PCM baseball claims season sweep over South Hamilton

JEWELL — Alex Wendt reached base four times and the PCM baseball team used a three-run fifth inning to pull away from South Hamilton during a 6-2 win in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference action on Wednesday.

The Mustangs and Hawks were tied at 1-all after one and both teams scored once in the fourth. PCM took the lead for good with a run in the second and then pulled away with the three-run fifth.

PCM won the game despite being out-hit 8-4 and committing two errors.

Wendt had two hits, one double, one run, one RBI, one walk and was hit by one pitch to lead the offense.

Jaden Houser added one hit, one run, one RBI, one walk and two steals. He leads the Mustangs with 22 total bases.

Carson Hansen had the other hit and scored one run, Kaleb DeVries walked once, scored one run, stole one base and was hit by one pitch and Shay Burns walked once and had one RBI.

Konnor Bell drew one walk and scored one run and Izaac Bagby was hit by a pitch and scored one run. Bagby leads the Mustangs with six hit by pitches.

DeVries leads the Mustangs (7-10, 6-8 in the conference) with 16 runs and 17 walks. He also earned the win on the mound against South Hamilton.

DeVries (1-2) allowed one run — none earned — on three hits and one walk and fanned six over five innings. It was his second career pitching win and his first since the 2023 season.

South Hamilton (3-12, 3-9) got three hits from Landon Sogard and Brayden Moore collected two hits and two steals. The Hawks have lost eight straight games.

PCM’s non-conference home game against Pella Christian scheduled for Thursday was canceled due to heavy rain and storms.

The Mustangs’ road conference game against Nevada was started on Monday but not completed.

Roland-Story 6, PCM 3

STORY CITY — Trenner Van Dyke hit a three-run homer to give the Mustangs a lead in the second inning, but Roland-Story rallied for a 6-3 home win on Friday.

The Norse won the HOIAC game after scoring three times in the second and once in the sixth.

Roland-Story improved to 25-9 against PCM since 2009, and the Norse swept the season series this summer.

PCM out-hit Roland-Story 5-4, and the Norse committed two of the game’s three errors, but the hosts walked four times and were hit by four pitches.

DeVries had two hits to lead the Mustangs, but Van Dyke’s first career homer produced all three PCM runs. Van Dyke leads the Mustangs with 14 RBIs.

Bagby finished with one hit, one walk and one run, Coby DeRaad walked and was hit by a pitch in his return from injury and Wendt was hit by a pitch and scored one run.

Trigg Steenhoek doubled and Jaden Houser walked to complete the offense. Steenhoek is tied for the team lead with four doubles.

Hansen (1-3) tossed the first 4 1/3 innings and allowed five runs — four earned — on two hits, three walks and three hit by pitches. He fanned four and took the loss.

Van Dyke surrendered one earned run on one hit, one walk and one hit batter and struck out two in 1 2/3 innings.

Cooper Triggs led Roland-Story with one hit and two runs, Aiden Fry scored two runs and Cael Faber contributed two RBIs. The Norse (17-7, 8-5) stole 10 bases.

West Marshall 12, PCM 0

STATE CENTER — The Mustangs had more errors (3) than hits (2) during their HOIAC road game against West Marshall on Tuesday.

The Trojans scored four runs in the first and ended their night early with a six-run fourth during a 12-0 victory.

DeVries doubled and walked once, Bagby had one hit and one walk and Houser stole one base. DeVries leads PCM with an on-base percentage of .516.

The Mustangs have lost 12 straight games against West Marshall. The Trojans (17-8, 11-3) out-hit PCM 10-2, and the Mustangs committed three errors.

Burns (2-1) took the pitching loss after allowing six runs — five earned — on seven hits, one walk and two hit batters in three innings.

Wendt surrendered two walks and struck out one in 2/3 of an inning and Jensson Hood got one out on the mound but not before allowing six runs — five earned — on three hits and two walks.

Dawson Bear and DJ Ridout each had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Trojans at the plate, while Noah Desotel struck out four and allowed two hits over five innings on the mound.