Waukon baseball team wins three of five games this past week, splits narrow home pair with Crestwood to grab first NEIC win of the season


Two-for-three with lone run scored ... Waukon baseball junior center fielder Brock Hatlan puts a ball in play in the Indians’ home doubleheader split with Crestwood Wednesday, June 12. Hatlan belted a double and single in three at-bats in the first game of that twinbill, scoring the Indians’ lone run in the contest. Photo by Krystal Johnson. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon baseball team played to a winning record for the week for the first time this season, winning three of five games played on four consecutive nights. The Indians opened the week with a 13-1 dismantling of Clayton Ridge on the road in five innings Tuesday, June 11 before splitting a Northeast Iowa Conference home doubleheader with Crestwood Wednesday, June 12, suffering just a 2-1 loss before pulling out a 10-9 triumph in the nightcap. The baseball Tribe then recorded a 13-4 win over Osage at home Thursday, June 13 before finishing up the week with a 17-4 loss in five innings at home to Charles City.

Now holding a 5-15 season record, including a 1-10 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play, the Indians were next scheduled to travel to Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, June 17 and to Oelwein Wednesday, June 19 for a NEIC doubleheader before returning home to play Decorah Friday, June 21 and then host its own Jeff Houg Tournament Saturday, June 22, details of which appear in a shaded box elsewhere on these same Sports pages. The baseball Tribe will then host New Hampton for a NEIC doubleheader Tuesday, June 25 and then Starmont Wednesday, June 26 before playing at Postville Thursday, June 27 and at Crestwood Friday, June 28.

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