(Carroll, IA) — Underwood will start its quest for back to back state baseball titles on Tuesday morning with a first round game against Cascade, coverage on KSOM.
Underwood is the number one seed with a record 24-2 and Head Coach Andy Vanfossan will throw his ace Garrett Luett in the game. Luett is 10-0 with 1 Save and a 0.90 ERA. The Cougars will likely throw their ace as well Sophomore Jackson Green who is 5-2 with a 1.51 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 46 innings. Vanfossan says he is familiar with Green
Cascade is 23-12 and while they don’t have any eye popping statistics like Luett does, they do have a balanced line up. Green leads with a .354 average, Senior Cooper Hummel hits .348 with 3 HR and 24 RBI, Junior Mick Huffman is at .345, 0, 17 and Junior Eli Fritz leads the team in RBI with 27. Vanfoassan says there is no easy out
Underwood is the defending champion in 2A but Pleasantville and Van Meter have made their cases as well with strong seasons. The Cougars have played tough competition like state tournament teams Mediapolis, East Buchanan and traditional powers North Linn, Mount Vernon, Beckman Catholic and beat Grundy Center in the substate finals. Vanfossan knows the road to a state title in 2A will be a tough one
Underwood faces Cascade in the first round of the 2A state baseball tournament, first pitch 11 am on KSOM
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