Kee baseball team puts five of six games in the win column
Focusing on the out ... Kee baseball senior first baseman Brayden Darling watches a throw come in for an out in the Hawks’ home doubleheader sweep of Clayton Ridge Monday, June 2. Darling smacked a single to score a run and drive in a pair of runs in the doubleheader. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee baseball team was one game shy of a perfect week on the diamond, staying perfect in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play but surrendering just its final game of the week by only a single run. The Hawks opened their week with a UIC road sweep at Clayton Ridge/Central Elkader Monday, June 2 by scores of 9-1 and 9-3 but had a Tuesday, June 3 home date against North Fayette Valley postponed to June 18. Their winning ways continued with a 7-1 non-conference victory at Waukon Wednesday, June 4 and a 5-3 win at MFL/MarMac in UIC play Thursday, June 5 before the baseball Hawks split two games at the Iowa Valley Triangular Saturday, June 7, posting a 10-8 win over Tipton before falling to the host Tigers by a 7-6 final result, with results of those Saturday contests being printed in next week’s edition of The Standard.
Holding a 12-4 season record, including a yet unblemished mark of 5-0 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks were next scheduled to play at Turkey Valley Monday, June 9 and at Postville Thursday, June 12 before playing both St. Ansgar and Charles City in the Saints Invitational at St. Ansgar Saturday, June 14. They will then host MFL/MarMac Monday, June 16 and South Winneshiek Tuesday, June 17 before playing two varsity games at home Wednesday, June 18, first playing Waukon at 5 p.m. before making up that June 3 home postponement against North Fayette Valley at 7 p.m. Kee’s diamond dwellers will then play at Clayton Ridge Thursday, June 19 and hosting Osage Saturday, June 21.
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