Rams blanks Clear Lake on diamond

Three Glenwood pitchers combined to toss a one hitter and the Rams turned six hits into a pair of runs to defeat Clear Lake 2-0 in the annual Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Baseball Classic Saturday in Glenwood.

Jake King started for the Rams (8-7) and did not allow a hit while striking out three in four innings of work. Michael Radford came on to pitch two innings and Cole Loeffelbein closed it out in the seventh.

Ethan Fisher led the Rams with two hits and a run driven in. Mavrick Decker, Cade Van Ness, Colton Schutte and Loeffelbein each added hits.

Ben Finn went the distance but took the loss for Clear Lake after scattering six hits, striking out seven and walking one.

C.B. St. Albert 5,
Glenwood 2

Glenwood hosted Council Bluffs St. Albert on a stormy Friday night as the Saintes came away with a 5-2 victory in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball.

Ram starter Colton Schutte and Ethan Fisher, who came on in relief, limited St. Albert to eight hits and three earned runs but Glenwood’s bats could not answer back on offense. Glenwood finished with four singles on the night.

Mavrick Decker, Ethan Fisher, A.J. Slaughter and Dax Lapalla each recorded a hit for Glenwood.

Schutte took the loss on the mound.

Brandon Behrens was credited with the win after allowing just two hits and striking out five in five innings.

Harlan 10,
Glenwood 9

Glenwood out-hit Class 3A, No. 1 ranked Harlan on its own field but couldn’t hang on late as the Cyclones rallied for a 10-9 victory in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Thursday.

The Rams led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second an 6-5 heading into the bottom of the fourth but the Cyclones rallied each time to take leads in the bottom of the frame.

Time and again Ram miscues left the door open for the 16-0 Cyclones. Glenwood’s pitchers issued seven walks and a hit batter and defensively they committed four errors.After a back-and-forth six innings, the Rams trailed 10-6 heading into the final at bats. After plating three runs to trim the lead to 10-9 the Rams stranded the tying and game winnings runs as the game ended.

The Rams were paced by Cole Loeffelbein’s three hits, including a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs. Ethan Fisher had two hits and three runs scored and Dax Lappala added two hits. Cade Van Ness doubled and drove in two runs.

Pierce Harrington came on in relief of starter A.J. Slaughter to take the loss. Harrington struck out two and allowed three earned runs in an inning of work.

Game two of the planned conference double-header was suspended due to rain.

Glenwood 7,
Creston 6

Glenwood rallied for two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in a come-from-behind victory over Creston last Tuesday.

Mavrick Decker set the stage for the comeback with an infield hit and then moved over to second after Ethan Fisher drew a walk. A passed ball moved both around to second and third, respectively, to set the stage for Cole Loeffelbein. The Rams’ No. 3 hitter smacked a 3-1 pitch back up the middle to score both Decker and Fisher to win the game on a walk off single.

Cade Van Ness kept the Rams in the game early, driving in five runs with a pair of home runs and a sacrifice fly ball. A.J. Slaughter had two hits, including a triple and scored three runs. Mavrick Decker picked up two hits and scored the game tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Loeffelbein came on in relief on the mound to pitch a scoreless seventh to record the win.