A longtime coach for the Simpson College baseball team was killed in a car crash Monday night. An Iowa State Patrol crash report indicates 65-year-old Joe Blake of Indianola lost control of his vehicle around a curve shortly after 8 p.m. The car rolled and Blake, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the car. He died at the scene.

Joe Blake – Simpson College

Joe Blake, who was drafted by the New York Yankees and played in their minor league system in early 70s, was in his 30th season as the pitching coach for Simpson. All four of Blake’s sons played professional baseball, including Casey, who retired as a Los Angeles Dodger in 2011. Ben Blake, also Joe’s son, is the head baseball coach at Simpson.

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Class 1-A @ Crestwood Hills, Anita
CAM – 445
Griswold – 448
River Valley – 418
Boyer Valley – 457
Pleasantville – 360
Mt. Ayr – 443

Individuals:
Miranda Scroggie, Nishnabotna – 95
Brooklyn Wendt, CAM – 103
Marla Rossell, Griswold – 103
Morgan Ferguson, CAM – 105
Hattie Dalke, Griswold – 107
Jenna Knaack, River Valley – 101
Alyssa Trapp, River Valley – 104
Maddie Shook, Westwood – 105
Alycen Knaack, River Valley – 106
Makenna Thomas, River Valley – 107
Bailey Oliva, Pleasantville – 87
Alli Friday, Pleasantville – 90
Hannah Gordon, Pleasantville – 91
Avari Heinz-Pence, Pleasantville – 92
Tessa Shields, Mt. Ayr – 93

Class 3-A @ 5 x 80, Menlo:
Atlantic – 384
Shenandoah – 424
Centerville – 401
Nevada – 421

Individuals:
Brooke Newell, Atlantic – 89
Erin Olsen, Atlantic – 91
Anna Carlson, Shenandoah – 94
Sarah Fixmer, Atlantic – 96
Sabrina Hernandez, Southwest Iowa – 96
Katie Jenkins, Gilbert – 92
Amy Stock, Bondurant-Farrar – 93
Claire Ausman, Nevada – 93
Madeline McDonald, Centerville – 95
Leah Scott, Centerville – 99

Class 1-A:

1. Alburnett
2. Mason City Newman Catholic
3. Van Buren
4. Martensdale-St. Marys
5. Pleasantville
6. Coon Rapids-Bayard
7. St. Albert
8. Logan-Magnolia
9. Lisbon
10. Lenox

Class 2-A:

1. Clear Lake
2. Beckman Catholic
3. Cascade
4. Wilton
5. Treynor
6. New Hampton
7. Hinton
8. Mount Vernon
9. Kuemper Catholic
10. Iowa City Regina

Class 3-A:

1. Davenport Assumption
2. Dallas Center-Grimes
3. Fairfield
4. Norwalk
5. Pella
6. Central DeWitt
7. Cedar Rapids Xavier
8. Denison-Schleswig
9. Harlan
10. Carroll

Class 4-A:

1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
2. Johnston
3. Sioux City North
4. Waukee
5. Southeast Polk
6. Iowa City West
7. WDM Valley
8. Des Moines East
9. Cedar Rapids Jefferson
10. Dowling Catholic

Baseball:

• Harlan 4, Carroll 0 (5 innings)
• Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Guthrie Center 2

Softball:

• Harlan 11, Underwood 3

For the first time since 1990 the Iowa baseball team is headed to an NCAA Regional. The Hawkeyes are the two-seed in a regional hosted by Missouri State and open Friday at noon against third seeded Oregon. The Hawkeyes finished the regular season with a record of 39-16.

Iowa coach Rick Heller envisioned this day when he took the job two years ago and is not surprised it happened this quickly. Heller says it was no fluke and the Hawkeyes earned their bid to the tournament.

Host and top seeded Missouri State will host Canisius in the other first round game.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jhonny Peralta hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
Peralta’s leadoff drive to left on a 1-2 pitch from J.C. Ramirez (1-1) was his fourth career game-winning homer. The Cardinals improved to 4-1 in five extra-inning home games in May, including a sweep against the Pirates at the beginning of the month.

Mark Trumbo hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth for Arizona, but the Diamondbacks stranded five the last two innings. The Cardinals wasted two hits to open the ninth when Ramirez struck out Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday and Matt Adams.

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The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team will find out later this morning where it will be headed for the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes were knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday by Indiana and will take a 39-16 record into its first regional appearance since 1990. Coach Rick Heller believes the extra few days off will be beneficial for his team.

The Hawkeyes dropped four of their final six games to close out the regular season.The selection show is this morning at 11 on ESPNU.