Mark Hey

A late rally by the Ankeny Centennial baseball team came up short in a 6-3 loss at fourth-ranked Waukee on Wednesday. Trailing 5-0, the Jaguars rallied for three runs in the top of the sixth inning and then had the tying runs in scoring position with one out, but Waukee pitcher Grant Sorensen worked his way out of the jam to preserve the win in the CIML … [Read more...] about Jaguars’ late rally falls short as No. 4 Waukee holds on to remain unbeaten

The Ankeny Centennial baseball team split a pair of games on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The Jaguars bounced back from a 5-3 loss to Bettendorf with a 3-1 victory over ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy. "I really like this team," said Centennial coach Mark Hey, whose squad is now 2-1 on the season. "They grind every day whether it's a game or … [Read more...] about ‘I really like this team’: Jaguars knock off No. 9 C.R. Kennedy behind Morris, Arndt

The wait was worth it for the Ankeny Centennial baseball team. The Jaguars, who had a doubleheader at Des Moines Roosevelt rained out on Monday, opened their season on Thursday with a 12-2 victory over visiting Dallas Center-Grimes. The non-conference game was halted after six innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. The Mustangs (1-2) are third in the … [Read more...] about Jaguars romp to 12-2 victory over No. 3 Dallas Center-Grimes to open season

Ankeny Centennial's Reed Anderson and Isaac Bruhl are planning to play football in college, but the duo didn't want to skip their final baseball season in order to focus on the gridiron. Anderson and Bruhl are among six returning starters for the Jaguars, who will open their season on Monday with a non-conference doubleheader at Des Moines … [Read more...] about ‘I’m excited to see what these guys can do’: Jaguars boast 6 returning starters

The Ankeny Centennial baseball team might have the deepest pitching staff in the state. The fifth-ranked Jaguars showed off their tremendous depth on Monday as Will Morris and Tripp Rawlings tossed back-to-back complete games in a doubleheader sweep over visiting Urbandale. Morris threw a four-hitter and had nine strikeouts to lead Centennial to a 4-1 … [Read more...] about Morris, Rawlings hurl back-to-back gems as Jaguars sweep Urbandale, 4-1 and 1-0

The Ankeny Centennial baseball team entered Monday's doubleheader at Waukee Northwest needing a lot of help to stay alive in the CIML Conference race. The Jaguars didn't get it. While fifth-ranked Centennial swept the No. 8 Wolves, No. 4 Johnston also swept a twinbill at Southeast Polk to wrap up the outright league crown. The Dragons improved to 18-5 … [Read more...] about Oakie leads Jaguars to sweep at Waukee NW, but Johnston captures CIML crown

The Southeast Polk baseball team overcame an early 3-0 deficit to beat visiting Ankeny Centennial, 4-3, in a CIML Conference game on Thursday. The Rams avenged a doubleheader sweep on June 6 and helped fifth-ranked Johnston move closer to the conference title. No. 4 Centennial dropped to 12-7 in the league and 22-9 overall, while Southeast Polk raised its … [Read more...] about Jaguars jump out to early lead, but S.E. Polk rallies for 4-3 win on walk-off HBP

The Ankeny Centennial baseball team raised its record to 21-6 on the season with a pair of victories in the Brent Prange Classic this weekend. The second-ranked Jaguars opened the tournament on Friday with an 8-4 win over Davenport Assumption, the No. 7 team in Class 3A. They then followed with a 7-2 triumph over Carlisle on Saturday. "We faced two … [Read more...] about Centennial tops Davenport Assumption, Carlisle at Brent Prange Classic

It was a tale of two completely different games. The second-ranked Ankeny Centennial baseball team rolled to a 10-0 victory over visiting Dowling Catholic in five innings before the Maroons salvaged a split of Monday's doubleheader with a 10-2 win in the nightcap. "They were almost polar opposites of each other, but those games like we had in the … [Read more...] about ‘He’s something special’: Oakie tosses another gem in Jaguars’ win over Dowling

The Ankeny Centennial baseball team couldn't have picked a better time to break out of its recent offensive funk. The second-ranked Jaguars swept a doubleheader against No. 5 Waukee on Wednesday at Centennial, allowing coach Mark Hey's team to avenge an earlier 10-4 loss and move closer to the top of the CIML Conference standings. Centennial rolled to … [Read more...] about ‘We swung the bats a lot better’: Jaguars snap out of funk to sweep No. 5 Waukee

Another large crowd showed up at Ankeny Centennial on Monday night to watch one of the nation's top high school pitchers. Centennial senior Joey Oakie showed flashes of his brilliance before a throng of MLB scouts, but Tanner Jackson and the Waukee Northwest baseball team stole the spotlight. Jackson hit a solo homer off Oakie in the fourth inning, … [Read more...] about No. 9 Waukee Northwest outlasts Oakie, Centennial for 3-2 victory in 8 innings

A three-run rally in the seventh inning allowed the Ankeny Centennial baseball team to beat Ames, 5-4, on Saturday at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids. The fourth-ranked Jaguars won their eighth consecutive game before their winning streak then came to an end with a 5-0 loss to No. 2 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. "(The rally) just kind of came out of … [Read more...] about Jaguars rally past Ames for walk-off win, then drop 5-0 decision to C.R. Kennedy

It's already been a good week for the Ankeny Centennial baseball team. It got even better on Thursday as the fourth-ranked Jaguars extended their winning streak to seven games by sweeping a doubleheader against visiting Southeast Polk, the No. 6 team in Class 4A. Centennial rallied for a 13-6 victory in the opener, then completed the sweep with a 10-3 … [Read more...] about No. 4 Centennial baseball team sweeps Rams, extends winning streak to 7 games