IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt sophomore Adam Mazur became the highest drafted Hawkeye in 32 years when he was selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres on Sunday night.  He was the 53rd pick overall and the highest drafted player in the Big Ten.

The Woodbury, Minnesota, native is the highest drafted Iowa player since Tim Costo in 1990 when he was picked eighth overall by the Cleveland Indians.  The last Hawkeye to be a second-round pick was Wes Obermueller in 1999 (58th pick) by the Kansas City Royals.

Mazur is the 24th player selected in the MLB Draft during head coach Rick Heller’s tenure in Iowa City.

The right-handed pitcher had a breakout season in his first as a Hawkeye, going 7-3 with a 3.07 ERA in 15 starts en route to earning Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors.  He allowed just 60 hits and 37 runs (32 earned) over 93 2/3 innings, while fanning 98, limiting hitters to a .178 average and walking just 30.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday in the seventh round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.  Williams was the 218th pick overall.

The Johnston, Iowa, native is the second Hawkeye selected in this year’s MLB Draft, joining second round pick Adam Mazur, and he is the 25th player drafted during head coach Rick Heller’s tenure in Iowa City.

Toronto has selected three Iowa players – Nick Allgeyer, Trenton Wallace and Williams – since 2018.

Williams had a breakout 2022 season, hitting .335 with 55 runs, 41 RBIs and 32 extra base hits (17 doubles, 13 home runs and two triples).  The first baseman started 54 games, hitting safely in 38 games and reaching safely in 49 contests and he had 20 multi-hit games.

During the season, Williams ranked seventh in the Big Ten in on-base percentage (.464), eighth in slugging (.622) and eighth in OPS (1.086).

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt senior Dylan Nedved was selected by the San Diego Padres on Monday in the ninth round of the 2022 Major League Draft.  Nedved was the 270th pick overall.

Nedved is the third Hawkeye selected in the top 10 rounds – a first in program history.  The right-handed pitcher joins Adam Mazur in San Diego, while Peyton Williams was selected in the seventh round by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Head coach Rick Heller has now coached 26 MLB Draft picks during his tenure in Iowa City.  The three picks this season are the most for the program since 2018 when five players were selected.

Nedved was a jack-of-all-trades pitcher for the Hawkeyes during the 2022 season, spending time as a starter, long reliever and closer.  The Shawnee, Kansas, native went 6-2 with a 3.47 ERA with three saves in 19 appearances, including six starts.  He finished with 75 strikeouts (to 28 walks) over 72 2/3 innings.

Dubuque Wahlert outfielder Tommy Specht was also selected in the 6th round by the Texas Rangers with the 169th overall pick.

Tuesday, July 19
Class 3A Quarterfinals

11:00 a.m. –  Kruger Seeds Field
#2 Davenport Assumption (34-8) vs. #7 Ballard (16-20)

11:30 a.m. – Iowa Central Field
#3 Williamsburg (32-10) vs. #6 Sioux Center (22-9)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

1:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#2 North Union (32-3) vs. #7 Louisa-Muscatine (25-8)

1:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#3 Logan-Magnolia (28-0) vs. #6 Wilton (26-6)

3:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 Central Springs (31-1) vs. #8 Mount Ayr (17-9)

3:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#4 Iowa City Regina (21-11) vs. #5 Van Meter (30-9)

Class 1A Quarterfinals

5:00 p..m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 North Linn (32-8) vs. #8 Newman Catholic (25-9)

5:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#4 Remsen St. Mary’s vs. #5 Southeast Warren (23-4)

7:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#2 Newell-Fonda (35-4) vs. #7 Martensdale-St. Marys (24-3)

7:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#3 Lisbon (35-4) vs. #6 Twin Cedars (26-3)

Tuesday, July 19

Class 2A Quarterfinals

11:00—#2 Estherville Lincoln Central (31-2) vs. #7 Interstate 35, Truro (24-6)

1:30—#3 Cascade (20-50 vs. #6 Mid-Prairie, Wellman (18-10)

4:30—#4 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville (24-13) vs. #5 Dike-New Hartford (26-3)

7:00—#1 Van Meter (36-0) vs. #8 Kuemper Catholic (20-16)

Class 4A Quarterfinals

11:30—#1 Johnston (33-4) vs. #8 Iowa City, Liberty (21-19)

2:00—#4 Waukee (27-11) vs. #5 Waukee Northwest (26-12)

5:00—#3 Prairie, Cedar Rapids (31-8) vs. #6 Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (25-14)

7:30—#2 Iowa City, City High (31-8) vs. #7 Indianola (26-12)

The CAM Cougars didn’t quite have their A-game on Monday night and fell to a strong New London Tigers squad 12-3 in the Class 1A Quarterfinals of the State Baseball Tournament in Carroll.  The Cougars pitching staff surrendered 10 walks and hit three other batters. New London took full advantage of those base-runners along with some defensive miscues to run away with the win.

The Tigers scored their first run in the first inning on a missed put-out by CAM at second base on a steal attempt. The ball squirted out into center and Josh Catala, who earned a walk to lead off the game, came strolling in to score. The Tigers then put up 4 runs in the 2nd. One run was walked in and then Dereck Santiago belted a 3-run double to push the lead to 5-0. Both teams got a run in the third, then the Tigers added 2 in the 4th to make it 8-1. CAM got two in the 5th on a double by Joe Kauffman but the Tigers stole momentum right back with three more in the bottom half of the frame and added a final run in the sixth.

Dereck Santiago got the win for the Tigers, going 4 1/3 with 8 strikeouts, 3 walks, 6 hits and 3 runs allowed. Josh Catala and Brenden Richey finished the game off. The Tigers improved to 29-1 and will play in the Semifinals on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

Lane Spieker took the loss going 3 innings with 8 strikeouts, 5 walks, 4 hits and 6 runs allowed. Joe Kauffman and Drew Ticknor finished the rest of the way and both struggled at times to find the zone. They combined for 5 more walks and three hit batters. CAM ends a great season at 27-3.

