PCM baseball scores double-digit runs in wins over Saydel, Perry

DES MOINES — Six players had at least two hits, the Mustangs drew 12 walks and the PCM baseball team rallied past Saydel, 13-7, on Friday.

PCM trailed 5-3 after two innings but scored in each of the first six innings and a six-run sixth pushed the Mustangs in front for good during the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference contest.

Saydel is 20-7 against PCM since 2011 but the Mustangs are 7-8 in the last 15 games.

The Mustangs out-hit the Class 3A No. 10 Eagles 15-8 and committed no errors. The loss was Saydel’s first in conference play.

Kaleb DeVries had two hits, one double, four runs, two RBIs and four walks to lead the offense, while Trigg Steenhoek totaled three hits, one double, two runs, one RBI and three walks.

Steenhoek is batting a team-best .357 and has a team-high 13 total bases.

Trenner Van Dyke doubled, tripled, scored one run, tallied three RBIs and walked twice, Jaden Houser registered two hits, one run, one RBI and one walk and Coby DeRaad collected three hits and three runs. Van Dyke has a team-most four doubles this summer.

Alex Wendt posted two hits, one run, one RBI and one walk, Jensson Hood tallied one hit and two RBIs, Carson Hansen was hit by a pitch and scored one run and Izaac Bagby walked once.

Shay Burns (2-0) was the winning pitcher. He allowed six earned runs on seven hits, two walks and one hit batter in 6 1/3 innings. He fanned four and threw 104 pitches.

Steenhoek allowed one earned run on one hit and three walks and did not get an out, and Hood struck out one in his 2/3 of an inning.

Saydel (12-3, 9-1 in the HOIAC) scored three times in the first and twice in the second and seventh.

PCM trailed 5-4 after three but took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth and then added one in the fifth and six in the sixth.

PCM 13, Perry 3

PRAIRIE CITY — Konnor Bell had three hits, Wendt was on base four times and three Mustangs teamed up to throw a four-hitter against Perry on Tuesday.

PCM scored first, answered each Bluejay score with the same number of runs in the bottom half of the inning and then ended the game early with a seven-run sixth during a 13-3 home win in HOIAC action.

The Mustangs out-hit Perry 10-4, and the visitors committed three errors.

PCM led 1-0 after two. Both teams scored one run in the third and two in the fourth, but the Mustangs plated two in the fifth and seven the sixth to pull away.

Bell added one run and one steal to his three hits. Wendt finished with two hits, two runs and one walk, and he was hit by one pitch, Steenhoek totaled one hit, one run, four RBIs, one walk and one steal and DeVries chipped in one hit, three runs, two RBIs, two walks and one hit by pitch.

Steenhoek and DeVries lead PCM (4-7, 4-5) with seven RBIs and DeVries has a team-high nine runs and 12 walks.

Van Dyke walked once, was hit by one pitch and totaled one run, one RBI and one steal, DeRaad registered one hit, one run and two steals and was hit by one pitch and Houser singled, scored one run and walked once.

Hansen collected one hit, one run and one steal and Burns walked twice, scored two runs, had one RBI and stole one base.

The Mustangs added eight walks, four hit by pitches and seven steals to their 10 hits.

Hansen (1-1) earned the pitching win after allowing three runs — two earned — on two hits and five walks and he struck out five in 3 1/3 innings.

Steenhoek pitched 1 2/3 innings and surrendered no runs, one hit and four walks and struck out two. Burns struck out two in his one inning of work.

Geren Kenney led Perry (2-11, 2-6) with one hit, one run and two walks. The Bluejays drew nine walks and stole five bases.

Saydel 2, PCM 0

PRAIRIE CITY — The Mustangs out-hit the Eagles, but Saydel drew six walks and stole two bases and Ryan Van Houten struck out 12 PCM batters in a 2-0 road win on Thursday.

The Eagles won the HOIAC make-up game that was postponed on June 3 after scoring both of their runs in the first.

Steenhoek, Houser, Van Dyke, DeRaad and Hood had the five hits. Steenhoek walked and Van Dyke doubled, too.

DeVries (0-2) was the losing pitcher after surrendering two earned runs on three hits and six walks in six innings. He struck out seven and threw 111 pitches.

Houser tossed the final inning and struck out one.

Van Houten, who had two hits at the plate, allowed no runs, six hits and one walk and struck out 12 in seven innings. He threw 99 pitches.

West Marshall 14, PCM 0

PRAIRIE CITY — The Mustangs were limited to two hits and West Marshall put up a crooked number in four of its five at-bats during its 14-0 road win on Wednesday.

The Trojans scored four in the first and six in the third during the HOIAC contest. It was West Marshall’s eighth straight win over PCM.

Steenhoek doubled and Houser had one hit, while DeVries walked twice and Hansen walked once to round out the Mustangs’ offense.

Van Dyke (1-3) took the pitching loss after allowing six earned runs on five hits, four walks and one hit batter in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out two.

Jensson Hood surrendered two earned runs on three hits and two walks. Hood and Houser both struck out one in their one inning of work.

Wendt got two outs on the mound but not before allowing five earned runs on two hits, four walks and one hit batter.

PCM’s pitchers walked 10 and the Mustangs committed two errors.

Beckham Desotel belted his second homer of the year to lead West Marshall (10-5, 8-2). He had two hits, two runs and five RBIs.

Evan Siegert struck out four and allowed no runs and two hits in five innings. He’s now 2-0 with an earned run average of 1.08.