CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Principal Park • Des Moines
Monday’s quarterfinals
Waterloo Columbus 16, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 6 (six innings)
Solon 4, Interstate 35 0
Carroll Kuemper Catholic 3, Cherokee 0
Davis County 2, PCM 1
Thursday’s semifinals
Solon 12, Waterloo Columbus 9
Carroll Kuemper Catholic 5, Davis County 4 (eight innings)
Saturday’s championship
Solon 5, Carroll Kuemper Catholic 2
CLASS 2A NEWS AND NOTES
Top Win Coaches: Four of the field’s head coaches have amassed over 230 wins. Joe Shanks of St. Edmond has a 19-year mark of 389-254. Cherokee’s Scott Koch has a 17-year slate of 312-189. Solon’s Keith McSweeney is 285-138 in 11 campaigns. Jeff Douglas, Interstate 35’s top man, has a 234-95 record in 12 seasons. Three other coaches in the tournament have three or fewer years of experience.
Returning from 2009: In addition to St. Edmond, three other teams -- Cherokee; Solon; and Interstate 35 -- return from a year ago.
Rated and Remaining: The district and substate field dealt a harsh hand to the IBCA ratings. Only three of the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association’s 10 rated teams escaped elimination. Top-rated Solon is joined by No. 3 Davis County, Bloomfield, and the seventh-ranked defending champs, as the survivors.
Past Champions: Besides defending champion St. Edmond, only Cherokee (2007) has earned a state diamond championship.
First Time Qualifiers: Schools that are making their debut in the summer tournament include Davis County and PCM. The head coaches at both schools — Todd White, Davis County; and first-year coach Shawn Hudnut of PCM — join another first time state tournament coach, Randy Snyder, Kuemper Catholic.
Home of the Braves: They have not exactly qualified for voting privileges in Des Moines, but Cherokee and their fans are getting close. The tournament came to Principal Park in 2005 and the Braves are the only school in any of the four classes to qualify for the tournament each of the six years.
Solon Seeks a Third State Title in 2009-10: Top-rated Solon is aiming at a third state championship this year. The Spartans claimed their third straight title (and fourth overall) in football last fall and won their first ever track championship after taking second in basketball. They are the team to beat in baseball. The offense they generate with many of the same people who have helped them in state competitions already this year is exceptionally potent. The Orange and Black have blasted a 125 doubles just four off Assumption’s state best and second-best national mark of 129 set in 1999. [Seven more doubles will break the national mark of 131 by Bishop Gorman Las Vegas (2008)]. Their 471 hits ranks in Iowa’s top ten bests, and 40 team home runs has amped up a .648 team slugging percentage, best in the tourney ahead of .619 by Davis County. They have scored 413 runs in 40 games.
Field Has a Collective 195-66 Record: The Class 2A teams have a solid winning percentage of .777 with a collective win-loss record of 195-66. Four of the teams have won 25 or more games.
K-Magic: Three outstanding hurlers in the tournament are averaging nearly two strikeouts per inning pitched. Cherokee’s Cody Ege, a University of Louisville recruit, has toiled 59 innings and has chalked up 123 Ks (2.1 per inning). Davis County sophomore Calvin Mathews, who leads the 2A field with a 14-0 mark, has worked 85 frames and has whiffed 163 batters (1.9 per inning). Matthews’ teammate Josh Martsching is also zeroing in on 1.9 per inning with 99 Ks in 51.6 innings.
Enrollments: The IHSAA uses the official state certified BEDS enrollment figures for grades 9 thru 11 for the 2009-10 school year to determine placement in one of the four classes. Davis County is the largest school of the eight 2As with 287, while St. Edmond is the smallest with 192.
Did You Know? Interstate 35 mentor Jeff Douglas is making his farewell to the high school ranks. He has 478 career wins including college victories and in 12 years with the Road Runners he is 235-95 with four state qualifiers. This spring Douglas was named the head football coach at Graceland University. He previously helped the Yellowjackets’ athletic staff logging 14 years as a grid assistant and 11 as a head baseball coach. He also coached Graceland’s women’s softball team this past spring.
