NM Boys Fall Twice at Moravia

MORAVIA – North Mahaska continued its preparation for postseason play travelling to Moravia for a baseball triangular Saturday. They lost to Van Buren County 4-3 in eight innings then lost to host Moravia 11-1.

The first two-thirds of the game was a tale of three innings. Van Buren scored single runs in each of the first three while North Mahaska tallied single runs in the next three to tie the game. Neither could score in the last inning of regulation. Van Buren was able to put up the winning run then hold the Warhawks in the bottom of the eighth.

North Mahaska collected seven hits led by Ryan Groom with two singles and Jack Kelderman with a single and double. Senior Carter Lake, Nate Sampson and Nolan Andersen each hit a single with an RBI.

Hunter Wernli took the loss in relief. He threw three innings allowing a run on four hits and walk. He struck out three. Starter Jaxon Vander Veer went four innings yielding three runs on five hits and five walks. He fanned four.

Kelderman drove in North Mahaska’s lone run in game two against Moravia to put the Warhawks up 1-0. NM managed just two other hits, singles by Groom and Wernli.

Carson Doak took the loss going five innings allowing nine runs on 10 hits, a walk and hit batsman.

North Mahaska, 9-12, will face Colfax-Mingo in a South Iowa Cedar League contest Monday, host Pein Wednesday and travel to East Marshall Thursday.