C-M baseball can’t hold lead against Iowa Valley

COLFAX — Kyle Wood had three hits, and the Colfax-Mingo baseball team scored the second most runs this season, but the Tigherhawks fell behind early and couldn’t recover during a 13-9 loss to Iowa Valley in South Iowa Cedar League action.

The Tigerhawks tied the game at 2-all in the second, but Iowa Valley used a three-run third and a four-run fourth to pull away for good on Monday.

Colfax-Mingo, who was out-hit 21-8 in the game, scored twice in the fourth and fifth and drew closer with a three-run sixth, but it wasn’t enough to complete the comeback.

Wood led the Tigerhawks (1-11, 1-10 in the SICL) with three hits, one double, four runs and two RBIs and was hit by two pitches.

Wood leads C-M with seven runs, 10 total bases and two hit by pitches and is batting a team-best .421.

Alex Teed finished with one hit, two runs, two walks and one steal, Camden Cunningham had one hit, one RBI, one walk and one steal and Jace Lewis pitched in one hit, two RBIs and two walks. Teed leads the Tigerhawks with 10 walks.

Ayden Sloan and Wyatt Jay both had one hit and one run, Fisher Grove scored one run and stole one base, Parker Metzger walked once and Wyatt Carpenter was hit by a pitch.

Ryder Duchene walked twice, was hit by one pitch and totaled three RBIs. He’s one of three Tigerhawks with four RBIs.

Jay (1-3) took the pitching loss after allowing seven runs — five earned — on 11 hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Lewis surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and struck out one in three innings and Duchene got two outs but not before allowing two earned runs on three hits and two walks.

Owen Bral led the Tigers with three hits, two runs and four RBIs and he got the pitching win.

Mason Hoyt chipped in three hits and two runs and Cole Long collected four RBIs.

The all-time series is tied at 5-5 since 2016. Iowa Valley (7-6, 6-5) won back-to-back games in the series for the first time though.

Colfax-Mingo’s baseball game against HLV/TC scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to rain and will be made up at 11 a.m. on June 26 in Victor.