Tag: Houston Wedgeworth
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Peak Prospects end season on high note
CLARINDA, Iowa — Des Moines started its 2023 season with a 9-6 record and looked like one of the best teams in the MINK League. A seven-game losing streak flipped the season on its head, and Des Moines never really recovered. But the Peak Prospects will go home winners of three of their last four,…
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Mudcats pull ahead late in loss for Des Moines
CHILLICOTHE, Mo — Going into the bottom of the 7th, the Des Moines Peak Prospects led the Chillicothe Mudcats 4-2. Chillicothe (21-18) scored four runs to take a lead it would never relinquish, and the Mudcats won 7-5 in the Prospects’ final trip to Shaffer Park. With the loss, Des Moines (16-24) has been eliminated…
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Peak Prospects take down Carroll 8-2
CARROLL, Iowa — During a rollercoaster season for Des Moines, one thing has remained rather consistent: the Peak Prospects have played the Carroll Merchants well. In the final meeting of the regular season between the two teams, Des Moines (16-22) won its fifth out of seven meetings with Carroll (18-19) by a score of 8-2.…
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Prospects and Griffons split doubleheader
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Wednesday’s doubleheader was practically a mirror. In the first game, Des Moines scored three unanswered runs to win 3-2. In the second, Nevada scored four unanswered to win 4-3. The Peak Prospects are 14-19, while the Griffons finish the night 13-18. GAME ONE Nevada scored two runs in the top of the…
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Des Moines downs Carroll 9-2 behind Porter’s seven strikeouts
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Peak Prospects had nine hits, and Jake Porter (FR, Johnson County CC) threw seven strikeouts in five innings in a 9-2 win over the Carroll Merchants. Des Moines improves to 13-17, while Carroll drops to 13-14. It’s the Peak Prospects’ second win in a row. Bubba Thompson (JR, Clarke University) and…
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Jellnor’s walkoff downs Carroll 5-4 in the 13th, Prospects end losing streak
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The seven-game losing streak is over, in the most dramatic fashion possible. With a 1-2 count, two outs on the board and the game tied 4-4, Stockholm native and recent high school graduate Lukas Jellnor hit a fly ball to right field to score Carter Thomas (FR, Wayne State [NE]) from second.…
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St. Joe downs the Peak Prospects in marquee matchup
SAINT JOSEPH, Mo. – Wednesday marked the first edition of what should be another entertaining MINK League North Division rivalry, just as it was in 2022. Des Moines (9-7) out-hit St. Joseph 7-4, but the Peak Prospects committed five errors and had multiple baserunners tagged out in a 6-4 loss. Designated hitter Alex Berreth (FR,…
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Des Moines wins pitchers’ duel for second-straight victory over Carroll
CARROLL, Iowa – Thirteen days ago, the Peak Prospects took a bus to Carroll and lost their season-opener 17-9. But Des Moines (8-5) has now won two intense one-run duels against the Merchants (8-3). After a 5-4 win in extras on Saturday, they won 1-0 on Sunday in front of a large crowd of Carroll…
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Des Moines splits Jeff City doubleheader, wins second game 21-1
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Peak Prospects struggled to get the bats going in the first game Friday night. In the second game, they led 9-1 going into the top of the seventh and final inning. They then scored so many runs that the scoreboard operator at Vivion Field couldn’t fit the seventh-inning total (12)…
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