Kee baseball senior Jordan Cota secures pitching victory to help Small Schools East squad to pair of victories in three games in IHSBCA Senior All-Star Series

Kee baseball senior Jordan Cota played for the Small Schools East squad in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) Senior All-Star Series played at both Ankeny High School and Urbandale High School this past weekend, Thursday-Saturday, July 31-August 2. The Small Schools East squad consisting of players from Class 1A and 2A players from the east side of the state won two of three games played in the series, joining both the Small Schools West and Large Schools West squads in each going 2-1 in their three games during this series, but the Small Schools East squad was granted the series championship on a total runs scored tie-breaker with its 25 runs, in comparison to 20 runs scored by the Large Schools East team and just eight runs scored by the Small Schools West squad.

Cota joined his older brother, 2022 Kee graduate Tyson Cota, in being selected to play in the All-Star senior finale. Tyson Cota also helped the Small Schools East squad win the IHSBCA Senior All-Star Series by going 2-1 in three games played. This year’s Small Schools East squad opened the series with an 8-2 win over the Large Schools East team Thursday, July 31 followed by a 14-0 win by mercy-rule decision in five innings over fellow small school players from the west side of the state Friday, August 1. The Small Schools East squad finished up the series by being dealt its only loss, a 13-3 mercy rule loss to the Large Schools West squad in five innings Saturday, August 2 to end up in a three-way tie for the top record in the series at two wins and one loss.

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