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Date	Headline	School	Type
May 09	Central clubs Grinnell; conference tourney pairings set	Central
GRINNELL, Iowa—Catcher Josh Stanton had a career-high four hits and the Central College baseball team wrapped up the regular season by slugging its way past Grinnell College 18-7. The game was shortened to seven innings because of the mercy rule. The win gives the Dutch a new season victories record as they [ more ]

May 05	Central knocks off first-place Buena Vista, 5-4	Central
PELLA, Iowa—It wasn’t a strategy coach Adam Stevens recommends, but he loved the result as his Central College baseball team knocked off Iowa Conference leader Buena Vista 5-4 Wednesday. Reliever Corey Eisenmann was clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth inning when the Dutch allowed Buena Vista to load the bases [ more ]

May 02	Central pounds 21 hits to avert sweep at Loras	Central
DUBUQUE, Iowa—Making a quick turnaround after a pair of stinging Saturday defeats, Central College baseball coach Adam Stevens turned to his seniors. He put all four in the lineup Sunday and they helped deliver a 16-4 seven-inning rout of Loras College, preventing a weekend sweep and snapping a four-game losing skid. Senior pitcher [ more ]

May 01	Loras long balls cost Central in slugfests	Central
DUBUQUE, Iowa—Loras College belted six home runs and twice put up big late-inning numbers to hand the Central College baseball team a pair of setbacks Saturday, 13-12 and 10-5. Central (24-12 overall, 13-8 Iowa Conference) carried a 12-8 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning of the opener when Loras (14-19 [ more ]

Apr. 27	Buena Vista spoils Central bid for league lead	Central
STORM LAKE, Iowa—A six-run fourth inning foiled the Central College baseball team’s bid for the Iowa Conference lead as Buena Vista Univ. strengthened its hold on first place in the Iowa Conference with a doubleheader sweep Tuesday. The Beavers were 5-3, 10-3 winners as they improved to 14-3 in the league and [ more ]

Apr. 17	Lackey homers twice in Central sweep	Central
PELLA, Iowa—After an eight-run first inning, the Central College baseball team defeated Luther College 12-5 Saturday to complete a three-game Iowa Conference sweep. The Dutch (22-8 overall, 11-4 conference), who beat Luther (14-13 overall, 3-9 Iowa Conference) 14-12 Friday night, shut down the Norse in Saturday’s first game 5-1 before the nightcap [ more ]

Apr. 16	Central outslugs Luther, 14-12	Central
PELLA, Iowa—Third baseman Anthony Miller and left fielder Ryan Allison combined for seven RBIs as the Central College baseball team survived a wind-blown slugfest with Luther College Friday, 14-12. With the wind propelling balls out to left field, coach Adam Stevens knew Central’s defensive strategy Friday would be to simply limit the [ more ]

May 02, 2009	Saturday split gives Central series win over Wartburg	Central
WAVERLY—The Central College baseball team fell 17-5 in game one but bounced back for an 8-5 win over Wartburg College in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader to earn the series win over the Knights on the road in Waverly. With a 14-5 win Friday Central kept alive its hopes of making the [ more ]

May 01, 2009	Central keeps conference tourney hopes alive	Central
WAVERLY—First baseman Derek Knutson belted two home runs as the Central College baseball team erupted for seven runs in the final three innings to keep its Iowa Conference tourney berth hopes alive by knocking off Wartburg College 14-5. Central, 16-19 overall, is 9-11 in league play and stands seventh in the league. [ more ]

Apr. 29, 2009	Glasgow, Eisenman combine for three-hit shutout in Central win over Cornell	Central
MOUNT VERNON—After dropping a doubleheader to Cornell College on April 21 the Central College baseball team gave up only three hits and scored in each of the first five innings Wednesday en route to a 10-0 win. Last Tuesday the teams combined for 44 hits and 39 runs, but it was Central [ more ]

Apr. 22, 2009	Central rolls to doubleheader sweep of Martin Luther	Central
NEW ULM, MINN.—After a pair of tough losses Tuesday the Central College baseball team left little doubt about the outcomes of either game Wednesday, putting up bunches of runs early against Martin Luther College to win 13-9 and 18-0. Making his first career start on the mound, Caleb Rangel gave himself run [ more ]

