Game 1
Taitn Gray drove in four runs on one hit to lead Dallas Center Grimes Mustangs past Indianola 5-4 on Tuesday. In the third inning, Gray hit a grand slam to right field.
Dallas Center Grimes Mustangs built a 5-run lead in the fourth inning and then held off Indianola’s charge. Indianola closed the gap by scoring on a double, a double, and a single.
Trevor Hamil led things off on the bump for Dallas Center Grimes Mustangs. The right-handed pitcher surrendered nine hits and four runs (three earned) over seven innings, striking out two and walking two. Luke Rockhold led things off on the mound for Indianola. The starting pitcher gave up two hits and five runs (zero earned) over four innings, striking out two and walking two.
Number seven hitter, Dalton Bergthold, showed the depth of Dallas Center Grimes Mustangs’s lineup, by leading them with two hits in three at bats. Dallas Center Grimes Mustangs turned three double plays in the game.
Andrew DeWall and Brady Blake were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected two hits for Indianola. Blake provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led Indianola with two runs batted in. The 3-hole hitter went 2-for-4 on the day.