CAM Head Coach Dan Daugherty gave a lot of credit to New London.

Coach Daugherty reflected on a phenomenal group of seniors that led the way for CAM.

Lane Spieker blamed himself for the uncharacteristic amount of walks he gave up. He was proud of what the group has been able to do for CAM athletics.

Fellow senior Joe Kauffman was grateful for his time with this group and their list of accomplishments.

Hats off to the CAM Cougars on a great run in 2022.

Class 5A Quarterfinals

#1 Fort Dodge 12, #8 Waukee 0 (3 innings) Box Score

#4 West Des Moines Valley 7,  #5 Southeast Polk 5 Box Score

#2 Muscatine 4, #7 Pleasant Valley 0 Box Score

#3 Waukee Northwest 4, #6 Linn-Mar 0 Box Score

Class 4A Quarterfinals

#1 Winterset 10,  #8 Burlington 2 Box Score

#5 Carlisle 8, #4 Norwalk  4 Box Score

#7 North Scott 2, #2 ADM 1  Box Score

#3 Dallas Center-Grimes 9, Indianola 3 Box Score

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 Mount Vernon 3, #8 Dubuque Wahlert 1 Box Score

#4 Saydel 3, #5 Davis County 1 Box Score

Monday, July 18

Class 1A Quarterfinals

Kingsley-Pierson 7, North Linn 4

St. Mary’s, Remsen 6, South Winneshiek, Calmar 0

New London 12, CAM 3

Newman Catholic, Mason City 3, Lisbon 2

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Assumption, Davenport 11, Pella 1 (6 innings)

Independence 8, West Delaware 7

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5, Lewis Central 4

Epworth, Western Dubuque 4 vs. Winterset 3

After coming up short in the Substate Finals three of the previous four seasons, the CAM baseball team was able to get over the hump and get to the State Baseball Tournament this year. Now the Cougars are ready to bring that determination to the field at Merchants Park in Carroll. CAM (27-2) squares off against the New London Tigers (28-1) in the 1A Quarterfinals today and we’ll have it on KJAN. CAM Head Coach Dan Daugherty said it was a great experience to win that Substate Final over Ogden and achieve a big goal.

Coach Daugherty said preparations for State have gone well the past week and they are ready for the next challenge. He’s been impressed with what he’s seen from New London.

Both squads are very senior led and Coach Daugherty said it has been fun to watch this talented senior group grow through the program.

The Cougars and the Tigers are set to throw out the first pitch at 4:30 p.m. and our pregame coverage on KJAN will get underway at 3:30 p.m. You can catch the full interview with Coach Daugherty during pregame.

The State Softball Tournament gets underway today at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Here’s a look at the day one schedule.

Class 5A Quarterfinals

11:00 a.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 Fort Dodge (35-6) vs. #8 Waukee (25-14)

11:30 a.m. – Iowa Central Field
#4 West Des Moines Valley (26-13) vs. #5 Southeast Polk (25-12)

1:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#2 Muscatine (35-4) vs. #7 Pleasant Valley (26-12)

1:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#3 Waukee Northwest (32-7) vs. #6 Linn-Mar (36-4)

Class 4A Quarterfinals

3:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 Winterset (34-4) vs. #8 Burlington (20-13)

3:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#4 Norwalk (29-7) vs. #5 Carlisle (27-10)

5:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#2 ADM (32-4) vs. #7 North Scott (28-10

5:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#3 Dallas Center-Grimes (33-6) vs. Indianola (27-12)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

7:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 Mount Vernon (33-4) vs. #8 Dubuque Wahlert (23-16)

7:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
#4 Saydel (31-4) vs. #5 Davis County (23-8)

The State Baseball Tournament fires up today with Quarterfinals in Class 1A and 3A. 1A and 2A schools are playing at Merchants Park in Carroll. Class 3A and 4A schools are playing at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City.

Monday, July 18

Class 1A Quarterfinals

11:00—#4 North Linn, Troy Mills (31-2) vs. #5 Kingsley-Pierson (26-4)
1:30—#1 St. Mary’s, Remsen (33-0) vs. #8 South Winneshiek, Calmar (23-8)
4:30—#3 New London (28-1) vs. #6 CAM (27-2) – ON KJAN, Pregame 3:30 p.m.
7:00—#2 Newman Catholic, Mason City (32-3) vs. #7 Lisbon (24-5)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

11:30—#1 Davenport Assumption (30-6) vs. #8 Pella (23-14)
2:00—#4 West Delaware (32-10) vs. #5 Independence (29-11)
5:00—#3 Lewis Central (31-3) vs. #6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (30-11)|
7:30—#2 Western Dubuque (29-11) vs. #7 Winterset (16-14)

The State high school baseball tournament begins this (Monday) morning in Carroll with the quarterfinal round in class 1A. In the opener, 10th ranked Kingsley-Pierson will try to slow down the running game of sixth rated North Linn. The Lynx have swiped 219 bases in posting a 21-2 record.

That’s Kingsley-Pierson coach Taylor Doeschot who says it starts with limiting baserunners.

Doeschot hopes experience is a plus for the Panthers.

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Top ranked Remsen St. Mary’s takes a 33-0 record into a 1A quarterfinal against South Winneshiek. Remsen St. Mary’s coach Dean Harpenau says the Hawks know they will have a challenge against a South Winn team beat Lansing Kee in a sub state final.

Harpenau says South Winneshiek features outstanding pitching.

Harpenau says the Hawks need to string quality at-bats together.