Sports 

JUNE 17, 2015

Ryan Stonebraker, Sports editor 

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Picking the college world series

Every June right in the middle of the
Major League baseball season there is a
stretch of time where the College World
Series takes place. Usually, I am following the MLB season and most of the time
catch a few CWS games. This season,
I watched more college baseball, partly
because we have cable this spring, than I
have in many years.
With that said, I think that I have a better
than average idea of what has gone on
FROM THE
this season and who are best teams. This
CHEAP SEATS
year the following teams advanced out of
the Super Regional to the College World
Ryan
Series this week and into next in Omaha,
Stonebraker
Nebraska: #1 LSU; #2 Florida; #4 TCU;
#7. Vanderbilt; #8. Miami (FL); #11. ArSports Editor
kansas; #13 Cal-State Fullerton; and #14
Virginia.
The above numbers associated with the teams, are the June 2,
2015 rankings by by National College Baseball Writers Association. There are many rankings out there, I chose the media/
writer poll.
So, I thought it would be fun to ask some of the summer baseball
coaches to make their picks. I also decided that it would not be
fair to them to ask them to make picks if I didnt offer picks myself, so here are our picks.
If Vanderbilt wins the title, we all will look like experts.
Durant Baseball Coach Colin Meyer
June 13 Virginia over Arkansas; Florida over Miami.
June 14 LSU over TCU; Vanderbilt over CSU Fullerton
June 15 Winners Bracket - Virginia over Florida; Losers
Bracket - Miami over Arkansas (Arkansas Eliminated)
June 16 Winners Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU; Losers
Bracket - TCU over CSU Fullerton (CSU Fullerton Eliminated)
June 17 Elimination Game - Florida over Miami (Miami Eliminated)
June 18 Elimination Game - LSU over TCU (TCU Eliminated)
June 19 Top Bracket - Virginia over Florida (Florida Eliminated); Bottom Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU (LSU Eliminated)
Championship Series Vanderbilt over Virginia 2 games to 1.

Tipton right fielder Mara Jauron fires a relay throw to home plate after recording the second out in the bottom of the first inning in the
first of two games the Tigers played at West Liberty last Friday. Jaurons throw reached catcher Corine Fonteyne who tagged a Comet runner trying to tag-up and score for a double play to end a Comet scoring threat. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

Tigers swept by 11th ranked Comets

Tigers score games
first runs in each game
of doubleheader
WEST LIBERTY Tipton was able
to dodge the rain that moved in late
last week, but were not able to dodge
the 11th ranked team in class 3A,
West Liberty. There, the Tigers lost
twice 12-2 in five innings and 13-4.
The games were nearly not held as
rainy, tropical conditions overtook
Eastern Iowa last week. All Thursday games were postponed and
many Friday games were as well.
At the start of the Tigers-Comets
doubleheader, there was a light mist
that disappated as the first game
went on.
The Tigers fell to 0-15 overall and
0-6 in the River Valley Conference
South division. Tipton hosts NE
Goose Lake Thursday and plays at
the Bellevue tournament this Saturday in Bellevue.
Tipton started well in both softball
games, scoring each of the first runs
for both games.
In game one, Tipton broke a scoreless tie with a two-run, top of the
third. The Tigers got two runners
on and Caitlin Himes came through
with a two-out single scoring both
Alyssa Crock and Maggie Bormann
for a 2-0 Tipton lead.
In the bottom of the first, the Tigers
got out of a bases loaded, one-out

Tipton Baseball Coach Rich Fisher

June 13 Virginia over Arkansas; Florida over Miami.
June 14 TCU over LSU; Vanderbilt over CSU Fullerton
June 15 Winners Bracket - Florida over Virginia; Losers
Bracket - Miami over Arkansas (Arkansas Eliminated)
June 16 Winners Bracket - Vanderbilt over TCU; Losers
Bracket - LSU over CSU Fullerton (CSU Fullerton Eliminated)
June 17 Elimination Game - Virginia over Miami (Miami Eliminated)
June 18 Elimination Game - LSU over TCU (TCU Eliminated)
June 19 Top Bracket - Florida over Virginia (Virginia Eliminated); Bottom Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU (LSU Eliminated)
Championship Series Vanderbilt over Florida 2 games to 0.
TIpton Conservative Sports Editor Ryan Stonebraker
June 13 Virginia over Arkansas; Florida over Miami.
June 14 TCU over LSU; Vanderbilt over CSU Fullerton
June 15 Winners Bracket - Florida over Virginia; Losers
Bracket - Miami over Arkansas (Arkansas Eliminated)
June 16 Winners Bracket - Vanderbilt over TCU; Losers
Bracket - LSU over CSU Fullerton (CSU Fullerton Eliminated)
June 17 Elimination Game - Virginia over Miami (Miami Eliminated)
June 18 Elimination Game - LSU over TCU (TCU Eliminated)
June 19 Top Bracket - Virginia over Florida (Florida Eliminated); Bottom Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU (LSU Eliminated)
Championship Series Vanderbilt over Virginia 2 games to 1.
Wilton Baseball Coach Jake Souhrada
June 13 Arkansas over Virginia; Florida over Miami.
June 14 LSU over TCU; Vanderbilt over CSU Fullerton
June 15 Winners Bracket - Florida over Arkansas; Losers
Bracket - Virginia over Miami (Miami Eliminated)
June 16 Winners Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU; Losers
Bracket - TCU over CSU Fullerton (CSU Fullerton Eliminated)
June 17 Elimination Game - Arkansas over Virginia (Virginia
Eliminated)
June 18 Elimination Game - LSU over TCU (TCU Eliminated)
June 19 Top Bracket - Florida over Arkansas (Arkansas Eliminated); Bottom Bracket - Vanderbilt over LSU (LSU Eliminated)
Championship Series Vanderbilt over Florida 2 games to 1.

