
Monday, June 30, 2025, at Grinnell
Benton 8, Grinnell 3
Benton had 12 hits. VJ Schulte had two RBIs. Drew Fillenworth was 2 for 3. Carson Nolan was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. Kale Gallagher was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Kaleb Hupke was 2 for 4 with a double. Fillenworth stole two bases. Nolan stole one. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell threw for seven innings, allowed nine hits, three runs (two earned), and struck out five.
Benton 6, Grinnell 1
Benton had nine hits. Eli Patterson was 2 for 2. Grady Frese had two RBIs. Gallagher was 2 for 3 with a double and one RBI. Patterson stole one base. Fillenworth was the winning pitcher. He threw for six innings, allowed three hits, one earned run, hit two batters and struck out nine.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton Community 8, Cedar Rapids Xavier 5
X 000 140 0 - 5
BC 520 001 x - 8
Benton had 10 hits. VJ Schulte was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Eli Patterson had two RBIs. Carson Nolan was 2 for 4. Grady Frese was 2 for 32 with a double and one RBI. Kale Gallagher was 2 for 3 with one RBI. VJ Schulte threw for two outs, and walked one. Winning pitcher Kale Gallagher threw for four innings, allowed three hits, four earned runs, walked two, and hit two batters. Adam Roos threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed three hits and one earned run.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Benton
Solon 6, Benton 2
S 200 004 0 - 6
BC 001 000 0 - 2
Benton had three hits. VJ Schulte had a double. Carson Nolan had one RBI. Grant Volesky threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, no runs, and struck out one. Grady Frese threw for 45 2/3 innings, allowed four hits, six runs (five earned), walked two, hit three batters and struck out five.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton 8, Center Point-Urbana 0
CPU 000 000 0 - 0
BC 301 031 x - 8
Benton had five hits. Drew Fillenworth had a double and three RBIs. Grant Volesky and Carson Nolan stole one base each. Adam Roos threw for seven innings, allowed five hits, hit one batter and struck out 8.
Benton 9, Center Point-Urbana 4
CPU 004 000 0 - 4
BC 004 005 x - 9
Benton had eight hits in the contest. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell was 3 for 3 with two RBIs. Kaleb Hupke had a double and two RBIs. VJ Schulte threw for seven innings, allowed 10 hits, four earned runs, and struck out three.
Benton (25-6) hosts Vinton-Shellsburg (4-20) on Tuesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. Tournament action starts Friday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at Van Horne against Williamsburg (11-18).