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The Hillcrest Academy baseball and softball teams head south Thursday to take on the Danville Bears in a set of Southeast Iowa Superconference crossover contests. The Hillcrest baseball team is 0-1 on the year after a late lead slipped away against Highland Tuesday, falling to the Huskies 5-2. In the game, Jace Rempel led the way going two for three, Josiah Beachy had the lone RBI. Luke Schrock took the loss on the mound, giving up four hits and four runs while striking out one in relief.
Danville was a 9-5 winner over Central Lee on Tuesday, using a six-run second inning to take control of the contest. Grifen Molle, Cam Edle and Tyler Hartman each had two hits in the win. Edle, Hartman and Klayton Kleinkopf each drove in a pair. Jaden Bauer got the win on the hill, giving up seven hits, five runs and striking out two. Hillcrest has won nine of the last 12 in the series, including four straight with a 17-2 victory in 2018 in their last meeting.
During his senior year, Tool finished 1st at 152 lbs in five of the six tournaments he competed in. The only tournament where he didn’t finish in the top spot was the Ed Winger Classic at Urbandale, where he placed 2nd. Tool also finished 1st in both his sectional and district competitions, and placed 5th in the Class 2A State Championship, winning his 5th-place match over Grifen Molle of Notre Dame/W.B./Danville by fall.