C-M baseball scores season-high 21 runs in win over HLV

THORNBURG — The Colfax-Mingo baseball team started the game with seven runs and ended it with seven runs during a 21-3 road win over HLV on Wednesday.

The Tigerhawks scored a season-high 21 runs thanks in part to 17 walks. They also out-hit the Warriors 9-5 and took advantage of three HLV errors in the South Iowa Cedar League contest.

Colfax-Mingo led 7-0 after one and 11-1 after three. The Tigerhawks scored three in the fourth and seven in the fifth to end the game early.

Cael Bracewell, Donnie Baucom and Xavier Woods all had two hits to lead the visitors.

Bracewell doubled, tripled, scored four runs, had four RBIs, walked twice and was hit by one pitch.

He’s leading the Tigerhawks with 24 runs, 10 doubles, 18 walks, eight hit by pitches and 43 total bases. He’s also batting a team-best .408 and has a team-high .613 on-base percentage.

Baucom finished with two hits, two runs, three RBIs and two walks, Woods doubled, scored four runs, walked once and stole one base and Joe Earles had one hit, three runs, three RBIs and four walks.

Earles leads the Tigerhawks (8-10, 7-7 in the SICL) with 15 RBIs.

Konner Dalton tallied one hit, one run, three RBIs, two walks and one steal and he was hit by one pitch.

Kyle Wood chipped in one hit, one run, one RBI and one walk, Kaden Dalton walked once, was hit by one pitch, scored one run, had one RBI and stole one base and Alex Teed walked twice and scored three runs.

Logan Exley was hit by a pitch and scored one run and Anthony Camp walked once and had one RBI. Camden Cunningham walked once and scored one run.

The Tigerhawks drew 17 walks and were hit by four pitches but also struck out 10 times.

Cunningham (1-5) started on the mound and earned his first career varsity pitching win after allowing three runs — one earned — on four hits, four walks and one hit batter. He struck out eight in five innings.

Boston York led HLV (1-13, 1-13) with two hits, one walk, one run and one steal.

Colfax-Mingo 3, North Mahaska 2

COLFAX — Bracewell belted his third home run of the season and struck out a career-best 18 batters on the mound during Colfax-Mingo’s 3-2 home win over North Mahaska on June 24.

The Tigerhawks broke a scoreless tie with a two-run fourth and added the eventual winning run in the fifth.

The Warhawks plated one run in the sixth and seventh, but it was not enough.

Bracewell (5-1) held North Mahaska to four hits and one earned run in seven innings and 106 pitches.

The 18 strikeouts are the most at Colfax-Mingo in at least the Bound era. He now has a state-best 105 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings. His earned run average is 1.29 and opponents are batting .136 against him.

Bracewell’s season total of 105 and career total of 308 also are the most at C-M in the Bound era.

He finished with two hits and a solo home run at the plate, while Earles had one hit, one run and one RBI.

Exley tallied two hits, one double and one RBI, Baucom had the other hit and Kaden Dalton walked once and scored one run. Konner Dalton was hit by a pitch and stole one base.

The Tigerhawks and Warhawks split the season series, but Colfax-Mingo has won three of the past four and four of the last six.

Lucas Nunnikhoven led North Mahaska (9-13, 8-7) with a double, triple and two runs. It was the Warhawks fifth straight loss.

BCLUW 20, Colfax-Mingo 19

BEAMAN — Colfax-Mingo’s non-conference game against BCLUW on June 27 featured just about everything.

The Tigerhawks trailed by four runs after two innings, took a lead with a seven-run third but lost 20-19 after committing five errors.

The C-M pitchers also walked 14 and hit two batters. The Tigerhawks led 14-9 after four and maintained a five-run lead after five, but the Comets scored eight in the final two frames to walk it off.

Colfax-Mingo drew a season-high 21 walks at the plate and was hit by five pitches but also struck out nine times.

The 19 runs were the most by the program in a loss since at least the 2008-09 season.

Bracewell and Earles had three hits to lead the offense, while Kaden Dalton tallied two hits and Konner Dalton walked five times.

All three Bracewell hits were doubles and he added three runs, two RBIs and three walks, Earles collected four runs, scored one run and was hit by a pitch and Kaden Dalton doubled, scored three runs, had two RBIs, walked four times and stole two bases.

Baucom and Woods each had one hit. Baucom finished with three RBIs and one walk, Woods added two runs, one RBI and two walks and Konner Dalton scored one run.

Teed walked three times, was hit by a pitch, scored four runs and had one RBI, Jace Lewis walked twice, scored two runs and had one RBI and Exley was hit by two pitches, walked once and scored two runs.

Kaden Dalton (0-1) took the loss after allowing 11 runs — nine earned — on eight hits and eight walks in 2 2/3 innings.

Konner Dalton pitched four innings and surrendered nine runs — four earned — on four hits, six walks and two hit batters. He also struck out two.

Cael Keller led BCLUW (7-12) with three hits and four runs and Calvin Zoske tallied three hits and three RBIs. Hayden Schleisman collected two hits, five RBIs and two walks. The Comets only struck out twice at the plate.