CLASS 2A STAT LEADERS
Batting Average (min 55 ABs)
.522 Derrick Loveless, Solon (60/115)
.521 Marshall Koehn, Solon (73/140)
.488 Nick Day, Solon (60/123)
.483 Josh Martsching, Davis County (57/118)
.478 Zach Fligg, Davis County (55/115)
.476 Anthony Flattery, St. Edmond (50/105)
.466 Calvin Mathews, Davis County (48/103)
.461 Cody Ege, Cherokee (35/76)
.453 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic (48/106)
.430 Tyler Smith, Solon (55/128)
.427 Dillion Wickett, Interstate 35 (35/82)
.427 Colten Matthews, Davis County (44/103)
Total Hits
73 Marshall Koehn, Solon
60 Nick Day, Solon
60 Derrick Loveless, Solon
57 Josh Martsching, Davis County
55 Tyler Smith, Solon
55 Zach Fligg, Davis County
53 Craig Konrardy, Columbus Catholic
50 Anthony Flattery, St. Edmond
48 Calvin Mathews, Davis County
48 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic
46 Shawn Olson, Solon
44 Thomas Kesten, St. Edmond
44 Colten Mathews, Davis County
Runs Scored
78 Marshall Keohn, Solon
60 Nick Day, Solon
54 Zach Fligg, Davis County
50 Thomas Kesten, St. Edmond
48 Josh Martsching, Davis County
47 Craig Konrardy, Columbus Catholic
48 Derrick Loveless, Solon
44 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic
43 Austin Dall, Solon
41 Tyler Smith, Solon
37 Kent Knobbe, Kuemper Catholic
RBIs
64 Tyler Smith, Solon
54 Nick Day, Solon
50 Derrick Loveless, Solon
49 Marshall Keohn, Solon
49 Shawn Olson, Solon
43 Coleton Mathews, Davis County
42 Calvin Mathews, Davis County
39 Zach Fligg, Davis County
38 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic
36 Anthony Flattery, St. Edmond
36 Josh Martsching, Davis County
36 Nick Clark, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge
34 Cody Ege, Cherokee
Doubles
29 Marshall Keohn, Solon
21 Nick Day, Solon
18 Josh Martsching, Davis County
17 Anthony Flattery, St. Edmond
17 Derrick Loveless, Solon
15 Shawn Olson, Solon
14 Craig Konrardy, Columbus Catholic
13 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic
11 Thomas Kesten, St. Edmond
11 Tyler Smith, Solon
Triples
5 Anthony Flattery, St. Edmond
4 Derrick Loveless, Solon
3 Marshall Koehn, Solon
3 Thomas Kesten, St. Edmond
3 Craig Konrardy, Columbus Catholic
3 Tyler Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic
3 Coleton Mathews, Davis County
3 Marshall Goerdt, Columbus Catholic
10 others tied with 2
Home Runs
11 Tyler Smith, Solon
10 Josie Garmon, Davis County
9 Cody Ege, Cherokee
9 Nick Day, Solon
9 Zach Fligg, Davis County
7 Calvin Mathews, Davis County
6 Kyle Schuck, Cherokee
6 Coleton Mathews, Davis County
6 Austin Utt, Davis County
5 Nick Maas, Columbus Catholic
5 Josh Martsching, Davis County
Stolen Bases
30 Cody Williamson, Kuemper Catholic
24 Casey Berg, Kuemper Catholic
22 Derrick Loveless, Solon
21 Dillion Rupiper, Kuemper Catholic
20 Sean O’Connor, PCM
20 Nick Day, Solon
19 Dillion Wick, Interstate 35
18 Thomas Kesten, St. Edmond
17 Joe Gilson, PCM
17 Nate McKinney, Interstate 35
17 Ethan Schoeppner, Kuemper Catholic
Most Pitching Wins
14-0 Calvin Matthews, Davis County
10-0 Brandon Shulista, Solon
9-0 Nick Day, Solon
9-1 Chris Halbur, Kuemper Catholic
8-0 Ryan Butler, Solon
8-1 Josh Martsching, Davis County
8-2 Kent Knobbe, Kuemper Catholic
7-1 Patrick Buhr, St. Edmond
7-3 Blake Brommel, Interstate 35
6-1 Cody Ege, Cherokee
6-2 Jon Heinzman, Columbus Catholic
Most Innings Pitched
85 Calvin Mathews, Davis County
67.6 Kent Knobbe, Kuemper Catholic
67 David Flattery, St. Edmond
63.6 Blake Brommel, Interstate 35
63.3 Chris Halbur, Kuemper Catholic
59 Cody Ege, Cherokee
58 Brandon Shulista, Solon
53.6 Patrick Buhr, St. Edmond
53.6 Jon Heinzman, Columbus Catholic
51.6 Josh Martsching, Davis County
51 Joel Wiggins, PCM
49 Nick Day, Solon
48.6 Ryan Butler, Solon
Lowest ERA (min. 35 IP)
0.74 Calvin Mathews, Davis County (85 IP)
0.83 Cody Ege, Cherokee (59 IP)
1.00 Nick Day, Solon (49 IP)
1.15 Ryan Butler, Solon (48.6 IP)
1.32 Blake Brommel, Interstate 35 (63.6 IP)
1.45 Brandon Shulista, Solon (58 IP)
1.46 David Flattery, St. Edmond (67 IP)
1.94 Cory Strable, Interstate 35 (43.3 IP)
1.96 Patrick Buhr, St. Edmond (53.6 IP)
1.99 Chris Halbur, Kuemper Catholic (63.3 IP)
2.13 Jon Heinzman, Columbus Catholic (52.6 IP)
2.20 Joel Wiggins, PCM, Monroe (51 IP)
Most Strikeouts
163 Calvin Mathews, Davis County
123 Cody Ege, Cherokee
99 Josh Martsching, Davis County
88 Blake Brommel, Interstate 35
86 David Flattery, St. Edmond
81 Brandon Shulista, Solon
73 Patrick Buhr, St. Edmond
73 Nick Day, Solon
67 Chris Halbur, Kuemper Catholic
67 Jon Heinzman, Columbus Catholic
66 Joel Wiggins, PCM
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 35 IP)
25 Cody Ege, Cherokee (59 IP)
28 Nick Day, Solon (49 IP)
29 Ryan Butler, Solon (48.6 IP)
30 Brandon Shulista, Solon (58 IP)
32 Cory Strable, Interstate 35 (43.3 IP)
35 Jon Heinzman, Columbus Catholic (52.6 IP)
35 Patrick Buhr, St. Edmond (53.6 IP)
36 Blake Brommel, Interstate 35 (63.6 IP)
36 Josh Martsching, Davis County (51.6 IP)
38 Calvin Mathews, Davis County (85 IP)
Class 2A state tournament brackets
Class 2A substate finals: July 20
Class 2A district finals: July 17
Class 2A district scores: July 13
Class 2A district scores: July 10
Class 2A district pairings
Class 2A substate pairings
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