Big sixth inning lifts Shenandoah in win over Glenwood

A three-run sixth inning proved the difference for Shenandoah in an 8-7 win over Glenwood in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Thursday in Shenandoah.

The Rams (11-18 overall, 8-12 in the conference) led 5-2 after two innings before the Mustangs plated three runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth.

Brennan Anderson led the 12-hit Glenwood attack with three hits and a run driven in. Benn Christiansen, Ben Carlo and Pierce Dalton added two hits each. Carlo drove in three runs and Christiansen drove in two.

Korbin Pelzer tossed 5 1/3 innings and took the loss on the hill. The junior allowed 14 hits and eight earned runs while striking eight.

Teagan Brunk picked up the victory allowing three hits and one earned run. Brunk also helped his own cause at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Clarinda 8,
Glenwood 7

Clarinda pushed a run across on the top of the eighth inning and held Glenwood scoreless in the bottom half of the frame in an 8-7 win in extra-innings last Wedesday in Glenwood.

The Cardinals’ Nolan Wagoner went 5-for-5 at the plate with two runs driven in.

Ryan Wagoner, Warner Schmitt and Karsten Beckel added two hits each. Clarinda: 2/5, RBI

Connor Luzmoor scattered five hits and no earned runs with seven strikeouts over six innings before giving way to Kyle Wagoner out of the bullpen. Kyle Wagoner picked up the win on the hill pitching the final two innings.

Korbin Pelzer had three hits and drove in a run.

Benn Christiansen went 2-for-4 at the plate and took the loss on the hill after allowing a hit and a run in an inning of work in relief of starter Myles Stanton. Stanton  scattered nine hits and two earned runs in seven innings of work.  

Glenwood 9,
Treynor 5

Korbin Pelzer drove in three runs and Grahm Newberry drove in two for Glenwood in a 9-5 win over Treynor in non-conference baseball last Tuesday.

Pelzer was 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk and Newberry had a single and a double.

A trio of Ram pitchers surrendered eight hits and three earned runs with Charlie Hutchcraft collecting the win after tossing five innings and striking out five.

Rule infraction costs
Rams a road sweep

A rule infraction was all that prevented Glenwood from a road sweep against Kuemper Catholic in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball last Monday.

Glenwood picked up a 7-3 in game one in Carroll and was an inning into game two when Rams’ head coach Dave Clark was informed by the Kuemper coaches that starting pitcher Benn Christiansen started the game without the required days rest following his previous outing. After meeting with officials, the game was allowed to continue – with Christiansen leaving the game – with the Rams winning 14-2 on the scoreboard but the result was declared a 7-0 forfeit win in favor of the Knights despite.

“Their coach let me know after the first inning,” said Clark, who said the error was a clerical one on his spread sheet of pitched innings he keeps. “They must have a guy on their staff that tracks other teams. It’s just how it goes. We won14-2 but we didn’t, we lost 7-0. I won’t make that mistake again.”

The Rams had a strong showing in the opening game, collecting 12 hits on offense and committing just one error defensively.

Ryan Turner picked up the win on the mound scattering five hits and three earned runs while striking out eight.

Christiansen was 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple and an RBI. Turner helped his own cause with two hits and an RBI.

Charles Mayhall took the loss for the Knights. The junior allowed four hits and three earned runs.

Christiansen threw 19 pitches in the game two before giving way to Ben Carlo out of the bullpen. Carlo allowed just one hit and no earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of work.

Korbin Pelzer was 3-for-3 with two RBIs in game two.