18 Colton Major
Colton Major
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Iowa
  • Position:
    P/INF
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Pleasantville
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    11
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C Second Team (2021)
  • CoSIDA Academic-All District First Team (2021)
  • Letterwinner (2021)
2021 | junior
  • Named All-A-R-C Second Team
  • Earned the program’s fourth CoSIDA Academic All-District honor
  • Appeared in 11 games on the mound for the Storm
  • Tallied nine starts and a total of 56 innings pitched
  • Ended his first full season with a 4-3 record
  • Recorded 53 strikeouts, averaging 8.52 per game
  • Threw a one-hit shutout against Nebraska Wesleyan (4/23/21)
  • Ranked seventh in the league in batting average against (.246)
2020 | sophomore
  • Did not participate in a varsity game before season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 | freshman
  • Did not participate in a varsity game
High School
  • A 2018 graduate of Pleasantville High School, was coached by Sheldon Card
  • Named First-Team All-West Central Conference on three occasions and earned Second-Team All-District twice
  • Earned 10 letters from competing in baseball (4), track (4) and football (2)
  • A member of FFA, Business Professionals of America, Human Services Club, FCA and the National Honors Society.
Personal
  • Son of Wade and Lori Major
  • Has three brothers, Trenton, Peyton and Stanton
  • Majoring in actuarial science and economics: finance

Player Profile

Recent Games
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 5-3
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 6-0
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 10-2
May 20 vs. Loras W, 12-3
May 21 vs. Luther L, 9-6
May 21 vs. Loras L, 14-2
  Overall Conf
Games 11 7
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 11 7
Games started 9 7
Wins 4 4
Losses 3 2
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 1
Shutouts 1 1
Innings Pitched 56.0 41.2
Hits 52 38
Runs 33 25
Earned Runs 29 21
Walks 26 18
Strikeouts 53 37
Strikeouts per Game 8.52 7.99
Doubles Allowed 11 6
Triples Allowed 2 2
WHIP 1.39 1.34
Home Runs Allows 4 1
At Bats Against 211 156
Batting Average Against .246 .244
Earned Run Average 4.66 4.54
Wild pitches 1 1
Hit Batters 11 10
Balks 2 2
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 2
Total Chances 9 9
Put Outs 5 5
Assists 2 2
Errors 2 2
Fielding Percentage .778 .778
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 4 3
Runners Caught Stealing 1 1
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .200 .250
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 8-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 15-14 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista W, 9-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 1 Loras W, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 1 Loras L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 9-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 6-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque L, 6-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 8 Dubuque W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Dubuque L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 5-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 20 vs. Loras W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 21 vs. Luther L, 9-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 21 vs. Loras L, 14-2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 8-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 15-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista W, 9-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 1 Loras W, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 1 Loras L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 9-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 15 at Coe L, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 30 at Luther L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque L, 6-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 8 Dubuque W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Dubuque L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 20 vs. Loras W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 21 vs. Luther L, 9-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 21 vs. Loras L, 14-2 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 8-4 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 - - 0.00 1.25 3 5 -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 - - 0.00 4.00 2 2 -
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 1 0 1 0 5.0 4 4 4 7.20 1.40 3 6 2
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 15-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista W, 9-2 1 1 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 2.25 .63 1 7 -
Apr 1 Loras W, 4-3 1 1 0 0 6.0 4 3 1 1.50 1.33 4 5 -
Apr 1 Loras L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 9-4 1 0 1 0 5.1 10 9 9 15.19 2.44 3 7 1
Apr 15 at Coe L, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 7.0 1 0 0 0.00 .29 1 6 -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 2 3.60 2.00 3 3 -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque L, 6-0 1 0 1 0 4.1 7 6 5 10.38 2.31 3 3 -
May 8 Dubuque W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Dubuque L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 5-3 1 1 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 3.00 1.33 3 6 -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 20 vs. Loras W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 21 vs. Luther L, 9-6 1 0 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 8.31 1.38 0 3 1
May 21 vs. Loras L, 14-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Illinois Col. W, 8-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Buena Vista L, 15-14 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Buena Vista W, 9-2 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 Loras W, 4-3 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 Loras L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Loras L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Wartburg L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Wartburg L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 9-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Apr 15 at Coe L, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Coe L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 23 Neb. Wesleyan W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Neb. Wesleyan W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 6-5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 30 at Luther L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Luther L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Dubuque L, 6-0 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
May 8 Dubuque W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Dubuque L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 14 at Central (Iowa) W, 5-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 at Central (Iowa) W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 20 vs. Loras W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 21 vs. Luther L, 9-6 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
May 21 vs. Loras L, 14-2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 21 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2018-19 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2018-19 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 11 9 4 3 0 1 56.0 52 33 29 26 53 8.52 4 4.66 1.39
2021-22 10 10 2 5 0 - 48.1 41 42 33 39 47 8.75 5 6.14 1.66
Total 21 19 6 8 0 1 104.1 93 75 62 65 100 8.63 9 5.35 1.51