Apr. 21, 2009	Eighteen runs not enough for Central in baseball losses	Central
PELLA—Despite putting up 18 runs in its doubleheader against league rival Cornell College Tuesday the Central College baseball team was unable to come away with a win on a windy afternoon at the A.H. Kuyper Athletics Complex baseball field, falling 11-9 and 10-9. Both teams benefitted from the strong winds heading out [ more ]

Apr. 19, 2009	Central unable to hold leads against No. 14 Buena Vista in baseball	Central
PELLA—The Central College baseball team held the lead in both games of its doubleheader with league rival Buena Vista Univ. Sunday but the No. 14-rated Beavers were able to come back in each game, defeating the Dutch 15-13 and 10-7. The Dutch outhit Buena Vista 25-22 but walked 15 batters and committed [ more ]

Apr. 17, 2009	Central surprises No. 14-rated Buena Vista	Central
PELLA—The Central College baseball team overcame deficits of two and three runs Friday and held 14th-ranked Buena Vista Univ. scoreless over the final four innings to earn a 6-5 win. Buena Vista (21-6, 8-4 Iowa Conference) had opportunities to even the score at six after the Dutch (12-15, 7-7 Iowa Conference) took [ more ]

Apr. 15, 2009	Central can't find big hit in baseball loss	Central
PELLA—The Central College baseball team outhit Luther College 11-10 Wednesday but was unable to come up with the big hit with runners in scoring position as the Dutch were topped 5-2. Central got on the board in the seventh inning when second baseman Mike Furlong singled to left driving in first baseman [ more ]

Apr. 11, 2009	Dutch drop two to Dubuque in baseball	Central
PELLA—The Central College baseball team managed to score only one run over the last 11 innings of Saturday’s doubleheader with Iowa Conference rival the Univ. of Dubuque as the Dutch were swept 12-8 and 8-1. Trailing 2-1 in the third inning of game one Central put up eight runs with two outs [ more ]

Apr. 10, 2009	Solid pitching leads Central to victory in baseball	Central
PELLA—Behind six solid innings from sophomore D.J. Glasgow on the mound the Central College baseball team banged out 11 hits as the Dutch rolled to a 13-0 win over the Univ. of Dubuque Friday. Glasgow (4-1) struggled with his control throughout, walking seven Spartan batters, but only gave up four hits and [ more ]

Apr. 08, 2009	Dutch force extra innings but fall at Grinnell	Central
GRINNELL—A wild pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth allowed left fielder Caleb Rangel to score the tying run for Central College, but the Dutch were unable to pull out a victory falling 9-8 at Grinnell College Wednesday. Rangel reached base on a walk after the top two batters [ more ]

Apr. 04, 2009	Central baseball team bounces back from loss to earn split	Central
INDIANOLA—After a gut-wrenching extra inning loss in its first game Friday the Central College baseball team scored seven runs in the sixth inning of game two to earn a split against Simpson College. In what was supposed to be a two seven inning games, Simpson (14-8 overall, 7-3 Iowa Conference) refused to [ more ]

Mar. 31, 2009	Dutch drop doubleheader in Decorah	Central
DECORAH—Wintry weather left the Central College bats cold Tuesday as the Dutch baseball squad threatened more than scored while getting swept by 6-3, 3-1 by Iowa Conference rival Luther College. “Conditions were brutal,” said Dutch coach Adam Stevens. “It was [ more ]

Mar. 27, 2009	Central's Glasgow shuts down Loras 9-2	Central
PELLA, Iowa—Sophomore D.J. Glasgow held visiting Loras College to two runs in a complete game 9-2 victory for the Central College baseball team Friday in an Iowa Conference matchup at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex field. Loras (11-6 overall, 2-2 conference) scored both of its runs in the fourth inning on a [ more ]

Mar. 25, 2009	Central tops Grinnell 6-2 in baseball	Central
PELLA—The Central College baseball team took the field at the A.N. Kuyper Athletic Complex for the first time in 2009 and topped Grinnell College 6-2 Wednesday. After walking Grinnell leadoff hitter Chad Takabuki to start the game and giving up a double to second baseman Michael Goldfien, Central starting pitcher Joel Pulliam [ more ]

