CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College baseball team swept a three-game series with Simpson College on Monday afternoon, winning a resumed game from Saturday evening 6-5 in 13 innings before winning both games of a doubleheader 10-4 and 12-2. The Kohawks and Storm started the series on Saturday but were halted due to rain and darkness in the top of the ninth inning with the visitors leading 5-4. Coe answered the call on Monday, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth on a
Jake Brosius RBI before winning in walk-off fashion in the 13th. The Kohawks rode the momentum into the regularly-scheduled doubleheader, hammering out 23 hits en route to 22 runs.
Tyce Johnson got the nod in the opening game of the doubleheader and was stellar, allowing one unearned run in six innings. His offense did more than enough, scoring two runs early before a pair of four-run innings in the fifth and eighth.
Reid Rausch and
Ryan Thoreson each recorded multi-hit performances and combined for seven of Coe's 10 RBI. Game two featured another strong pitching effort from
Ethan O'Donnell, surrendering two unearned runs in six innings. Coe's offense was active throughout, scoring in each of the first four innings before a six spot in the sixth to break it open. The Kohawks completed the run-rule victory in the top of the seventh, capping off a three-win day. During the afternoon, Brosius broke Coe's career record for stolen bases, reaching 81 swipes for his career, two more than Nick Stein's previous mark set from 2010-2013.
GAME ONE
COE 6 - SIMPSON 5 - 13 INNINGS
Game Facts
- Simpson started the game with two runs in the first, getting a two-run double with two outs for an early lead. The Kohawks answered back in their half of the first, taking advantage of a defensive mistake. The hosts took their first lead two innings later, scoring twice in the third on a two-RBI double from Tyce Johnson. The back-and-forth action continued in the fifth with Simpson regaining the lead, scoring the tying run on a passed ball before a go-ahead single. Johnson came through again for Coe in its half of the fifth, tying the game at four with a one-out RBI single. The scoring extended into the sixth with Simpson regaining the lead, using a one-out triple and a single to go up 5-4. The Kohawks stayed alive in their final chance in the ninth, tying the game with back-to-back doubles from Jon Wille and Jake Brosius. Coe finally got the winning run in the bottom of the 13th, taking advantage of a defensive miscue from the Storm.
GAME TWO
COE 10 - SIMPSON 4
Game Facts
- Rausch got the opening game of the doubleheader started with an RBI single in the first. Coe added another tally in the third, using a two-out single from Allison to score Brosius. The hosts put up a crooked number in the fifth, scoring four runs on three hits including RBI knocks from Brosius, Rausch and Thoreson. Simpson stopped the bleeding momentarily in the sixth, getting its first run on a passed ball. Coe again struck with four run in the eighth, extending their lead to nine with a pair of hits and one defensive miscue. Jack Allison plated the opening run on a bases-loaded walk before Thoreson delivered a three-run double to clear the bases. Simpson extended the game for a few moments in the top of the ninth, getting three runs but they proved nothing more than consolation.
GAME THREE
COE 12 - SIMPSON 2 - 7 INNINGS
Game Facts
- The Kohawks stayed hot in game two, scoring a pair of runs in the first and second innings. Jon Wille started the scoring with a productive groundout before Brosius was awarded home on a balk. Gomez and Mitchell Eckardt then recorded triples in back-to-back at-bats, combining to put the Kohawks up 4-0 early on. Tyce Johnson picked up another RBI in the third for a 5-0 lead, singling to left to score Brosius. Coe got another single run in the fourth as Brosius plated one himself, driving home Eckardt with a single through the middle. Simpson pulled back a pair of runs and got back in the game in the sixth, using one hit and a pair of Kohawk errors to get on the board. Coe ended any Simpson hopes in the bottom of the inning, scoring six runs on five hits. Allison started the scoring with a two-run single before Thoreson made it 9-2 with another single. A defensive mistake allowed Coe to make it 10-2 before Creighton Kreshel and Gomez singled in back-to-back at bats for a 12-2 lead. The hosts wrapped up the three-game sweep in style in the seventh, securing the run-rule victory for their 24th win of the year.
Up Next: The Kohawks return to the diamond this weekend for a three-game A-R-C series at Luther, taking on the Norse in Decorah on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4.
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