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2018-19 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 9 5 2 2 .778 - 4 1 .200 - -
2021-22 10 9 3 3 3 .667 - 10 1 .091 - -
Total 21 18 8 5 5 .722 - 14 2 .125 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 11 9 4 3 0 1 56.0 52 33 29 26 53 8.52 4 4.66 1.39
Conference 7 7 4 2 0 1 41.2 38 25 21 18 37 7.99 1 4.54 1.34
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 3 3 2 1 0 1 17.1 12 9 6 8 14 7.27 - 3.12 1.15
Away 6 5 2 2 0 - 33.1 32 20 19 16 34 9.18 3 5.13 1.44
Neutral 2 1 0 0 0 - 5.1 8 4 4 2 5 8.44 1 6.75 1.88
Result Wins 6 4 4 0 0 1 32.0 18 7 5 14 31 8.72 - 1.41 1.00
Losses 5 5 0 3 0 - 24.0 34 26 24 12 22 8.25 4 9.00 1.92
Month February 1 0 0 0 0 - 4.0 2 - - 3 5 11.25 - 0.00 1.25
March 3 2 1 1 0 - 14.0 10 6 6 6 15 9.64 2 3.86 1.14
April 4 4 2 1 0 1 23.1 22 15 12 11 21 8.10 1 4.63 1.41
May 3 3 1 1 0 - 14.2 18 12 11 6 12 7.36 1 6.75 1.64

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 11 9 5 2 2 .778 - 4 1 .200 - -
Conference 7 9 5 2 2 .778 - 3 1 .250 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 4 2 0 2 .500 - 1 - - - -
Away 6 5 3 2 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Result Wins 6 5 3 0 2 .600 - - - - - -
Losses 5 4 2 2 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
March 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
April 4 4 0 2 2 .500 - 2 1 .333 - -
May 3 3 3 0 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -

News Mentions

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Major earns Simpson baseball’s fourth Academic All-District honor

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July 1, 2021

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Simpson lands four on All-A-R-C Baseball Team

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May 26, 2021

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Pitching, timely hitting lead Storm to twinbill sweep at Central

The Simpson College baseball team swept its series-opening doubleheader against Central on Friday. The Storm won a close-knit battle in game one,...

May 14, 2021

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Big plays highlight twinbill sweep of Nebraska Wesleyan

A one-hit shutout and a grand slam highlighted Simpson College baseball's series-opening sweep of Nebraska Wesleyan on Friday. The Storm won 2-0...

April 23, 2021

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Sefrit, Stephenson power offense to win first game of twinbill

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April 1, 2021

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Baseball closes weekend with 9-2 win at Buena Vista

Colton Major threw eight solid innings, the offense supplied three home runs and the Simpson College baseball team beat Buena Vista 9-2 Sunday,...

March 21, 2021

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Simpson receiving votes in latest D3baseball.com poll

After starting the season with a doubleheader sweep, the Simpson College baseball team is receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com Top-25 Poll...

March 9, 2021

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Storm baseball sweeps opening-day doubleheader at Illinois College

The Simpson College baseball team swept its opening-day doubleheader against Illinois College on Saturday, winning game one 7-3 and game two 8-4.

February 27, 2021