Mar. 21, 2009	Glasgow, Eisenman pitch Central to baseball sweep of Coe	Central
CEDAR RAPIDS—Freshman Corey Eisenman threw a two-hit shutout and sophomore D.J. Glasgow allowed only one run in seven innings as Central College notched a pair of victories over Iowa Conference foe Coe in Cedar Rapids Saturday. In game one of the twin bill Glasgow scattered eight hits, struck out two and walked [ more ]

Mar. 20, 2009	Eight run second inning powers Coe past Central in baseball	Central
CEDAR RAPIDS—The Central College baseball team was great defensively and on the mound for seven innings Friday. In those seven innings the Dutch surrendered only four hits and didn’t make an error. But in the second inning Coe clubbed six hits and scored eight runs to jump out to an early lead [ more ]

Mar. 19, 2009	Central baseball team falls 8-5 on return trip from Florida	Central
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—The Central College baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision to Robert Morris-Springfield (Ill.) in a pit-stop Tuesday on its way back from Florida. The Dutch continued to look good at the plate and out hit Robert Morris 10-9. However, timely hitting continued and defense continued be a problem as Central stranded [ more ]

Mar. 17, 2009	Central falls 3-2 in baseball to end Florida trip	Central
FORT MYERS, FLA.—The Central College baseball team put itself in position for another come-from-behind win in the ninth inning Tuesday morning but fell just short, losing 3-2 to Plattsburgh State (N.Y.) in its final game in Florida. Down 3-1 in the final frame a single by shortstop Mike Furlong followed by a [ more ]

Mar. 16, 2009	Central scores 36 in baseball sweep	Central
FORT MYERS, FLA.—Every starter contributed at the plate for the Central College baseball team Monday in a doubleheader sweep of the Univ. of Minn.-Morris as the Dutch pulled away to 18-4 and 18-1 victories. Central continued to reach double-digit hits in each of its games in Florida, pounding out 18 in [ more ]

Mar. 15, 2009	Central baseball falls to No. 24-ranked Augustana (Ill.)	Central
FORT MYERS, FLA.—A four-run ninth inning wasn’t enough for the Central College baseball team to overcome an early deficit as the Dutch fell to No. 24-ranked Augustana (Ill.) 13-9 Sunday morning. “Once again we just made some mistakes today that really cost us,” said head coach Adam Stevens. “Against a team like [ more ]

Mar. 14, 2009	Walk-offs lead to Central victory, defeat	Central
FORT MYERS, FLA.—The Central College baseball team trailed by three runs in the ninth inning but a Jarred Lackey walk-off base hit gave the Dutch a 13-12 victory over the Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) in their first game Saturday morning before a walk-off hit dropped them in a 5-4 loss to [ more ]

Mar. 01, 2009	Four errors help Hamline top Central	Central
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Unbeaten Hamline Univ. (Minn.) took advantage of four Central College errors for a 7-4 baseball victory in the early-morning hours Sunday at the Metrodome. The game started at 4 a.m. The second game was not completed due to a time limit and will not be made up. Central (0-2) tied the opener [ more ]

Feb. 28, 2009	Bethel rallies for 8-inning win over Central	Central
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Opening the season in the pre-dawn hours, the Central College baseball team was a pitch away from a win but surrendered five late runs in an 8-5, eight-inning defeat against Bethel Univ. (Minn.) Saturday at the Metrodome. But the Dutch took a 4-2 lead in the nightcap, which was halted after [ more ]

May 10, 2008	Spirited late-season Central run comes to a close at conference tourney	Central	Miscellaneous
CEDAR RAPIDS (Iowa)—A three-run rally in the seventh inning could not catapult the Central College baseball team past Loras College Saturday as a season-ending 10-3 loss gave the Dutch a third-place finish in the Iowa Conference tournament. Central (22-21) had put together a late-season five-game winning streak, sweeping three games at Dubuque [ more ]

Apr. 18, 2007	11-run inning powers Central past Simpson	Central
PELLA(Iowa)—There’s nothing like an 11-run inning to turn a game around. Trailing 9-1, Central College put up a record 11 runs in the fifth inning and emerged with a 15-11 Iowa Conference baseball win over Simpson College Wednesday. The victory gives the Dutch (14-13 overall, 7-7 conference) the edge in the teams’ three-game [ more ]