PERRI POWERS WARRIORS TO SWEEP AT PAT DAUGHERTY
March 23, 2026
Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team ran its home winning streak to six games to open the year with its second consecutive doubleheader sweep of Northeast Iowa Community College on Sunday. The Warriors move to 15-8 overall on the year.
Indian Hills has now won five consecutive games after picking up both ends of Sunday’s twinbill at Pat Daugherty Field. The Warriors took game one in dramatic fashion, 5-4, before finishing off the Cougars 5-3 in the nightcap.
One day removed from sweeping the Cougars in the series opener on Saturday, the Warriors fell behind early as Northeast Iowa took a 3-0 advantage in the opening frame. Indian Hills rallied in the third with three runs of its own, including RBI doubles from Jose Lopez (Las Tablas, Panama/Springfield Commonwealth) and Gage Perri (Andrews, TX/TCS Post Grad) before a run-scoring knock from Maverick Scarpella (Thornton, CO/Broomfield) evened the game at three-all.
Northeast Iowa jumped ahead 4-3 in the fifth, but the Warriors answered right back with another RBI from Lopez.
All square at four in the seventh, the Warriors loaded the bases before Perri stepped to the plate and delivered an 0-1 pitch down the left field line to drive in Callum Donnelly (Bulli, Australia/New Mexico JC) for the walk-off game-winner.
Donnelly, Lopez, and Perri each finished the opener with a pair of base hits to lead the 10-hit attack for the Warriors. JD Moffett (Omaha, NE/Millard West) went five innings on the mound before Dylan Raines (Austin, TX/Lake Travis) posted back-to-back perfect innings in relief to earn his second victory of the year.
The Warriors struck first in the series finale with two runs in the opening inning, including an RBI knock from Perri. The Cougars battled back with two runs in the fourth and another score in the fifth to take a 3-2 advantage.
Sophomore Diego Mendez (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico/ESCAED) sent a two-out shot to right field in the fifth to score Boris Rodriguez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico/ESCAED) and even the game once again. Perri provided the dramatics once again as the freshman deposited a two-run double to centerfield in the sixth to score Donnelly and Charles Margulis (Boulder, CO/Boulder) for a 5-3 lead.
Connor Griess (Loveland, CO/Loveland) took the mound in the seventh and shut the Cougars down to preserve the victory for his third save of the year.
Freshman Ethan Martin (Milton, Ontario/Craig Kielburger Secondary) provided two solid innings of relief work to earn his first collegiate victory on the mound.
Donnelly finished the nightcap 3-4 at the plate with two runs scored while Perri and Mendez each added two hits apiece.
Perri finished the weekend 7-13 at the plate with five extra base hits, 11 RBI, and three runs scored.
Donnelly extended his season-long hit streak to six games. The sophomore is batting .609 during the stretch with five extra base hits, seven RBI, and 13 runs scored.
Indian Hills returns to action at Pat Daugherty Field March 24 for an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) doubleheader vs. Southwestern Community College. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM.
