- Sophomore Cole Baumgart singles in the winning run in
- Sophomore Andrew Theiss improves to 2-1 with the win
- DMACC faces Ellsworth CC in a doubleheader on April 8
Sophomore Cole Baumgart of Clarinda hit a run-scoring single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the DMACC baseball team to a come-from-behind 8-7 win over Northeast (Iowa) Community College (NEICC) April 6 at the DMACC baseball diamond.
Baumgart's hit scored sophomore Adam Leininger of Fargo, N.D., who opened the inning with a walk and moved into scoring position on a single by freshman Drew Owen of Alleman. After freshman Jacob Luster of Huxley struck out, Baumgart lined a 1-0 pitch into left field to score Leininger with the winning run.
The win, DMACC's fourth straight, leveled the Bears record at 17-17 and gave them a 5-3 mark in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).
DMACC trailed throughout the game as NEICC took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second, made it a 4-0 game with three runs in the third and took a 6-0 lead after scoring two runs in the fifth.
The Bears got on the board in the sixth when Owen and Baumgart walked and Owen came home on a base hit by sophomore Austin Anderson of Marion.
NEICC, which fell to 3-26 overall and 0-9 in the ICCAC with its 13th consecutive loss, scored again in the top of the eighth for a 7-1 lead but DMACC clawed back to a 7-7 tie with six runs in the bottom of the inning. Owen and sophomore Brady Walton of Waukee had run-scoring singles in the inning and the Bears got another run on a sacrifice fly from freshman Nolan Galla of Warrenville, Ill. Leininger drove in a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Luster and Baumgart drew bases loaded walks to account for two more runs.
DMACC had seven hits in the win, all singles, and Baumgart led the way in runs batted in with two.
Freshman Ben Hites of Oak Creek, Wis., pitched the first two and two-thirds innings for the Bears, allowing four runs on four hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Redshirt freshman Jackson Gwin of Lafayette, Ind., went three innings, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts and three walks and sophomore Andrew Theiss of Clear Lake pitched the last four and a third innings and ran his record to 2-1 with the win. He allowed one run on three hits, struck out four and walked three.
The DMACC baseball team will face Ellsworth Community College (ECC) in a doubleheader April 8 at the DMACC baseball diamond. ECC is 12-21 overall and 3-5 in the ICCAC. The Panthers' losses include a 17-5 decision against DMACC March 31 at Iowa Falls.
