Storm baseball concludes a “great year”

The Storm fell to Southeastern Community College 9-4, in the District Championship game held in East Burlington, Iowa.

SCC batters did not have an answer for Southeastern pitcher Cody Barnes, who fanned nine Southeast betters while allowing just three hits.

“All their pitchers were tough,” head coach Dion Parks said. “We battled them as tough as we could but on that day; we just couldn’t break through.”

Meanwhile, Southeastern scattered 13 hits off Colton Adams (7-2) and Brett Ramey.

“They were very good in all three phases of the game,” Parks added.

The game was tied 3-3 before Southeastern pulled ahead with one run in the bottom of the 5th. From that point, SCC never looked back to seal the win.

Creighton’s Wilke and Paul Morrow each had an RBI for the Storm, who finished 39-25 on the season.

Southeast had advanced to the championship game earlier in the day with a 4-3 extra inning win over familiar foe Dakota County.

Albert Johnson hit a two strike-two out bases loaded single in the bottom of the 10th to score Danny Regan and get the win.

Despite losing the District championship, Parks said it was a “great year” for the program.

“We won the first Region 9 championship in school history, and 39 wins against the schedule we played is an incredible accomplishment for this group of kids.”

The 39 wins are the most in school history.

The coach said the successful season was made possible by hard work from everyone involved in the program.

“I appreciate the work our players and (assistant coach) Tyson Parks put into this season,” Parks said. “Also, I want to thank our administration and our school for their support.”

The coach said his first year as head coach was a memorable one.

“It was a special season and one that will be remembered for a long time,” Parks concluded. “It was a lot of fun and the end of the day that is what the game is supposed to be about.”