Cubs win, then fall in Cascade tourney
Monticello found a sliver lining despite a 3-2 loss to Cascade in the quarterfinal round of the Cascade Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament July 22.
“This was a very well-played game,” Monticello Cubs player/manager Garett Hanken said. “We battled to the end but came up short.”
The Cubs trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, scored one run on a double by Tanner Felton and RBI single by Mason Newhard, but couldn’t get the equalizer. Parker Kray pitched all seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out six. Lucas Stutt and Newhard both went 2-for-3 at the plate. Tanner Felton hit a double.
“Parker threw a gem against a very good lineup,” Hanken said. “Mason and Tanner continued to hit the ball well and have good at bats.”
To get to the quarterfinals, the Cubs blanked Holy Cross 13-0 in five innings in a game both teams agreed to count for the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League schedule as well.
A.J. Reuter pitched four innings of two-hit ball with six strikeouts, and Ryan Manternach pitched the fifth. A.J. Reuter also was 3-for-3 at the plate, and Tanner Felton was 2-for-3.
“We got on them early and ran them out of pitching,” Hanken said.
Between those game, the Cubs lost a league game at Farley, 6-0. Monticello was held to two hits.
“We couldn’t seem to get much going at the plate,” Hanken said.
The Cubs are 3-9 in EIHL play, 7-12 overall.
Lambert is pageant
Queen candidate
Rileigh Lambert will be Monticello’s representative for the Dyersville Tournament Queen Pageant. The pageant will take place Friday, Aug. 3 at about 7:30 p.m., between semifinal games.
July 16
Cascade Tournament
First Round
Monticello 13, Holy Cross 0
(five innings
MONTICELLO AB R H BI
Monk, Z. lf 1 2 1 0
Arduser lf 2 0 1 1
Hall c 4 1 0 1
Thompson ss 2 1 0 1
Mescher ss 1 1 1 0
Reuter, A. p 3 3 3 3
Kray p 0 0 0 0
Felton, Ta. cf 2 2 2 2
Huxford 1b 1 0 1 1
Hanken 1b 2 0 0 0
Newhard 3b 4 1 0 1
Stutt, L. dh 1 1 1 0
Kremer rf 0 0 0 1
Felton, Ty. 2b 2 1 1 0
Hospodarsky 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 13 11 11
Monticello 260 23 – 13 11 0
Holy Cross 000 00 – 0 2 1
LOB – Monticello 9, Holy Cross 4.
Monticello IP H R ER BB SO
Reuter, A. (W, 3-3) 4 2 0 0 2 6
Kray 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 5 2 0 0 2 7
July 17
Farley 6, Monticello 0
MONTICELLO AB R H BI
Felton, Ty. p 3 0 1 0
Hall rf 3 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 2 0 0 0
Felton, Ta. cf 3 0 0 0
Stutt, L. 1b 2 0 0 0
Manternach, J. c 3 0 0 0
Manternach, R. 3b 3 0 0 0
Sperfslage ss 2 0 0 0
Arduser lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0
Monticello 000 000 0 – 0 2 1
Farley 003 201 x – 6 6 0
LOB – Farley 8, Monticello 2.
Monticello IP H R ER BB SO
Felton, Ty. (L, 0-6) 3 5 5 5 4 1
Manternach, R. 3 1 1 0 3 0
Totals 6 6 6 5 7 1
July 22
Cascade Tournament
Quarterfinals
Cascade 3, Monticello 2
MONTICELLO AB R H BI
Monk, Z. lf 3 0 0 0
Hall rf 3 0 0 0
Reuter, M. 2b 3 0 0 0
Felton, Ta. cf 3 1 1 0
Newhard 3b 3 1 2 1
Manternach, J. c 3 0 0 0
Stutt, L. 1b 3 0 2 0
Felton, Ty. ss 3 0 0 0
Hanken dh 2 0 0 0
Kray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 1
Cascade 002 001 0 – 3 3 0
Monticello 000 010 1 – 2 5 0
LOB – Monticello 3, Cascade 2.
2B – Ta. Felton, Newhard.
Monticello IP H R ER BB SO
Kray (L, 0-4) 7 3 3 2 3 6
Totals 7 3 3 2 3 6