Benton Baseball
Monday, May 25, 2026, at Norway Baseball Field
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 10, Benton 5
BC 010 022 0 - 5
CRJ 201 506 x - 10
Benton had eight hits. Eli Patterson was 2 for. 4with a double. Drew Fillenworth was 1 for 3. Grady Frese was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell was 1 for 4 with one RBI. Grant Volesky was 1 for 4. Caleb Hupke was 1 for 3. Benton had four errors. Kaleb Hupke took the loss on the mound, throwing for 3 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, eight runs (two earned), walking two, hitting two batters and striking out three. Kale Gallagher threw for 2 1/3 innings, allowed four hits, two earned runs and walking three.
Benton Community 9, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 5
BC 122 200 2 - 9
CRJ 100 013 0 - 5
Benton had nine hits. Carson Nolan was 1 for 4. Fillenworth was 1 for 2 with three RBIs. Gallagher was 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mitchell-Birdsell was 2 for 4 with two doubles and one RBI. Volesky was 1 for 3 with one RBI. Hupke was 2 for 3. Nolan stole three bases. Benton had one error. Colton Kroneman was the winning pitcher, throwing five innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs, one walk, hitting four batters and striking out four. Fillenworth threw for one out, striking out one. Mitchell-Birdsell threw for one inning, allowing one hit and striking out two. Caleb Kaump threw for two outs, allowing two hits, three runs (two earned), allowing one walk, hitting one batter and striking out one.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Van Horne
Benton 12, West Delaware 2
WD 101 000 - 2
BC 020 532 - 12
Benton had 14 hits in the first game of a home doubleheader. Eli Patterson was 3 for 4 with one RBI. Grant Volesky was 1 for 2. West Kaestner was 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Drew Fillenworth was 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Carson Nolan was 1 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs. Grady Frese was 2 for 4. Kale Gallagher was 1 for 3. Kaleb Hupke was 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Colton Kroneman was 1 for 3. Cole Schanbacher was 1 for 3 with one RBI. Stealing one base each were Eli Patterson, Brooks Mitchell-Birdswell and Graham Wallace.
Benton had two errors. West Delaweare had six errors.
Winning pitcher Grady Frese threw for five innings, allowed no hits, two earned runs, hit one batter and struck out nine. Caleb Kaump threw for one inning, allowed one hit, no runs and struck out two.
Benton 16, West Delaware 1
WD 000 1 - 1
BC 057 4 - 16
Benton had six hits in the second game. Grant Volesky was 1 for 2. Weston Kaestner was one for one with one RBI. Drew Fillenworth was 1 for 3. Grady Frese was 1 for 3. Mitchell-Birdsell was 1 for 1. Gallagher was 1 for 4 with a dobule and two RBIs. Hupke had one RBI. Benton had 10 walks. Each team had one error.
Mitchell-Birdsell threw for four innings, allowed one hit, one earned run, walked one and struck out two.
Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Norway Baseball Field
Sigourney 5, Benton 3
SGN 202 000 1 - 5
BC 100 002 0 - 3
Benton had five hits. Kale Gallagher was 1 for 2. Grady Frese was 1 for 4. Mitchell-Birdsell was 2 for 4. Grant Volesky was 1 for 3 wiht one RBI. Benton had no errors.
Nolan Mears took the loss, throwing 2 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, four earned runs and striking out one. Drew Fillenworth threw for two outs, walked one and struck out two. Caleb Kaump threw for 3 2/3 innings, allowed three hits, one earned run, walked two and struck out three.
Friday, May 29, 2026 at Waverly
Waverly-Shell Rock 7, Benton 1
BC 000 001 0 - 1
WSR 300 040 x - 7
Benton had one hit, with a single and RBI from Kaleb Hupke. Carson Nolan stole one base. Benton had three errors. Mason Havill threw for four innings, allowed two hits five runs (four earned), walked three, hit one batter, and struck out four. Kale Gallagher threw for two innings, allowed two hits, two earned runs, walked two and struck out two. Havill took the loss.
Waverly-Shell Rock 8, Benton 2
BC 020 000 0 - 2
WSR 210 104 x - 8
Benton had three hits. Hupke was 1 for 2 with one RBI. Gallagher was 1 for 3. Carson Nolan was 1 for 2. NOlan stole one base. The team had two errors.
Benton had five pitches in the contest, with Drew Fillenworth taking the loss. He threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed three hits, three urns (two earned), walked one and hit two batters. He struck out two. Hupke threw for one inning and walked one. Eli Patterson allowed four runs, four runs (three earned). Grant Volesky threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed one hit and struck out one. Colton Kroneman threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed three hits, one earned run, walked one, hit one batter and struck out two.
Benton travels to Clear Creek Amana on Monday, June 1, hosts Williamsburg on Thursday, June 4, and on Saturday, June 6, Benton hosts Clarinda at the Watkins Mudhens Stadium at 10 a.m. They host West Liberty at 12 p.m.
Jim Magdefrau 