Waukon baseball team wins one of four in pair of NEIC doubleheaders
Waukon baseball junior left fielder Marshall Lyons was just a homerun away from “hitting for the cycle” in the Indians’ 13-3 victory in five innings in the opening game of a home doubleheader split with New Hampton Tuesday, July 8. Lyons pounded out a single, a double and a triple to drive in six runs and score two of his own in the Indian triumph. Standard photo by Bob Beach. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.
The Waukon baseball team wrapped up its home schedule for the 2014 season this past week, winning one game out of a pair of home doubleheaders in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Indians split their first doubleheader of the week by extremes Tuesday, July 8, defeating New Hampton by a 13-3 count in five innings in game one but having those tables turned by an 18-1 count in five frames in the nightcap. The Tribe then finalized its home schedule with a sweep suffered at the hands of Crestwood Friday, July 11 by the narrow scores of 5-4 and 2-0.
The Indians currently hold a 5-24 record on the season that includes a mark of 3-14 in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Tribe has just one regular season game remaining, traveling to Charles City Tuesday, July 15 for a game to be made up from Monday, June 30. The Indians will then open postseason tournament play this Friday, July 18 at Class 3A second-rated Waverly-Shell Rock.
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