The Golden Hawk baseball and softball teams travel to West Branch Wednesday night for varsity contests. The Golden Hawk girls are 9-7 this year, having won five-in-a-row including a 7-0 shut out of No. 12 Anamosa on the road Tuesday. The Hawks are hitting .326 as a team with six players over .300 led by Madeline Schrader’s .526. Dakota Mitchell has a team best 23 hits and 15 runs scored. Sydney Knebel has driven in a team best 12 RBI. In the circle, Knebel has thrown 59 innings with an ERA of four, striking out 35. West Branch is 1-10 this year, coming off of a 12-0 loss to Durant Monday. The Bears lone win was a 9-8 victory over North Cedar June 2nd. The Bears are hitting .228 as a team with four over .300, led by Lanie Meyer’s .387 average with 12 hits, 11 runs scored and eight RBI. In the circle Hannah Schiele has thrown 46 innings with a 7.76 ERA. These two teams met in the 2022 opener with the Hawks taking a 9-0 win in Kalona.
The Golden Hawk baseball team is 8-7 after dropping a one-run game to Anamosa on the road Tuesday. The Hawks are ranked No. 8 in Class 2A this week according to the latest poll from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. They are hitting .277 as a team with four over .300 led by Cain Brown’s .442 average with 19 hits and 14 runs scored. Dylan Henry has a team best 13 RBI. On the mound, Mid-Prairie has a 3.32 ERA with Brady Weber 2-0 this year with a 0.82 ERA across 17 innings. West Branch is 5-8 this year after losing to Cascade Tuesday 10-0 in five innings. The Bears are hitting .221 as a team this year with Quinn Hayden leading the way at .323. Reese Gingerich has scored six times and Lucas Pierce has six RBI. The Bears staff has a 3.06 ERA with Logan Foster Paulsen 3-1 in 24 innings with a 1.18 ERA. These two teams met May 23rd with the Bears winning a 1-0 extra inning contest. You can hear all of the baseball action live tonight from West Branch High School on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 6:30 and first pitch at 7p.m.