Waukon baseball team battles through winless initial week of two games
Waukon baseball senior Haden Hammel hurls a pitch toward home plate in the Indians’ 17-0 season-opening home loss to North Fayette Valley Tuesday, May 24. Hammel gave up just four hits and struck out five batters while not allowing any walks or earned runs in his four innings on the mound to start the game. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
The Waukon baseball team got its 2016 season off to a winless start, including one loss to Mother Nature with the Tribe’s Friday, May 27 home game with Central Elkader/Clayton Ridge being postponed to June 21 due to rainy weather. Prior to that week-ending postponement, the baseball Indians had similar misfortune in the two games they did get to play, falling at home to North Fayette Valley, 17-0, in six innings Tuesday, May 24 and doing likewise on the road, 7-3, at South Winneshiek Thursday, May 23.
The Indians were next slated to open their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule at the home of Class 3A State Tournament champion Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, May 31 before returning to a non-conference slate at home for the rest of the week, hosting MFL/MarMac Wednesday, June 1 and Kee Friday, June 3. The baseball Tribe will then host Charles City Tuesday, June 7 before playing at Turkey Valley Wednesday, June 8.
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