Monday, July 6, 2026, at Cedar Rapids Prairie

CR Prairie 8, Benton 3

Benton had five hits. Kaleb Hupke was 2 for 4 with two doubles and one RBI. Kyle Gallagher had a single. Grady Frese had a single. Weston Kaestner had a single and two RBIs. The team had two walks. Benton had four errors. Prairie had two errors.

Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell threw for two innings, allowed two hits, walked two and struck out tow. Losing pitcher Caleb Kaump threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, five runs (four earned) and walked two. Mason Havill threw for one inning and walked one. Nolan Meers threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed two hits, three earned runs, walked one and hit one batter.

CR Prairie 8, Benton 0

Benton had three hits in the second game. Getting one single each were Drew Fillenworth, Eli Patterson and Grady Frese. Benton had one walk. Graham Wallace had one steal. The team had one error.

Patterson threw for two innings, walked two and struck out five. Grant Volesky threw for 1 2/3 inning, allowed five hits, five earned runs, walked three and struck out two. Grady Frese threw for two innings for the loss, allowed two hits, one earned run, walked four and struck out three. Colton Kroneman allowed two earned runs and walked three. Sam Janssen threw for one out, walking one and striking out one.

Benton hosts West Liberty on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, July 8, Benton travels to Center Point-Urbana for a doubleheader, starting at 5 p.m.

Class 3A substate baseball action begins on Friday, July10, when Benton (17-14) hosts Vinton-Shellsburg (10-18). The game starts at 7 p.m.