PELLA — It was a good week to be a Central College right fielder as the baseball team’s Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) and the softball team’s Franie Burnett (sophomore, Ankeny, Centennial HS) were named the league’s Male and Female Athlete of the Week, respectively. Baseball relief pitcher Wes Hamor (freshman, Tama, East […]
Cedar Rapids/Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team took its first league losses of the year Saturday, but bounced back to win both games as it began its home slate Sunday. William Penn (11-9, 4-2 Heart) fell by scores of 5-4 and 9-8 against Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Mount Mercy Saturday, but then rebounded to defeat […]
Oskaloosa–After a one day delay, the William Penn baseball team had their 2022 home opener against the Baker Wildcats. The Statesmen took game one 5-4, but dropped the second game on Sunday 9-6. WPU 5, BU 4 Baker jumped on starter Nick George (So., Sarnia, Ontario) for a pair of runs in the first, but […]
Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Softball rolled to its eighth consecutive victory with a doubleheader sweep against State Fair Community College (MO) on Sunday. The Warriors took game one 5-1 before upending the Roadrunners 10-1 in the nightcap to move to 11-6 overall on the year. The Warriors used a trio of home runs in […]
Centerville, IA – Tucker Ebest (Austin, TX/Lasa) delivered a three-run home run and the Indian Hills Baseball team topped visiting Southwestern Community College 9-1 at Pat Daugherty Field on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors improve to 9-5 overall on the year. Ebest finished the day 2-3 at the plate with three runs scored and tied a […]
NAPLES, FLA.—After sharing a no-hitter earlier in the week, pitcher Morgan Schaben (junior, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) almost tossed one of her own as the Central College softball team wrapped up a week of Florida action with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, 11-5 and 6-1 Saturday. The Dutch posted a 9-1 record for […]
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — A walk-off single by designated hitter Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) drove home the winning run in a 6-5 victory over State University of New York – Polytechnic for the Central College baseball team in its last game in Florida. Central (9-1) also won the first half of the […]
FORT MYERS, FLA.—If there were scoreboards at the Lee County Sports Complex, they would have had trouble keeping up with the Central College softball team Thursday. Rolling up 31 hits and 25 runs in just nine innings at the plate, the Dutch (8-6) thumped Skidmore College (N.Y.) 11-1 and the University of Maine-Presque Isle 14-0 […]
AUBURNDALE, FLA. — A stellar spring continued at the plate for Central College baseball’s right fielder Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) in a 13-12 win over Bowdoin College (Maine) Thursday. The Dutch (7-1) trailed twice and were knotted at 12-12 before back-to-back balks by the Polar Bears (3-5) pitcher in the ninth inning […]
FORT MYERS, FLA.—Setting a torrid pace on the basepaths, right fielder Franie Burnett (sophomore, Ankeny, Centennial HS) and the Central College softball team swiped 17 bases Thursday but had to settle for a split in two games at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. After a disappointing 6-3 setback against Wilmington College (Ohio), the Dutch stole […]
