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In baseball, a misplayed ball or poor at-bat can stick out like a sore thumb. It?s not uncommon for those mistakes to follow a player throughout the game, leading to more mistakes, and eventually a potential loss for your team. This year, Washington has a pair of seniors who are making sure the team doesn?t allow mistakes to snowball on them. ?It?s going to take the whole team,? Washington senior Michael ...

The Washington Demons did not make it easy for seventh-ranked Mt. Pleasant in Thursday night?s doubleheader at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex. The Panthers, however, were able to escape with a couple of one-run conference wins, 2-1 and 7-6, to stay undefeated in the SEC. The first game was a pitchers? dual between Mt. Pleasant?s Bailey Johnson and Washington?s Molly Sparks. The Panthers were able to get eight hits ...

Things got a little dicey for the Iowa Mennonite baseball team late in the game on Wednesday afternoon. Holding a 6-2 lead going into the seventh inning, IMS saw the visiting Lone Tree Lions put together a rally, and put three runs up on the board. A pitching change ushered in a strikeout, and then a pick-off at second base saw the game end with IMS taking the 6-5 victory. ?It was a good to see us come back ...

Jacob Hall was handed a tall order on Tuesday night. The Washington sophomore was tasked with taking the mound against the top-ranked team in Class 3A, Pella, and he passed that test with flying colors. Hall tossed five-plus innings of two-hit, two-walk ball, only being charged with one run (which was marked as unearned), and combined with an early offensive explosion from the Demons, the sophomore claimed the ...

The highlights came in spurts for the Washington softball team on Monday night. Squaring off against top-10 ranked Keokuk in a conference doubleheader, the Demons led the Chiefs in each game, but were unable to finish the contests on top, being swept 14-4 and 13-6 in the pair of games. The Demons opened up the doubleheader as well as possible, with a leadoff single from Mackenzie Knutson, followed up by a ...

Demon softball swept at tournament In weekend tournament action, the Washington softball team went to Oskaloosa for their annual tournament. The Demons fell in their two games played on Saturday, dropping a game to Class 2A, No. 11 ranked Pella Christian 10-2, before falling to Newton 5-2. In the first game, Pella Christian swung the bats well, leading to the 10 runs in the contest. ?Pella Christian is an ...

The Washington softball team had their second-straight doubleheader against a Class 4A ranked opponent on Tuesday night, and couldn?t get their offense going. The Demons were struck out 27 total times in the twinbill, leading to a 6-3, 9-0 doubleheader sweep from the Indians. The losses move Washington softball to 2-10 on the young season, with another top-10 matchup with Mt. Pleasant waiting in the wings for ...

FAIRFIELD ? Fans at the ballpark were treated to a couple of great games as conference rivals Fairfield and Washington met up for a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. The Trojans connected on a couple of more plays than the Demons in the contests, coming away with a 3-0 victory in the first game, following it up with a 3-2 victory in nine innings in the nightcap. ?It was a matter of fixable things,? Washington ...