The Clarksville baseball team fell 10-4 at Dunkerton as the result of a late inning rally, as aired on 104.9 KLMJ Monday. The Clarksville softball team earned their ninth Iowa Star Conference-North crown with a 14-0 win in four innings over Dunkerton.
In the baseball game, Clarksville drove out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, behind a sacrifice fly by Camden Behrends and a two RBI single by Gavin Jacobs. Dunkerton found their footing at the plate, and tied the game at 3-3 in the second inning. The Raiders took their first lead with a four-run fifth inning, and added insurance in the sixth with three more runs to go up 10-3. Clarksville, on a triple by Behrends and an RBI double by Jacobs, scored a run in the seventh, but were unable to complete the rally. Head Coach Pacen Hendricks on the matchup, a solid night for Jacobs and postseason prep the Iowa Star provides.
“A tough note to end on. I hope we’d come out with a win or a little bit more competitive of a ball game going into postseason play. Dunkerton’s, I think, a better team than their record indicates sometimes. We will pick up the pieces and a couple more games before districts,” says Hendricks. “Absolutely, he really picked it up. Had a little slump, like everyone does in baseball, but he’s really picked his at bats up towards the end of the year. It’s the right time to do it. It’s a lot of tough competition night in and night out. We’re learning to play every night still. I think we got caught in one of those tonight, but definitely prepares you on a nightly basis.”
Jacobs had three RBIs and Behrends drove in a run for the Indians. The Indians used three pitchers in the game, led by Maddox Morrison, who worked 4.1 innings with six strikeouts. Clarksville (5-14, 4-12 Iowa Star North) will host Turkey Valley on Wednesday in their home finale.
In the softball game, Clarksville sprinted out to an 8-0 lead after two innings. They scored twice in the third and four in the fourth to end the game early by run margin rule. It was Clarksville’s 10th shutout of the season. Sydney Lovrien pitched two innings with two strikeouts and Eve Jordan pitched two innings with a strikeouts to complete the shutout. Paige Kampman had six RBIs and Hannah Wangsness had two to lead the bats.
Clarksville (21-3, 16-0 Iowa Star North) will host Waverly Shell Rock (14-7) on Tuesday.
