Waukon baseball team’s split of four games includes doubleheader sweep at home of Oelwein between pair of losses to top NEIC teams
Two-for-four plate effort ... Waukon baseball senior designated hitter Matt Ronan connects for a hit in the Indians’ 12-7 home loss to Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, June 21. Ronan popped a double and a single to drive in a run and score one as well in the ballgame. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon baseball team played to an even split of four games this past week, book-ending a home doubleheader sweep of Oelwein with single losses to the Northeast Iowa Conference’s (NEIC) two front-running teams. The baseball Tribe first fell at home to Waverly-Shell Rock, 12-7, Monday, June 21 before sweeping Oelwein at home by scores of 7-5 and 7-4 Wednesday, June 23. The Indians then came within a play or two of handing NEIC-undefeated Decorah its first league loss of this year, falling by just a 5-4 road result Friday, June 25.
Now holding an 11-11 overall season record that includes a 5-10 mark in NEIC play, the Tribe was next scheduled to play a doubleheader at New Hampton Tuesday, June 29 before playing at Starmont Wednesday, June 30 and then hosting Crestwood Friday, July 2 and Kee Saturday, July 3 in a matinee. The baseball Tribe will then wrap up its regular season schedule Tuesday, July 6 playing West Delaware at Mt. Mercy University in Cedar Rapids before beginning its Class 2A District Tournament play at a date, time and location to be announced yet this week.
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