Comets take six-game winning streak into substate first-round game against WSR
Charles City head baseball coach Tyler Downing hits some infield before a home game against Saint Ansgar last week. Downing’s Comets finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak.
Press Staff Report
The Charles City Comets finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak while hitting .500 on the nose (16-16) going into Friday’s Class 3A-Substate 3 first-round game against Waverly-Shell Rock.
The last two Comet victories were against South Winneshiek (4-1) last Friday and Vinton-Shellsburg (12-0, 5 inn.) on Monday.
Charles City senior Kayden Blunt picked up his fifth win of the season (5-4) while combining efforts with Reed Peters for a 4-hitter against the Warriors on Friday.
Blunt also had two hits including a double against South Winneshiek.
Against the Vikings on Monday, Blunt, Peters and Lincoln Joslin combined efforts while yielding just two hits in five innings.
Joslin was credited with the win as he leads the Comet staff with six (6-4).
Jack Hanson was 3 for 4 with a triple and 3 RBIs; Rylan Peters was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs; and Carter Cajthaml and Malachi O’Brien each had two hits for the Comets against V-S.
CHARLES CITY 12, VINTON-SHELLSBURG 0 (5 inn.)
CHARLES CITY AB R H BI VINTON-SHELLSBURG AB R H BI
Lincoln Joslin 4 0 1 2 Owen Mullinex 2 0 0 0
Carter Cajthaml 3 0 2 0 Mason Coder 2 0 1 0
Malachi O’Brien 3 1 2 0 Brodee Klein 2 0 0 0
Reed Peters 2 1 1 1 Easton Almquist 2 0 0 0
Kayden Blunt 2 1 1 0 Jacoby Johnson 1 0 0 0
Rylan Peters 4 2 2 4 Levi Ferguson 2 0 0 0
Jack Hanson 4 1 3 3 Keyten Grimm 2 0 0 0
Zach Chambers 3 1 0 0 Reese Truax 2 0 0 0
Luke Jacobs 1 0 1 0 Colt Koeppen 1 0 1 0
Kaden Buseman 4 1 1 0
*Holden McInroy 0 2 0 0
*Jackson Ruzicka 0 2 0 0
TOTALS 30 12 14 10 TOTALS 16 0 2 0
CHARLES CITY 071 040 — 12
VINTON-SHELLSBURG 000 00x — 0
LOB–CHARLES CITY 9, VINTON-SHELLSBURG 2. ERR–Reed Peters,
Reese Truax (2), Keyten Grimm (2). 2B–Kaden Buseman, Lincoln Joslin, Jack Hanson. 3B–Jack Hanson. HBP–Reed Peters. SB–Zach Chambers, Holden McInroy, Jack Hanson,Jackson Ruzicka.
CHARLES CITY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Reed Peters 2.00 0 0 0 1 3 0
Lincoln Joslin (W) 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kayden Blunt 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
VINTON-SHELLSBURG
Jackson Heims (L) 1.67 5 7 1 3 2 0
Colt Koeppen 3.33 8 5 5 2 5 0
SO–Kaden Buseman (2), Lincoln Joslin, Kayden Blunt, Rylan Peters (2), Reed Peters, Owen Mullinex, Keyten Grimm (2), Levi Ferguson (2). BB–Carter Cajthaml, Malachi O’Brien, Kayden Blunt (2), Reed Peters, Jacoby Johnson.
CHARLES CITY 4, SOUTH WINNESHIEK 1
CHARLES CITY AB R H BI SOUTH WINNESHIEK AB R H BI
Lincoln Joslin 4 0 1 1 Carson Wenthold 4 1 2 0
Carter Cajthaml 3 0 0 0 Keagen Streeter 3 0 1 0
Reed Peters 3 0 1 0 Jamie Kuennen 3 0 0 0
Kayden Blunt 3 0 2 0 Parker Timp 3 0 0 0
Rylan Peters 3 0 0 0 Carson Steeter 2 0 0 0
Brennan Schmidt 2 0 0 1 Braiden Todd 3 0 1 0
Jack Hanson 3 0 0 1 Brody Tieskoetter 2 0 0 0
Zach Chambers 1 1 0 0 Kole Hageman 3 0 0 0
Kaden Buseman 3 1 1 1 Kaden Bullerman 2 0 0 0
*Holden McInroy 0 2 0 0 Jordan Baumler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 4 5 4 TOTALS 26 1 4 0
CHARLES CITY 002 101 0 — 4
SOUTH WINNESHIEK 001 000 0 — 1
LOB–CHARLES CITY 4, SOUTH WINNESHIEK 6. ERR–Brennan Schmidt (2), Carson Wenthold. 2B–Kayden Blunt, Keagen Streeter. 3B–Kaden Buseman. HBP–Zach Chambers. SB–Holden McInroy, Carson Steeter.
CHARLES CITY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Kayden Blunt (W) 3.67 2 1 1 2 5 0
Reed Peters (S) 3.33 2 0 0 0 3 0
SOUTH WINNESHIEK
Carson Steeter (L) 7.00 6 4 4 3 5 0
WP–Kayden Blunt. BALK–Reed Peters. SO–Lincoln Joslin, Kayden Blunt, Rylan Peters, Reed Peters, Jack Hanson, Kole Hageman, Braiden Todd, Jordan Baumler, Parker Timp (2), Carson Wenthold, Kaden Bullerman (2). BB–Carter Cajthaml,
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