WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA -- Ellsworth used an extra-base barrage to wallop Marshalltown CC in the opening game, but couldn't hold onto a lead and let the 2nd game slip away in a Sunday twinbill.  The Panthers won 14-0, then lost 17-15.

Of ECC's 11 hits in the 1st game, 7 went for extra bases, including home runs from Gabriel Monosmith and Justin Roitman.  Luke Saxton and Jean Melean both doubled twice and Riley Schrader, Dariel Colon and Max Watson also had 2-base hits.  Monosmith had 3 RBIs and Schrader and Roitman both had 2.  Watson scored three times and Schrader, Colon and Saxton each scored twice.  Brandon Weigel drew 3 walks, scored a run, drove in one and had a stolen base.  Brock Adamson and Hunter Brown combined on the shutout, Adamson working the 1st 4 frames and Brown finishing up.  They allowed only 2 hits and struck out 7, 6 of them by Adamson.

Ellsworth was seemingly in control in game 2, leading 15-10 going into the bottom of the 7th.  That's when MCC pushed across 7 runs and hung on for the win.  ECC had 3 4-run innings.  Tanner Short had a tremendous game at the plate for the Panthers, going 5-for-6, with all 5 of his hits doubles.  He scored 3 runs, knocked in 2 and stole a pair of bases.  Monosmith homered again and Watson went deep too.  Colon had a triple and Monosmith, Roitman and Saxton all doubled.  Monosmith scored 3 runs, Schrader, Colon and Roitman 2 apiece.  Watson drove in 4 and Colon 3.  The Panthers used 6 pitchers.  Boston Doeschot was the starter and gave way to Jake English.  Alex Stewart, Casey Clair, Luke Greth and Jaxson Cornett followed English to the hill.  Clair took the loss.

Next up for Ellsworth is a doubleheader at Northeast (Neb.) CC on Wednesday.