Waukon baseball team scores first NEIC win, rained out of title at Jeff Houg Tourney
Waukon baseball sophomore pitcher Levi McGeough unleashes a pitch in the first game of the Indians’ home doubleheader loss to the Cadets by scores of 9-5 and 17-3 Tuesday, June 20. McGeough threw six and two-thirds innings, striking out two batters and giving up eight hits, two walks and just two earned runs while also going two-for-four at the plate with two singles. 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 picked up a pair of wins during this busy past week, including the baseball Tribe’s first Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) victory of the season. The Indians opened the week with a 13-0 loss at home to Waverly-Shell Rock in five innings Monday, June 19 before falling in a NEIC doubleheader at Crestwood that began Friday, June 16 but was suspended by rain to Tuesday, June 20, those losses coming by scores of 9-5 and 17-3. The Tribe also fell at home to Starmont in a non-conference contest Wednesday, June 21, 10-8, before picking up that first NEIC win, 7-4, at home over Charles City Friday, June 23. The Indians then pieced together their first win streak of the season by opening their own home Jeff Houg Tournament Saturday, June 24 with a 14-8 victory in eight innings over Kee before having the championship game against South Winneshiek rained out.
Holding a season record of 5-14, including a 1-10 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians were next scheduled to host Decorah for a doubleheader Tuesday, June 27, play at Postville Thursday, June 29 and then host another doubleheader against Oelwein Friday, June 30. The baseball Tribe will then wrap up its regular season schedule on the road with a Monday, July 3 doubleheader at Class 2A second-rated New Hampton before playing at Crestwood Wednesday, July 5. Postseason tournament play is scheduled to begin for the Indians July 8 at a site and against an opponent to be determined.
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