Tag: Tanner Short
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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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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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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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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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Tanner Short hits first home of the season, Des Moines falls to St. Joe
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Ellsworth CC freshman outfielder Tanner Short hit 12 home runs and 44 RBIs in his first season up in Iowa Falls. In the bottom of the 6th with Des Moines down 5-0 and Carter Thomas (FR, Wayne State [NE]) on first base, Short drove in a two-run dinger to left field for…
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Peak Prospects lose to Clarinda at home, 12-1
INDIANOLA, Iowa – It was another tough night offensively for the Des Moines Peak Prospects. In the bottom of the 4th, down 4-0, center fielder Tanner Short (FR, Ellsworth CC) had a double and a stolen base. He then scored in off a groundout by designated hitter John Doty (SO, NIACC), but that proved to…
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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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Friday’s game postponed due to lightning, set to resume June 20 at home
JOPLIN, Mo. — Due to a storm system that moved into town, the Friday night game between the Des Moines Peak Prospects (4-2) and the Joplin Outlaws (1-0) has been postponed. Joplin led 5-0 in the top of the 5th inning with no outs. Prospects’ catcher Tanner Short (FR, Northwestern College [IA]) had a 1-0…
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