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The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team gets an early start of the 2018 season as the Hawkeyes will represent the United States in the World University Games in Taiwan next month. Iowa coach Rick Heller says several of the players are still taking part in summer league baseball.
The Hawkeyes will host three exhibition games, the first is Tuesday, and take part in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas, to prepare for the trip.
The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten Tournament title last season and Heller says the early start will be a benefit for next season.
Heller says most International competition these days involves professional players.
(Learfield Sports)
Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz enjoys the build up to the season just not taking part in it. Ferentz and the rest of the Big Ten coaches gather in Chicago today (Monday), for the start of media days. The event concludes with Tuesday’s Kickoff Luncheon.
Ferentz says the best part of the event is leaving.
Ferentz is the dean of Big Ten coaches.
(Learfield Sports)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will introduce new general manager Brett Veach today (Monday), while rookies and select veterans will report to Missouri Western for the start of training camp. The Chiefs looked as if they would begin this season largely unchanged from last year, but the last few months have turned those thoughts upside-down.
CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Jose Quintana won again and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday night to move into a virtual tie for first in the NL Central. Kyle Schwarber also connected as the Cubs won for the eighth time in nine games since the All-Star break. The World Series champions improved to 51-46, just a few percentage points ahead of Milwaukee after the Brewers (53-48) lost 6-3 at Philadelphia.
Quintana (6-8) struck out seven in six innings in his first home start since he was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the White Sox on July 13. He pitched seven sparkling innings in an 8-0 victory at Baltimore in his Cubs debut last Sunday. Coming off his first career shutout, Michael Wacha (7-4) was charged with five runs and six hits in six innings in his first loss since May 30. Wade Davis finished for his 20th save in 20 chances.
St. Louis first baseman Matt Carpenter left the Cardinals’ game against the Chicago Cubs with right quad tightness, Sunday night. Carpenter reached on an error in the first and was thrown out at home when he tried to score on Jedd Gyorko’s two-out double to left-center. Carpenter was replaced by Luke Voit before the Cubs batted in the second inning Sunday night. The 31-year-old Carpenter is batting .248 with 14 homers and 46 RBIs in 93 games. The team says he is day to day.
CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant galloped home from first base on Anthony Rizzo’s bloop double, capping a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday in the ever-tightening NL Central race.
A classic pitchers’ duel between Jon Lester and Adam Wainwright kept it scoreless into the eighth. The Cubs began the day one game behind shaky Milwaukee for the division lead, with the Cardinals 3 1/2 back of the Brewers.
After Paul DeJong and Randal Grichuk hit two-out homers off Lester for a 2-0 lead, the Cubs came back. Ben Zobrist’s RBI double with two outs made it 2-1 and chased Wainwright. Bryant greeted reliever Matt Bowman (2-4) with a broken-bat single that tied it. Brett Cecil then relieved and on a 3-2 pitch, Rizzo followed a looper toward left-center. Bryant ran hard the whole way and slid home as catcher Yadier Molina couldn’t control center fielder Dexter Fowler’s one-hop throw.
Lester (7-6), who had a perfect game until Wainwright singled with two outs in the sixth, struck out 10. Wade Davis walked a pair with two outs before striking out Molina for his 19th saves in 19 chances.
Martensdale-St.Marys 7, Hudson 4
Akron-Westfield 5, Lisbon 4 (11 innings)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have signed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a four-year rookie contract. Kansas City traded its first- and third-round picks this year and its first-round pick next year to the Buffalo Bills to grab the Texas Tech quarterback with the 10th overall selection. It was the first time Kansas City had taken a quarterback in the first round since Todd Blackledge in 1983.
The Chiefs sent the No. 27 and No. 91 overall picks in this year’s draft to Buffalo in order to acquire a successor to Alex Smith. The veteran starter has two years remaining on his contract, though Smith becomes inexpensive to release after next season.
CHICAGO (AP) – Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking two-run double in St. Louis’ nine-run eighth inning, and the Cardinals cooled off the Chicago Cubs with an 11-4 victory on Friday. Chicago carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, looking for its seventh consecutive win. But St. Louis sent 14 batters to the plate in its highest-scoring inning of the season, taking advantage of a combined six walks by three relievers while improving to 4-4 since the All-Star break.
Carl Edwards Jr. (3-2) was pulled after the first three batters reached. Hector Rondon then walked Jedd Gyorko, tying it at 3, and DeJong followed with a drive into the ivy in right-center for a ground-rule double. The Cardinals were off and running from there. Matt Bowman (2-3) got the final out of the seventh for the win.
The Cubs played without third baseman Kris Bryant, who sprained his left little finger on a headfirst slide on Wednesday. X-rays were negative, but Bryant is experiencing soreness and there is some concern about gripping a bat.
Newman Catholic, Mason City 10, CAM 2
Remsen St. Mary’s 5, North Linn 1
State Softball Championships Friday, July 21
Class 1A
3rd Place: Westwood 6, Sigourney 3 – Final
Championship: Kee 8, Clarksville 1 – Final
Class 2A
3rd Place: Durant 2 vs. Interstate 35 1 Final
Championship: Iowa City Regina 5, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 4 – Final
Class 3A
3rd Place – Center Point-Urbana 4, Mount Vernon 3 – Final
Championship: Davenport Assumption 8, Albia 0 Final
Class 4A
Friday, July 21
3rd Place: Oskaloosa 14, Charles City 1 Final
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Championship: Winterset 5, Ballard 2 Final
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Class 5A
3rd Place: Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5, Urbandale 3 Final
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Championship: Pleasant Valley 8, Waukee 2 Final
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