SEMINOLE, Ok. —
Playing in its first game of the season, the Indian Hills baseball team threw themselves right into the heat of battle with a team that had 15 games under their belt.
Seminole State showed it was in full stride, especially at the plate, in winning its fourth-straight game. The Trojans pounded out 18 hits, five of which went for extra bases, to earn a 13-2 victory over the Falcons Wednesday afternoon in Oklahoma.
“We found out that there are some things we need to work on,” Indian Hills head coach Cam Walker said.
Former Albia ace Jake Stalzer got the ball on the mound as the opening-game starter. Stalzer tossed three scoreless innings for Indian Hills, keeping the game deadlocked at 0-0, before Seminole State got to the former Blue Demon with seven runs in the fourth inning.
Freshman Dario Polanco produced the first offense of the season for Indian Hills, driving in the first two Falcon runs with the Falcons first home run of the season. The two-run blast brought IHCC back within 7-2 in the fifth inning.
Six different pitchers took the mound throughout the day for Indian Hills. Seminole State (9-7) made things difficult on most of the Falcon hurlers, especially Justin Steelmon who was a perfect 5-5 at the plate with three RBI.
Matt Fultz added a pair of doubles and two RBI as part of a 3-4 hitting day for the Trojans. Billy Love kept the Falcons hitters from creating their own rally as the Seminole State starting pitchers struck out 11 Falcons over six innings of work.
“We’re usually at a disadvantage playing teams that have played a number of games already,” Walker said. “Nothing beats seeing live-game competition. I’m excited to see how we progress as we get more games in.”
Indian Hills (0-1) begins a 12-game, 10-day swing through Arizona Friday. The Falcons face the Arizona State Club Team in Scottsdale at 5 p.m.
Seminole State 13, Indian Hills 2
IHCC 000 020 000 — 2 5 0
SSC 000 740 20x — 13 18 0
Indian Hills battery — Jake Stalzer (L, 0-1) (3 2/3IP, 9H, 7R, 7ER, 6K, BB), Adam Deneke (IP, 5H, 4R, 2K), Sam Ross (1/3IP, BB), Logan Mallek (IP), Yeison Andujar (IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, K, BB) and Junior Santos (IP, H, K), Kevin Cicali catching.
2B — Cicali, Taylor Ostrich.
HR — Polanco.
Hits — Dario Polanco 2-4, Cicali 1-3, Juan Figueroa 1-3, Ostrich 1-3.
RBI — Polanco 2.
Runs — Cicali, Polanco.
Sports
March 6, 2013
Falcons drop season opener; Seminole State scores 13-2 win over Indian Hills
- Sports
-
-
Hawk fans flock to McCaffery SE I-Club Tailgate outing
OTTUMWA -- His first trip to Southeast Iowa came after his first year as head coach of the Iowa men's basketball program. Even with one full season under his belt, that first time Southeast Iowa I-Club Tailgate still felt like an introduction to a f
- More Morels Please! Wild mushroom hunting is a rite of spring for many in this great land. While I'm not as dedicated a mushroom hunters as some, I agree that few things compare to the rush experienced when a cache of Morels suddenly pops into view. As they're picked, y
- On Tap Monday Prep Baseball Albia at Oskaloosa Tournament, 10 a.m. Twin Cedars at BCLUW Tournament, 10:30 a.m. Prep Softball Moravia at Albia, 7 p.m.
-
Second-ranked Bulldogs take two in three over Mount Pleasant
OTTUMWA – 14 runs in the second inning of game one. 10 runs in the first inning of game two. If you were looking for late-inning drama, or a long night of softball in Henry County, Mount Pleasant wasn't the place to look on Friday night. The second-r
- No Headline Provided Lake Odessa Odessa has come down a little bit since last week but all the ramps are still underwater. Lake Geode The water remains a little turbid. Water temperature is in the low 70s. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are in shallow. Crappie - Good: Crappi
-
Moorman three strokes off lead after first day
AMES — It isn't the lead he held last year at the state golf tournament after the first day, but Centerville sophomore Alex Moorman is within striking distance of the medalist spot coming in to the final day at the Class 3-A boys state golf tournamen
- Russell Sportsmen to sponsor Iowa Permit-to-Carry class Russell Sportsmen to sponsor Iowa Permit- to-Carry class RUSSELL -- The Russell Sportsmen's Club will sponsor an Iowa Permit-to-Carry class on Thursday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the range at 41570 280th Ave., southwest of Russell. The class size is
- New radio-controlled race track in Eddyville EDDYVILLE — Quite often, you hear kids and young adults say that there isn’t anything to do on the weekends for fun. Well, Mark Ford and several other adults put their heads together and after several months of work they are unveiling Dirt Slingers R
-
Blue Demons big rally stuns Van Buren in eight
ALBIA - To say Gabe Gravert hadn't really gotten into the swing of the baseball season was an understatement. Not anyone could blame the senior catcher considering that just 24 hours earlier he wasn't standing at a plate. He was standing on the pitch
- MSAE's Stickels surges to singles semis WATERLOO - The story of the chase for the boys singles title in Class 1A state tennis tournament seemed like an easy one to predict when play began Friday. With seven seniors district champions headlining the field, it appeared be a safe bet that som
- More Sports Headlines
-
