Tag: Liam Gilbert
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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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Prospects mount miraculous six-run comeback, split Chillicothe doubleheader
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Des Moines had lost their first game 11-2 to the Chillicothe Mudcats. And down 6-1 in the bottom of the final inning (7th) with two outs in game two, the same result seemed all but guaranteed. And then Des Moines scored six runs, capped by a game-winning 2-RBI single from Cade Grevengoed…
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Complete performance propels Peak Prospects past the A’s
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Though the playoffs are no longer in the picture, Des Moines has shown it can still compete with the best in the MINK League. The Peak Prospects hosted the team with the second-best record and held them in check, out-hitting the Clarinda A’s 9-4 and winning 7-2 on Tuesday night. Des Moines…
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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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Eleven hits not enough in loss at St. Joe
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Peak Prospects and the Mustangs tied in the hitting category on Saturday night, 11-11. But six of St. Joe’s hits were either doubles or triples, while Des Moines’s only extra-base hit came in the 9th inning. Second baseman Weston Barber (FR, SWCC) batted 3-5 with two RBIs that put Des…
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Prospects take down reigning MINK League champions St. Joe
INDIANOLA, Iowa – In a two-hour game, Des Moines made quick work of one of the MINK’s best teams. Aided in part by a 3-RBI double from John Doty (SO, NIACC) and a 2-RBI double by Cade Grevengoed (FR, Northeast CC [NE]), the Peak Prospects dominated all three phases in a 9-1 win over St.…
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Clarinda sweeps twin bill against Prospects
CLARINDA, Iowa – After a big win over the MINK League’s best team the night before, Des Moines made the return trip Friday night. The MINK’s best team got the better of the Peak Prospects with wins of 4-3 and 5-1. Des Moines drops to 11-17, while Clarinda is 17-8. Both games were seven innings.…
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Prospects collect 13 hits in loss at Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Des Moines’s offense found a rhythm Sunday afternoon. But two eight-run innings from Chillicothe proved to be too much to overcome, as the Peak Prospects (9-13) fell to the Mudcats (11-14) at Shaffer Park, 18-10. Chillicothe had 17 hits and 12 walks to the Prospects’ 13 and 5. Center fielder Jaylen Ziegler…
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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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13TH-INNING WALKOFF: Liam Gilbert’s game-winning RBI downs Carroll 5-4
INDIANOLA, Iowa – In the bottom of the ninth inning, Des Moines had the game-winning run (Colin Evers) on third with one out. Carroll managed to tag him out on a 5-2 ground-ball fielder’s choice, which eventually sent a pivotal division game into extras at McBride Field. The Peak Prospects (7-5) went three-up, three-down in…
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