It’s a big day on the diamond for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball and softball teams when they each entertain Durant. The Mid-Prairie baseball team enters action with a 3-0 record, sweeping West Liberty in a doubleheader, and beating Fairfield last week by a combined 30-3 score. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 4 in the first class 2A poll of the season released by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. The Golden Hawks sport a team batting average of .382 and a team ERA of 0.74. The Hawks are led by Kayden Reinier hitting .636 with seven total hits, six runs scored and five RBI. Alex Bean and Keegan Gingerich are both 1-0 on the mound and have not allowed a run.

The Durant Wildcats enter the contest with a 3-1 record. They won at Northeast Goose Lake in their last contest 14-4. The Wildcats are ranked No. 7 in class 2A in the first poll of the season from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. For the year, Durant is hitting .330 with a 3.36 team ERA. Individually, the Wildcats are led by Nolan DeLong with a .462 average, six total hits and eight RBI. Nate Dierickx is the ace of the staff with a 1-0 record, no runs allowed and 12 strikeouts in his first start of the year. Mid-Prairie has won four of the last five in the series, including a 5-4 win last season. You can hear all of the doubleheader baseball action between the Golden Hawks and the Wildcats on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and KCIIradio.com, live from Paul N. Bailey Field in Wellman, beginning with the Washington HyVee pregame show at 4:30 and the Premier Shed Shop and Champion Metal Supply first pitch at 5p.m.

The Golden Hawk softball team comes into the night looking for their first victory with an 0-4 record. They were beaten Monday by No. 3 Mount Vernon 4-0. The Hawks were held just one hit in the loss. On the season, Mid-Prairie is hitting .311 with a team ERA of 8.26. At the plate the Hawks are led by Dakota Mitchell with a .438 average, with seven hits and three runs scored. Katelyn Schneider has driven in four. In the circle, Myah Lugar has thrown 26 innings with an 0-1 record and 7.09 ERA.

Durant enters with a 2-5 record. They were beaten Monday by Washington 8-4. The Wildcats are ranked No. 11 in class 2A in the first poll of the year from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. They are hitting .330 as a team with an overall ERA of 7.00. Individually, they are led by Savannah Meinert with a .500 average and six hits. Hallie Collier has driven in five and scored four times. In the circle, Kennedy Jehle has worked eight innings with a 1-1 record and 4.20 ERA. Durant has won nine straight in the series and 16 of the last 20 including a 15-5 victory a year ago. Softball action starts tonight at 5p.m. at Carr, Vincent Gould Field in Kalona.