(Coon Rapids) They will try it again after Saturday’s rainout between CAM and Earlham, initially scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The schedule is the same this evening. The Cardinals and the Cougars kick off the doubleheader at Coon Rapids at 5:00 p.m., and Coon Rapids-Bayard and Panorama square off in the nightcap.
CAM finished fifth in the Rolling Valley Conference with a (6-8) record and (9-12) overall. Earlham, a member of the West Central Conference, finished eighth with a record of (8-11), and (14-11), overall.
The Cougars, hitting .288 as a team, are led by Chase Spieker, batting .400 with 24 singles, two doubles, and 15 RBI. Brayden Chester is batting .353 with 17 singles, one triple, and 20 RBI. Ryan Bower is hitting .319, and Brody Paulsen is hitting .300.
Brody Paulsen, Chase Spieker, and Lukas James have logged the most innings on the hill for CAM. Spieker is 3-1 in 32 innings of work, with 27 strikeouts, seven walks, seven hit batters, and an ERA of 3.50. Paulsen is 3-3 with 38 strikeouts, ten walks, five struck batters, with an earned run average of 5.52. James is 1-2 on the season, 30.1 innings pitched, 36 strikeouts, 32 walks, and ten hit batters with an ERA of 3.23.
Earlham is batting .301 as a team led by Ryan Stiles, hitting .405, 15 singles, 12 doubles, three triples, one home run, and 23 RBI. Klayton Wolken is batting .345, 19 singles, one double, and 11 RBI. Brody Morrison is batting .338- 19 singles, four doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 29 RBI.
Wolken leads the team on the hill with a 3-0 record, 24 innings pitched, 20 strikeouts, nine walks, and five hit batters, with an ERA of 3.50. Jeret Petersen is 2-1, with 24 strikeouts, 19 walks, and five hit batters, with a 2.58 ERA.
The game will be broadcast on 96.5 KSOM. The pre-game show starts at around 4:50 p.m.
