It’s a big day on the diamond for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball and softball teams when they each entertain Durant. The Mid-Prairie baseball team enters action with a 3-0 record, sweeping West Liberty in a doubleheader, and beating Fairfield last week by a combined 30-3 score. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 4 in the first class 2A poll of the season released by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. The Golden Hawks sport a team batting average of .382 and a team ERA of 0.74. The Hawks are led by Kayden Reinier hitting .636 with seven total hits, six runs scored and five RBI. Alex Bean and Keegan Gingerich are both 1-0 on the mound and have not allowed a run.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball and softball teams travel to Lowden tonight to take on the North Cedar Knights in River Valley Conference play. The Mid-Prairie baseball team is 3-0 on the season after beating Fairfield 8-0 in Wellman Tuesday. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 4 in class 2A in the latest poll from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Mid-Prairie is hitting .382 as a team with a 0.74 combined ERA. On the year, they are led by Kayden Reinier with a .636 average, seven hits and five RBI. Alex Bean, Keegan Gingerich and Aidan Rath have all recorded pitching wins this year, with Bean and Gingerich not surrendering a run.
The No. 4 ranked Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team made it three wins in 48 hours Tuesday, beating Fairfield 8-0 at Paul N. Bailey Field in Wellman. Fresh off of a sweep of conference rival West Liberty on Monday, the Hawks cruised, scoring twice in the third and six times in the sixth inning. Mid-Prairie piled up nine hits on the night with Cain Brown, Karson Grout and Kayden Reinier each collecting two. Grout and Brown each drove in a pair. On the hill, Alex Bean recorded the win, throwing four innings, giving up one hit, no runs, walking five and striking out four. Grout threw three innings of scoreless relief. With the win, Mid-Prairie is 3-0 on the season and travels to North Cedar Thursday.