No. 8 Reds sweep DC, EBF for perfect 19-0 run
By Kyle Ocker, Daily Iowegian, Centerville, Iowa | |
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The Big Reds swept Davis County on Tuesday before sweeping the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets on Wednesday. Centerville had already clinched an outright
"The conference [race] is over, but these guys deserved a perfect season," Centerville head coach
"It's tough when you've got that carrot standing in front of you, and you've got to do it -- you want to do it so bad. But again, these guys find a way almost every time that we've played this year. It's just amazing what they can do late in the ballgame. I'm so proud of them."
On Tuesday, the Reds hung on for a 2-1 victory against Davis County in nine innings to open the doubleheader with the Mustangs in
Centerville picked up a 1-0 lead when a bunt by
Davis County would tie the game at 1-1 when
Firkins broke the tie in the top of the ninth with a lead-off, solo home run to left-centerfield. Davis County's
Some more late inning thrills occurred in the nightcap.
In the top of the first inning,
The Mustangs quickly responded in the bottom half of the inning, scoring two runs of their own with Jones and
In the top of the second,
After the Mustangs were retired 1-2-3 in the bottom of the second, Centerville added another run in the top half of the third inning. Gonnerman was hit by a pitch to start off the inning. He would eventually score on a groundout by
Davis County scored an unearned run on an error in the fifth, narrowing Centerville's lead to 4-3.
Centerville added an insurance run that turned out to be a vital score for the Reds in the sixth inning. Armington led off with a single before he was again scored by a RBI single by Rinehart. That score gave the Reds a 5-3 lead that would prove important in the bottom of the seventh
Back-to-back walks would put runners on first and second base for the Mustangs with one-out in the final half inning.
With two-outs, Jones hit a fielder's choice to right field. One run was allowed to score, but a sharp throw by Centerville's
On Wednesday, Centerville beat Eddyville 8-4 in game one of an SCC doubleheader. Eddyville held an early 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third. Centerville would quickly answer with five runs in the half inning, taking a 5-2 lead after three innings. The Reds would hold the lead for the remainder of the opening game.
In the nightcap, Eddyville was tied with Centerville at 4-4 after five innings. The Big Reds, however, would score three runs in the bottom of the sixth and take a 7-4 win.
Centerville (25-7, 19-0 in SCC) will host Ft. Madison in a varsity doubleheader starting at
They will begin their post-season journey at home for the first two-rounds. They start with Chariton on
The substate championship site has not yet been selected by the
The Reds appeared at No. 8 on the
Tuesday's games
Centerville 2, Davis County 1 (9 innings)
CEN 000 010 001 -- 2 6 1
D.C. 000 001 000 -- 1 4 2
Centerville battery --
Hits -- Gonnerman 1-4, Firkins 2-4, Starcevich 1-4,
Centerville 5, Davis County 4
CEN 211 001 0 -- 5 5 2
D.C. 200 010 1 -- 4 8 1
Centerville battery -- Gonnerman [W] (4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 6K),
Hits -- Walker 1-4, Gonnerman 1-3, Armington 1-2, Rinehart 2-3. 2B -- Walker. HR -- Gonnerman. RBI -- Gonnerman 2, Rinehart 2, Starcevich. Runs -- Gonnerman 2, Armington 2, Walker. SB -- Gonnerman.
Wednesday's games
Centerville 8, Eddyville 4
EBF 002 020 0 -- 4 6 3
CEN 005 120 x -- 8 9 2
Centerville battery -- Walker [W, 5-0] (4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K),
Hits --
Centerville 7, Eddyville 4
EBF 201 010 0 -- 4 10 5
CEN 112 003 x -- 7 10 2
Centerville battery -- Cowan (1IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K), Armington (3IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 3K),
Hits --
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