Deardorff, TJ
TJ Deardorff
3
Winner Coe (IA) COE 18-19
0
Luther LUTBB 21-19
Winner
Coe (IA) COE
18-19
3
Final
0
Luther LUTBB
21-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coe (IA) COE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 3
Luther LUTBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

W: Deardorff, TJ (5-3) L: Ryan Manternach (4-4)

13
Winner Coe (IA) COE 19-19
2
Buena Vista BVUBB 26-13
Winner
Coe (IA) COE
19-19
13
Final
2
Buena Vista BVUBB
26-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Coe (IA) COE 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 13 15 0
Buena Vista BVUBB 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 3

W: Joselit , Jordan (4-0) L: Morgan Smith (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wins a Pair on Day One of A-R-C Tournament, Advances to Friday's Winner’s Bracket

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The fifth-seeded Coe College baseball team picked up a pair of victories on the opening day of the American Rivers Conference tournament on Friday. Coe started its day with a win over fourth-seeded Luther 3-0 in the opening game and capped off the perfect start with an emphatic 13-2 victory over top-seeded Buena Vista in seven innings. The Kohawks benefited from a stellar pitching effort in game one as senior hurler TJ Deardorff tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just five hits while striking out five. The offense produced some timely hits and sacrifices despite putting up just four total hits as three runs proved more than enough for the dominant Deardorff. The bats exploded in Coe's second game of the day, posting season-highs in hits, RBI and runs in a 13-2 victory over the Beavers. Creighton Kreshel was one of the standout hitters at the plate, falling just a double shy of the cycle as the sophomore drove home five RBI to lead the team. The wins move the Kohawks to 19-19 on the season as they advance into the winner's bracket of the A-R-C Tournament where they will take on second-seeded Loras. 
 
GAME ONE
COE 3 - LUTHER 0
Game Facts
  • Coe got the game started with an early scoring chance, putting runners on first and third in the first inning but back-to-back outs ended the threat. Luther also answered with a runner in the bottom of the first inning, getting a one-out single, but Deardorff struck out two straight to leave him stranded on first. 
  • The Kohawks found the early breakthrough in the top of the third, getting one run on two hits in the frame. Jacob Brosius and TJ Johnson reached for Coe in back-to-back one-out at-bats, giving Reid Rausch a chance to open the scoring. Rausch came through with a single to left on an 0-2 count, driving home Brosius to give Coe a 1-0 lead. 
  • Luther looked for a response in the bottom of the third, getting a pair of two-out base runners after a single and hit batsmen. The Norse then tried to tie the game on a single to right but Tyler Elliott came up firing and delivered a strike to James VanHooser who applied the inning-ending tag. 
  • The game remained 1-0 until the top of the eighth inning when the Kohawks added a key insurance run.  Coe took advantage of a pair of hit batters, putting runners on first and second with just one out. Both runners moved into scoring position on a passed ball in Coe's next at-bat with Jack Allison at the dish. Allison then made it 2-0 with a productive out, flying out to right-field while driving in Rausch. 
  • Luther again searched for an answer in the bottom of the eighth, getting a leadoff base runner on a Kohawk error. VanHooser quickly eliminated the runner during the next at-bat, throwing him out as he tried to swipe second. Deardorff issued a two-out free pass later in the inning but escaped the jam with a lineout to left-field. 
  • The Kohawks added a final insurance run in the top of the ninth inning, getting a key RBI single from Brosius with one out. Deardorff returned to the mound for the ninth inning and the senior worked a perfect frame, getting a pair of flyouts and one groundout to clinch the game for Coe. 
 
GAME TWO
COE 13 - BVU 2 (7 Innings)
Game Facts
  • The Kohawk bats were on fire from the jump, scoring three runs in the opening inning on a pair of hits. TJ Johnson and Rausch reached with one down in back-to-back plate appearances, setting the table for the middle of the order. Creighton Kreshel then cleared the bases with an inside-the-park homer to the right-center gap as the sophomore picked up three RBI. 
  • Coe added four more runs in its next inning, getting four hits while taking advantage of a Beaver error. The damage came with two outs in the second with the Kohawks recording three-straight singles. Kreshel delivered another big blow in his second at-bat, tripling to drive home Rausch and TJ Johnson. BVU scored one run in the bottom of the second, getting a one-out double to cut the deficit to 7-1 but Coe's starter Jordan Joselit got back-to-back outs to limit the damage. 
  • The scoring continued for the fifth-seeded Kohawks in the top of the third inning, adding three more runs to extend their lead to 10-0. VanHooser delivered the first RBI of the frame, driving home Allison with a single to right field. Mitchell Eckardt then added another with a sacrifice bunt, executing the safety squeeze to perfection with a bunt down the first-base line. TJ Johnson then delivered a two-out single deep to the shortstop hole and on the throw, VanHooser was aggressive and advanced home to make it 10-1.
  • Coe added three more runs in the fourth and fifth innings, extending its advantage to 13-1. The Kohawks got back-to-back singles from Kreshel and Brosius to start the inning before an error allowed a run home. TJ Deardorff put a ball in play during the next at-bat, forcing an error from the Beavers that allowed Kreshel to score. The final two runs for Coe came in the top of the fifth as the Kohawks added three more hits. TJ Johnson picked up the first RBI of the inning, singling through the right side while driving home VanHooser to make it 12-1. Rausch then pushed the score to 13-1, earning an RBI on a groundout to short as Eckardt scored from third. 
  • Buena Vista answered with one run in the bottom of the fifth, getting a pair of hits in the frame. The Beavers took advantage of a one-out walk, using a two-out double to score the final run of the contest. The game then went scoreless for the next inning and a half, setting up a must-score scenario for the Beavers. Alex Timp entered the game for the Kohawks in relief of Joselit and the senior worked around a pair of base runners and pitched a scoreless seventh to clinch the win for Coe. 
Up next: The Kohawks will return to the diamond tomorrow with a chance to advance to the Championship Series as they take on second-seeded Loras College in the first game of the day. 
 
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