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Alumni watch: Howe pitches in at Kentucky

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By Eric Page | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:03 AM CDT | () comments

Former Northeast standout Tyler Howe helped the 17th-ranked Kentucky baseball team to a series win over No. 10 Vanderbilt over the weekend. Howe, a Clinton, Iowa, native who played two seasons at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before joining the Wildcats last season, went 1-for-3 in UK’s 6-2 victory Saturday.

On the season, the 6-foot, 215-pound catcher/right-handed pitcher is batting .289 with three home runs and 16 RBIs. He has played in 32 of 44 games, making 30 starts. On the mound, he has a 4.91 ERA, having recorded four strikouts in 32/3 innings.

Last year, Howe platooned with first-team All-America catcher Sean Coughlin, starting 29 of the 36 games in which he appeared. He batted .241 with a home run and 22 RBIs.

The Wildcats are 33-11, 11-10 in the Southeastern Conference, with 12 games left in the regular season.

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Softball

Lori Pankratz (Bettendorf) and Kamren Ferguson (Clinton) are anchoring Western Illinois’ pitching staff this season. Ferguson, a junior, is 2-9 with a 3.34 ERA, while Pankratz, a sophomore, is 4-10 with a 3.47 ERA. Ferguson leads the team with 67 strikeouts in 731/3 innings.

Erin Schlotfeldt (DeWitt), a sophomore at Western Illinois, is listed as a catcher but has not appeared in any games for the 8-28 Leathernecks.

Emily Willems (Rockridge), a senior at Monmouth, has been named the Midwest Conference performer of the week after helping the Scots earn their first conference tournament berth since 2004. Willems had the game-tying RBI, scoring Ashley Parer (Rock Island), in a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Grinnell over the weekend.

Track and field

Kai Frazier (United Township), a sophomore at Augustana, ran a leg on the 800 relay team that finished ninth at the Drake Relays.

Laura Kilen (North Scott), a junior at Carthage, finished second in the javelin throw at the Wheaton Twilight Invitational on April 18. She turned in a throw of 118 feet, 7½ inches.

Guy Dierikx (Riverdale), a senior at Central College, has been named the IIAC men’s track and field athlete of the week for the third time this season. Dierikx led the Dutch to the finals of the 1,600 relay at the Drake Relays, where they finished sixth in an NCAA-qualifying time of 3:16.54. He was a member of the sprint medley relay team that finished third. Dierikx is a six-time Division III All-American.

If you know of a former Q-C area high school athlete who has moved on to the collegiate ranks, contact Eric Page at (563) 383-2277 or epage@qctimes.com.