 4-2 with one Grayhound on base and two outs when the game was suspended. If the schools are able to schedule a date agreeable to both, the game will be resumed and another played. If not, the score will revert to the end of the sixth inning and Burlington will be a 3-2 winner.

Trailing the Grayhounds 2-0, Kole Williams plastered a pitch past the fence for a Demon home run in the fourth inning. A Grayhound solo shot in the top of the fifth countered and it was 3-1. Ethan Patterson slapped an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth and it was 3-2.

Ethan Zieglowsky started for the Demons and walked four with six hits but was lifted in the seventh inning for Williams.

Lucas Kroll and Reece Mayer each have hit four triples this season, tied for third in Class 3A.

Burlington (16-5) has a one-game lead in the conference race with a record of 11-1 to 10-2 for Fort Madison (16-4). Washington is 10-7 and 6-6 in the SEC and hosts another SEC team Monday when Keokuk visits.

No. 7 Mid-Prairie falls

WELLMAN - The seventh-ranked (2A) Golden Hawks took a home loss to Anamosa. The Blue Raiders upset Mid-Prairie 7-5.

Kayden Reinier went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Golden Hawks. Keegan Gingerich, Vinny Bowlin and Cain Brown each knocked one in.

WMU picks up 2nd win

WINFIELD - Winfield-Mt. Union is back in the win column after a 12-2 victory over Columbus.

Junior Nick Crow threw all six innings for the Wolves and gave up just two runs (one earned), while striking out seven batters. He also went 2-for-3 with one RBI at the plate.

Luke Pfeiffer was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Wolves, who have now swept the season series with the Wildcats.

Hearbreak for Highland

WAPELLO - Highland led 4-1 entering Wapello’s last at-bat, but the Indians stunned the Huskies with four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win 5-4 in walk-off fashion.

The Huskies had seven hits in the loss. Luke Miller had the only extra-base hit, going 1-for-3 with a double. Chase Schultz and Bryce Thompson each went 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Kaige Vonnahme was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Friday

New London stays perfect

RIVERSIDE - Freshman Brenden Richey and junior Seth Bailey combined for a seven-inning shutout as the 10th-ranked (1A) Tigers upended Highland 4-1 in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference crossover game.

The two New London pitchers combined to give up just nine hits and walk just one. Richey struck out four and earned the victory, and Bailey struck out three.

Hecniel Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead New London. Richey was 2-for-3 with a double.

Highland had two players record multiple hits in the loss. Luke Miller and Trevor McFarland each went 2-for-4. Chase Schultz had a nice outing on the mound, going all seven innings and giving up just four runs (one earned) in a loss.

Keota shuts down Sigourney

KEOTA -- Colten Clarahan helped the Eagles win a game Friday against the South Iowa Cedar League first-place Savages 8-1 over Sigourney.

Clarahan sat down 13 Savages on strikeouts with four walks and three hits. Carson Sprouse had a double, a single and two RBIs. Keota teammate Patrick Clarahan had a 2-for-3 performance at the plate.

Keota gave Sigourney its third league loss. Sigourney (13-4) and Lynnville Sully (13-9) are now tied for first at 10-3 with North Mahaska (13-5) at 9-4, then at 8-4 are HLV (9-6) and Montezuma (9-4). Keota is 10-6 and 8-5 in the league.