AREA BASEBALL ACTION: Eighth-ranked Mustangs clock Clarke

OSCEOLA — The eighth-ranked Davis County baseball team pulled a little bit closer to a South Central Conference crown Thursday with an impressive SCC sweep of Clarke.

The Mustangs, now 20-2 overall and a perfect 14-0 in the conference, bombed Clarke 21-1 in the first game and took a 4-0 win in the nightcap. The Mustangs are three games up on second-place Centerville (11-3) in the standings with just over a week of SCC play remaining.

The Davis County bats were crackling in support of Calvin Mathews in the first game, as Mathews earned the win on the mound. He allowed just one hit and walked no one while fanning 11 batters. The run charged to Mathews was unearned.

The Mustangs posted seven runs in the second inning and 13 more in the third. Coleton Mathews, Trevor Fowler and Austin Utt all had home runs, and Utt finished the night with six RBI while Coleton Mathews added four and Zach Fligg three. Josh Martsching was 4-for-5 with three doubles and three runs scored.

Martsching pitched a two-hit shutout in the nightcap. He struck out nine batters and walked one. He also batted 3-for-3 at the plate, making him an amazing 7-for-8 in batting on the day. Fligg homered for the Mustangs and Fowler doubled and knocked in two runs.

“Both of our pitchers threw well,” said Davis County coach Todd White.

The Mustangs will get back into action on Monday at Eddyville-Blakesburg. The two teams will conclude a suspended game before then playing a complete game.

Davis County 21, Clarke 1

D.C. 17(13) 0 — 21 15 2

Cla 000 1 — 1 1 3

Davis County battery — Calvin Mathews (W, 7-0) (4IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 11K, 0BB), Devin Williams (3) Austin Utt catching.

2B — Josh Martsching 3, Williams.

HR — Coleton Mathews, Trevor Fowler, Utt.

Hits — Martsching 4-for-5, Coleton Mathews 2-for-4, Fowler 1-for-2, Williams 2-for-3, Zach Fligg 2-for-3, Utt 3-for-4, Kyle Graves 1-for-1.

RBI — Utt 6, Coleton Mathews 4, Fligg 3, Martsching, Fowler, Williams, Graves, Dexter Hill. Runs — Martsching 3, Coleton Mathews 2, Fowler 4, Fligg 2, Hill 2, Utt, Austin Roberts 3, Caleb Rook 3, Cody Sampson.

Davis County 4, Clarke 0

D.C. 200 011 — 4 7 1

Cla 000 000 — 0 2 1

Davis County battery — Martsching (W, 7-0) (6IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 9K, 1BB), Williams catching.

2B — Fowler.

HR — Fligg.

Hits — Martsching 3-for-3, Coleton Mathews 1-for-3, Fowler 1-for-3, Fligg 2-for-3.

RBI — Fowler 2, Fligg. Runs — Martsching 2, Coleton Mathews, Fligg.

Big Reds bounce back with sweep

CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Big Red baseball squad wasted little time in wiping their memory clean.

After a disappointing 3-0 shutout at the hands of Southeast Warren on Wednesday, head coach Bill Huisman’s club pounded on the Chariton Chargers on Friday night.

The South Central Conference doubleheader produced a sweep for the reigning Class 3A state title winners. The team from Appanoose County swept the Chargers 14-3 and 8-2.

Centerville scored all of its runs of the opener in the first three innings.

Huisman talked about the bad outing versus Southeast Warren and what needed to be done back in league play to get rolling again.

“We had to let out a little of our frustration. The best way to do that is hit the ball hard,” said Huisman.

Michael Kauzlarich and Tyler Gray each pitched complete games for the Big Reds. Kauzlarich allowed one earned over five innings in the opener. Gray struck out five in the nightcap.

Thaler Carter doubled and amassed four RBI in the opener. Kauzlarich cranked out two hits and three RBI.

Seth Thomas was 2-3 in the opener and knocked in three runs in the second game.

Centerville is now 17-8 overall after a 1-5 start. The Big Reds are 11-3 in the SCC, three games back of eighth-ranked Davis County, who is undefeated in the league (14-0).

Centerville plays at Albia in a makeup twinbill tonight at 5:30 p.m.

Centerville 14, Chariton 3 (5 innings)

CHAR 102 00 — 3 6 4

CEN 653 00 — 14 9 2

Centerville battery — Michael Kauzlarich (W, 5-2) (5IP, 6H, 3R, 1ER, 2K, 1BB), Trent McFarland, Austin Faoro catching.

2B — Thaler Carter.

Hits — Kauzlarich 2-3, Jordan McCoy 2-2, Zach Lockman 1-1, Seth Thomas 2-3, Jay Schmidt 1-1, Carter 1-1.

