By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC baseball team (9-11) got back into the win column with its home victory over Madrid (6-14) on Monday, June 30. Madrid jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the Chargers, slowly but surely, grew their lead over the course the game, amounting an 8-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth they would hold onto for the win.

Ben Franzeen and Taytum Bates both had two RBIs and one double each. Noah Kading and Blaize Dorsey had one RBI apiece. Tommy Skram and Noah Kading split time on the mound. Kading pitched five innings, striking out five batters, allowing one earned run and picked up the win. Tommy Skram pitched the other two innings, striking out four batters.

The Chargers’ next games are a home double header against Van Meter (19-8) today, Tuesday, July 1. Van Meter has boasted a solid baseball program for several years and has dominated this matchup. The last Charger win came in 2021, a 2-0 victory in the second leg of a double header.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC baseball team (8-11) lost its away game on Saturday, June 28, against West Central Valley (7-14), 7-4. The Chargers gave up six runs and scored none by the end of the second inning. From the third inning on, ACGC outscored the Wildcats, 4-1, but could not overcome the early damage.

Noah Kading led the team with two RBIs. William Skram added one RBI. Tommy Skram was lightning on the base paths, stealing three bases. ACGC threw a bullpen game, with Ben Franzeen, Blaize Dorsey and Colton Clark all spending time on the mound. The trio had four strikeouts.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama baseball nearly completed the comeback in its game at Ogden (12-14) on Monday, June 30. Ogden was up, 6-0, heading into the final inning. Panorama would not go away quietly, scoring four runs. That burst was not enough, though, to get them back into the game.

Panorama plays in a double header at home against Interstate 35 (16-7) today, Tuesday, July 1. The teams are an even 7-7 against each other since 2008. They split the season series last year with Panorama winning 7-1 and losing 4-0.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama softball (6-19) lost its away game against Ogden (17-11) on Monday, June 30. Ogden pulled away from Panorama in the second inning, scoring six runs.

“One bad inning opened the door for them,” Head Coach Ismael Galvan said. “When you play a team like Ogden, you can’t make those mistakes, and we didn’t capitalize when we were able to put runners in scoring position.”

Bridgete White hit a home run and had two RBIs in this game, providing Panorama its two runs of the game. Lexi Galvan and Andrea Knode pitched for Panorama. Each of them struck out one batter.

The Panthers’ next games are a double header, today, Tuesday, July 1 at home against Interstate 35 (13-10).

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama softball team (6-18) lost both games on Saturday, June 28 at Earlham. Panorama lost a close game to Riverside (18-3) in its first contest, 8-6. The Panthers would then have to face Clarinda (19-8) in the second game, losing 11-0.

In the game against Riverside, Andrea Knode and Ines-Gimeno Perez each had two RBIs. Emma Walker had one. Lexi Galvan and Elah Molloy both had doubles. Walker also managed to steal two bags. In her four innings pitched, Knode struck out three batters.

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