Baseball heads to Iowa Western

Baseball heads to Iowa Western

Council Bluffs, IA- Iowa Lake's baseball team is head down to Council Bluffs, Iowa for a four game series with the Reivers from Iowa Western. The Lakers are heading into the series 6-9 on the year while Iowa Western is 16-9 on the year.

BJ Johnson, Marcus Wohl, and Mikey Adams lead Iowa Lakes offensively. All three are hitting over .300 and are combining for 3 homeruns, 23 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, and 8 doubles. Johnson is on six game hitting streak and leads the team in stolen bases with eight. As a team the Lakers hold a batting average of .265, ten home runs, 74 RBIs, and 89 runs on the year. Starters Mitch Sparks and Drew Grubb lead the Laker pitching staff. Sparks (2-2) has four appearances and holds a 2.08 ERA, 17 strikeouts, and zero walks through the first 15 games. Grubb (1-1) through 17.2 innings posting a 5.09 ERA with 18 strikeouts. The staff has a combined ERA of 4.88 with 101 strikeouts through 101.1 innings.

The Reivers from Iowa Western offensively on the year have posted a .313 batting average, 138 RBIs, 11 home runs, 44 stolen bases, and 191 hits through 25 games. The pitching staff for the Reivers through 25 games is holding an ERA of 5.18, with 185 strikeouts, allowing 99 runs, and 140 hits in 149.1 innings played. Iowa Western is heading into the weekend on a two game winning streak.

The game against Iowa Western will be held at Reiver Baseball Field in Council Bluffs, Iowa starting at 2 pm Saturday, March 25.