Benton Community baseball

Monday, June 19, 2023, at Van Horne

Benton 4, Solon 3

S  001 020 0 – 3
BC 000 004 x – 4

Benton (21-8) had five hits in the first game against Solon (16-12). Lane Kaestner was 2 for 3. Drew Fillenworth singled home two runs. Blake Daugherty added one RBI. The team had one error. Jordan Thys was the winning pitcher, throwing for seven innings, allowing five hits (one earned), walking one and striking out six.

Solon 7, Benton 1

S  010 042 0 – 7
BC 000 000 1 – 1

Benton had six hits in the second game. Cody Wright was 2 for 2. The team had five errors. Lane Kaestner threw foe 5 1/3 innings, allowed seven hits, four walks, hit two batters and struck out one. Adam Roos threw for two outs, allowed one hit and one run. Thomas Lampkin threw for one inning, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one.

Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Van Horne

Benton 12, Anamosa 2

A  200 00 -  0
BC 405 21 - 12

Benton (22-8) had nine hits against Anamosa (16-5). Wyatt Rinderknecht was 3 for 4, had two doubles and two RBIs. Lane Kaestner was 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Cody Wright was 2 for 4. Jordan Thys was 3 for 3 with a double and one RBI. The team had no errors. Winning pitcher Colby Lennie threw for 3 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, two earned runs, walked seven, hit two batters and struck out four. Adam Roos threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed no hits and struc out three.

Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Mount Vernon

Benton 6, Mount Vernon 1

BC 001 210 2 - 6
MV 000 000 0 - 1

Benton (23-8) swept Mount Vernon (8-16) in WaMaC baseball action. The Bobcats had six hits in the first game. Lane Kaestner had one RBI. Cody Wright had a double and one RBI. Drew Fillenworth with 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Blake Daugherty added one RBI. Benton had three errors. Mount Vernon had two errors. Fillenworth pitched for Benton, going 6 1/3 innings, allowing six hits, one run, three walks and five strikeouts. Adam Roos threw for two outs, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Benton 1, Mount Vernon 0

BC 100 000 0 - 1
MV 000 000 0 - 0

Benton won the second game, 1-0. Benton had seven hits. Lane Kaestner was 2 for 2. Evan Daugherty was 2 for 2. Wright had one RBI. Benton had two errors. Mount Vernon had no errors. Ryan Finn threw for seven innings, allowed two hits, four walks, hit one batter and struck out six.

Benton hosts Xavier (14-15) on Tuesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. They host Center Point-Urbana (12-13) on Thursday, June 29.

Benton Community softball

Monday, June 19, 2023, at Van Horne

Solon 8, Benton 5

S  021 021 2 – 8
BC 011 011 1 – 5

Benton (18-11) lost the first game of a doubleheader against Solon (15-9). Statistics are coming.

Benton had seven hits in the first game. Emma Townsley was 1 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Ana Glawe was 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI. Benton had two errors. Jessa DeMoss threw for four innings, allowed four hits, five runs (two earned), walked four and struck out four. Haiden Moore threw for three innings, allowed three hits, three earned runs, walked two, hit two batters and struck out two.

Benton 6, Solon 5

S  022 010 0 – 5
BC 200 040 x – 6

Benton bounced back for a one-run win the second game against Solon (15-9). Benton had seven hits. Townsley had a double. Glawe had a home run and two RBIs. DeMoss had a home run and four RBIs. Hannah Greiner had a double. Layna DeMoss was 2 for 3. The team had two errors. Hope Moore threw for three innings, allowed six hits, four earned runs, hit one batter and struck out one. Jessa DeMoss threw for three innings and picked up the win. She allowed two hits, one run, and struck out six. Paige Meyer threw for one inning, allowed one hit, and struck out one.

Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at North Linn

North Linn 5, Benton 4

BC 003 001 000 - 4
NL 100 300 001 - 5

Benton lost the first game to North Linn (25-4) in the first game of a doubleheader. They had five hits. Layna DeMoss was 2 for 4 with a double, home run and one RBI. Jessa DeMoss had a home run and three RBIs. The team had one errors. Jessa DeMoss threw for 8 1/3 innings, allowed eight hits, four earned runs, walked seven and struck out 10.

Benton 7, North Linn 3

BC 003 103 0 - 7
NL 012 000 0 - 3

Benton picked a win over North Linn in the second game. Benton had 11 hits. Townsley was 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Hope Moore was 2 for 2. Ana Glawe had a home run and three RBIs. Jessa DeMoss also had a home run and three RBIs. Layna DeMoss had a double. The team had one error. Hope Moore threw for three innings, allowed two hits, three runs (two earned), and walked three. Haiden Moore picked up the win, throwing for four innings, allowing on hit, no runs, walking four and striking out five.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Mount Vernon

Benton 8, Mount Vernon 6

BC 012 031 1 - 8
MV 000 060 0 - 6

Benton swept Mount Vernon (20-6) in WaMaC action on June 21.

Benton 10, Mount Vernon 2

BC 011 070 1 - 10
MV 000 001 1 -  2

Benton had 14 hits in the second game. Townsley was 3 for 5 with one RBI. Hope Moore was 3 for 5 with a double. Glawe was 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 4 with one RBI. Layna DeMoss was 2 for 4 with one RBI. Hannah Greiner had a double and two RBIs. The team had one error. Hope Moore threw for 6 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, two runs (one earned), walked two, hit one batter and struck out two. Haiden Moore threw for two outs, walking one.

Friday, June 23, 2023, at Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Bettendorf 5, Benton 4

Benton lost the first game at the Jefferson Tournament over Bettendorf (17-8). Benton had nine hits. Townsley was 2 for 4 with a triple. Hope Moore was 2 for 2 with two RBIs. Jessa DeMoss had a home run and two RBIs. Benton had two errors. Jessa DeMoss threw for 2 /13 innings, allowed four hits, three runs (one earned), walked three, hit one batter and struck out three. Haiden Moore threw for 3 2/3 innings, allowed two hits, two earned runs, walked two and struck out two.

Benton 9, Ottumwa 1

BC 013 001 4 - 9
O  100 000 0 - 1

Benton (22-13) picked a win in the second game over Ottumwa (16-12). Benton had 14 hits. Hope Moore was 2 for 3 with a home run and one RBI. Ana Glawe had one RBI. Layna DeMoss was 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Sophia Seeck was 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Fionna McLeoed had a double and three RBIs. Madysyn Schulze added one RBI. They. had no errors. Winning pitcher Hope Moore threw for seven innings, allowed three hits, one earned runs, walked three, hit one batter and struck out two.

Benton hosts Center Point-Urbana (15-15) on Wednesday, June 28, for a doubleheader. On Friday, June 30, they play in the Rick Doran Classic at Iowa City West.