Tipton catcher Corine Fonteyne, right shows the home plate umpire the ball after completing a double
play in the first inning of game one of two games with West Liberty last week. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

jam in an ESPN like web gem.

A fly ball to rightfielder Mara Jauron for the second out turned into
much more. The Comets tried to
tag-up to score their runner on third
base. Jauron fired the ball home

where catcher Corine Fonteyne was

waiting with the plate blocked. Fonteyne snagged the throw and tagged
the runner in one motion, not
allowing the runner to score, thus
completing an improbable double

play to end the first inning threat.

West Liberty had seen enough
SEE TIPTON SOFTALL, TO P15

Football Openers Set

I know that it is way too early for football talk, but, I have a little
space here left and I am going to use it for that.
2015 season opening games are Friday, August 28. The Tipton
Tigers will open at West Liberty. Other games that night are
Mid-Prairie at Durant; Anamosa at North Cedar and Wilton at
Williamsburg.
Homecoming games are: Friday, September 18 - Wilton at
Durant; Friday, September 26 - North Cedar at Tipton; Friday,
October 2 - Bellevue at North Cedar; Friday, October 9 - Alburnett at Wilton.

Knight softball team plays seven games in seven days

North Cedar senior Jordan Bendixen swings away at a pitch during a North Cedar game earlier this
month. The Knights have been busy in recent days, playing seven games in seven days. Photo by Ryan
Stonebraker.

MARION The North Cedar

softball team traveled to
Marion last Tuesday to play the
Indians in a non-conference
match up. There, Marion used
a six-run third inning to take
control of the game on their
way to a 10-2 win. North Cedar
scored single runs in the top of
the fifth and seventh innings.
The loss was the third straight
for the Knights after they
snapped a four-game slide with
a win at Monday, June 8.
Jordan Bendixen struck out
two and walked four batters
in six innings of work. Of the
10 runs surrendered, only four
were earned.
North Cedar had nine hits in
the game. Alyssa Barnhart was
3-for-4 with 2 RBIs to lead the
way. Jonalyn Reif and Olivia
Brown each had two hits in the
game. Tessa Fields scored both
North Cedar runs.

Knights swept by
Comets on the road
BELLEVUE North Cedar
fell to 1-5 in the RVC North
after being swept by Bellevue
at Bellevue on Monday, June 8.
The Comets won by scores of
4-2 and 13-3.
Bellevue scored single runs in
the bottom of the second and
third innings to take a 2-0 lead.
The Comets added a run in the
fourth for a 3-0 lead. North
Cedar battled back and put up
two runs in the top of the sixth
to cut the Comet lead to 3-2.
Bellevue scored again in the
bottom of the sixth to take a
4-2 lead.
Jordan Bendixen took the loss
after six innings of work. She
struck out eight Comets and
walked four. She gave up four
runs on four hits.
North Cedar had four hits in

the game. Bendixen smacked

two doubles and had a RBI
while Anna Petersen and
Meranda Thimmes each had
hits, a stolen base and a run
scored in the game.
Bellevue used 13 hits and a big
second inning to capture the
second game. Bellevue put up
three first inning runs and took
control of the softball game
with a five-run second to take
an 8-0 lead after just two innings. North Cedar got on the
scoreboard, scoring three runs
in the top of the fourth to put
the score at 8-3, but it wasnt
to last as the Comets put up
three in their half of the fourth
inning to regain a 8-run lead
at 11-3.
Alyssa Barnhart was the losing
pitcher after five innings. She
gave up 13 runs, nine earned.
SEE NC SOFTBALL, TO P14