March 29, 2024

Four Tigerhawks earn all-SICL baseball recognition

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Colfax-Mingo’s baseball team placed eighth in the South Iowa Cedar League this past summer.

The Tigerhawks were 4-7 in league play and four players earned all-conference recognition recently.

Senior Trystin Ross was the only Tigerhawk on the first team, while junior Zach Steenhoek earned second-team honors as a utility player.

Senior Brady Berkey and sophomore Cole Bracewell were both honorable mention selections.

All-conference selections are based on statistics inside conference play only.

Individual fielding statistics were not available for Colfax-Mingo.

Ross, who was voted to the first team as an infielder, led the Tigerhawks with a .406 batting average and had a team-high four doubles and 10 RBIs.

His on-base percentage was .487 and he also had three runs, one home run, one triple, four walks and two hit by pitches.

Ross ranked second on the team with three steals. He struck out only once this year.

Steenhoek also led the Tigerhawks with a .406 batting average.

His .525 OBP led the team. He also tied for first with 10 runs and had eight RBIs, seven walks, one hit by pitch and one triple.

Berkey batted .294 and had an OBP of .455. He tied Steenhoek with 10 runs, had a team-high six steals and nine walks and ranked second with nine RBIs.

He also homered once and was hit by one pitch.

Bracewell hit .290 and had an OBP of .439. His nine walks tied Berkey and he also had eight runs and five RBIs.

Steenhoek, Berkey and Bracewell all had one double apiece. Steenhoek had one steal.

South Iowa Cedar League

2020 Final Standings

Team Conf. Overall

HLV 11-0 15-1

Lynnville-Sully 8-3 10-8

BGM 7-4 8-5

North Mahaska 6-5 8-7

Keota 5-6 7-8

Iowa Valley 5-6 6-7

Montezuma 4-6 7-7

Colfax-Mingo 4-7 6-10

English Valleys 4-7 4-8

Belle Plaine 2-8 3-10

Tri-County 2-9 2-11

All-Conference

Coach of the Year

Wes Warwick, HLV.

First Team

Pitcher: Carson Cheney, sr., HLV; Colten Clarahan, so., Keota; Brody Wolf, sr., HLV.

Catcher: *Kody Timm, sr., HLV; Dylan Kinker, jr., NM.

Infield: Trystin Ross, sr., C-M; Blaize Kuhlmann, sr., L-S; Blake Readshaw, jr., NM; Noah Beck, sr., BGM; Josh Mohr, jr., Sigourney; Ethan Kupka, jr., HLV.

Outfield: Cade Molyneux, so., Sigourney; Brady Duwa, jr., Keota; Brayden Monroe, sr., T-C; Jordan Kriegel, sr., BGM.

Utility: Ty Kelderman, jr., NM; Cade Streigle, so., Sigourney.

*Unanimous

Second Team

Pitcher: Bray Noun Harder, sr., L-S; Logan Shipley, sr., NM; Eli Slaymaker, jr., Iowa Valley.

Catcher: Corder Noun Harder, 8th, L-S; Jake Moel, so., BGM.

Infield: Dayton Pace, jr., T-C; Trevin Straight, sr., BP; Eddie Burgess, so., Montezuma; Levi Crawford, so., Sigourney; Caden Fontinel, sr., HLV.

Outfield: Cole Watts, jr., Montezuma; Cole Stephenson, jr., EV; Derek Leonard, sr., IV; Patrick Clarahan, jr., Keota.

Utility: Zach Steenhoek, jr., C-M; Beau Flander, so., EV.

Honorable Mention

Brady Berkey, sr., C-M; Cole Bracewell, so., C-M; Payton Van Wyk, jr., L-S; Conner Maston, so., L-S; Jake Mavrer, fr., BGM; Mitch White, sr., BGM; Jaxon Kressley, jr., BP; Noah Bachelder, sr., BP; Will Bayer, sr., HLV; Boston York, 8th, HLV; Cale Hall, sr., IV; Caden Knapp, fr., IV; Carson Sprouse, jr., Keota; Nolan Verstrate, sr., Keota; Cale Hester, sr., EV; Tanner Mihal, sr., EV; Brayden Arendt, sr., Montezuma; Owen Cook, fr., Montezuma; Grant Smith, jr., NM; Sam Terpstra, so., NM; Mason Moore, jr., Sigourney; Brock Halleran, jr., Sigourney; Tegon Fogle, sr., T-C; Eli Molyneux, fr., T-C.