Tag: Weston Barber
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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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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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Peak Prospects fall at Carroll on Independence Day
CARROLL, Iowa – Despite 12 hits, Des Moines struggled to score runs on Tuesday afternoon and fell 4-2 at Merchants Park. The Carroll Merchants have improved to 14-14, while the Peak Prospects are 13-18. Carroll took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd off a 2-RBI double from shortstop Bryce Yosko. Des Moines…
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Peak Prospects take down MINK’s best team Clarinda
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Peak Prospects entered Thursday’s game having lost nine of their last ten. The 15-7 Clarinda A’s, who were already 2-0 against Des Moines this season, came to McBride Field with the best record in the MINK League. The Peak Prospects led 7-1 after three innings and won 8-6 despite a Clarinda…
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Peak Prospects lose in extras despite Doyle’s nine strikeouts
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Devin Doyle, an incoming transfer to Kirkwood Community College and a Waukee native, made his first appearance with the Peak Prospects on Wednesday night. He struck out his first five batters and threw 5.1 innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs with nine total strikeouts. But with the bases loaded…
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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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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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Prospects’ win streak snapped with walk-off loss at Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. – After winning four consecutive games, the Peak Prospects’ streak has come to a halt. With two outs, runners on first and second for the Outlaws, and the game tied 4-4, Kolton Reynolds hit a one-run RBI to end the game in the bottom of the 9th. Des Moines drops to 4-2 with…
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