RBI — Kauzlarich 3, Carter 4, McFarland 2. Runs — Kauzlarich, Tyler Gray, Jaylon Burgin 2, McCoy 2, Thomas 2, Zach Armington 2, Schmidt, Carter 3.

Centerville 8, Chariton 2

CHAR 000 020 — 2 4 2

CEN 070 10x — 8 4 0

Centerville battery — Gray (W, 3-0) (6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 5K, 4BB), McFarland catching.

2B — Thomas.

Hits — Kauzlarich 1-3, Gray 1-3, McCoy 1-1, Thomas 1-2.

RBI — John Allgood, McCoy, Thomas 3. Runs — Kauzlarich, Allgood, McCoy 2, Thomas, Carter, Lockman, A.J. Hoffman.

Mohawks take Bluegrass win

MURRAY — Blake Weilbrenner pitched a three-hit complete game as Moravia downed Murray 8-3 on Thursday night in a Bluegrass baseball tussle.

Weilbrenner fanned nine and knocked in two runs.

Keith Rowley and Alex each homered. Kahler was 3-4 at the plate with three RBI. Cody Wilson doubled twice and was 3-4.

Moravia (8-11, 6-5) plays at Lamoni tonight.

Moravia 8, Murray 3

MOR 103 002 2 — 8 14 2

MUR 010 002 0 — 3 3 2

Moravia battery — Blake Weilbrenner (W, 2-2) (7IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 9K, 3BB), Keith Rowley catching.

2B — Cody Wilson 2, Jack Clouse, Alex Kahler, Ryan Pinegar.

HR — Rowley, Kahler.

Hits — Pinegar 1-4, Wilson 3-4, Rowley 2-4, Weilbrenner 1-4, Kahler 3-4, Bracken Smith 1-2, Austin Luse 1-3, Tyler Pfannebecker 1-2, Clouse 1-2.

RBI — Rowley, Weilbrenner 2, Kahler 3, Luse 2. Runs — Pinegar, Rowley 2, Weilbrenner, Kahler 3, Smith.

Lamoni rallies past M-U

MOULTON — Lamoni stunned the Moulton-Udell baseball team with seven runs in the final inning for a 14-8 Bluegrass win.

M-U led 8-7 but six Lamoni hits and a couple errors in the seventh inning led to M-U’s second loss in league play.

Michael Waybill started for M-U and struck out five over five innings of work.

Colton Probasco and Waybill each homered. Probasco knocked in three runs.

M-U (10-6, 9-2) plays Mormon Trail tonight.

Lamoni 14, Moulton-Udell 8

LAM 104 110 7 — 14 14 2

MU 030 023 0 — 8 10 3

Moulton-Udell battery — Michael Waybill (5IP, 8H, 7R, 5ER, 5K, 4BB), Dyllan Lawson (L, 0-2) (2IP, 6H, 7R, 6ER, 3K, 2BB).

2B — Kyle Neher.

HR — Colton Probasco, Waybill.

Hits — Probasco 2-4, Zeb Guinn 2-4, Waybill 1-4, Clinton Scott 1-2, Kalen Martsching 1-2, Dakota Hill 1-2, Neher 1-4, Zach Schoonover 1-4.

RBI — Probasco 3, Waybill 2, Guinn, Hill, Neher. Runs — Probasco 2, Guinn 2, Waybill, Martsching.

Tri-County blasts past North Mahaska

THORNBURG — Tri-County knocked off No. 9 ranked North Mahaska in South Iowa Cedar League baseball action on Wednesday.

The Trojans pounded out 12 hits and were led by Jacob Edmundson’s 3-3 effort at the plate. He ripped two doubles and knocked in four runs. Andy Thomas tripled and had two RBI. He scored three runs.

D.J. Gragg earned the win on the hill for T-C. He allowed three earned runs.

Tri-County also took a 4-3 win over BGM on Thursday. Thomas earned the win on the mound in that contest.

Tri-County hosts Sigourney Monday.

Tri-County 11, North Mahaska 4

Tri-County battery — D.J. Gragg (W) (4 2/3IP, 4H, 3ER, 2K), Andy Thomas (1 1/3 IP, 1H, 1K), Colt Brumbaugh (1IP, 1H, 1ER), Ike Schmidt catching.

2B — Jacob Edmundson 2, Joey Kirkpatrick, Brumbaugh, Gragg.

3B — Thomas.

Hits — Brumbaugh 1-3, Thomas 1-3, Edmundson 3-3, Michael Armstrong 2-3, Tyce Schmidt 2-4, Gragg 1-3, Anthony Molyneux 1-3, Kirkpatrick 1-3.

RBI — I. Schmidt, Thomas 2, Edmundson 4, T. Schmidt 2. Runs — Brumbaugh 2, Thomas 3, Edmundson, Armstrong, T. Schmidt, Gragg 2, Kirkpatrick.