Harlan Community Baseball Recap

 HARLAN -- Playing a mix of veterans and first-year varsity players, the Cyclones opened the season by losing eight of their first 12 games and fought the rest of the way to get back to .500 in Heath Stein’s first year as head coach. In the end, HCHS finished right at that .500 mark, going 16-16 overall, 10-10 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference (tied for sixth place), and 1-1 in 3A substate play, losing to third-ranked Gilbert 7-1 in the semifinals. It was the first time since 1998 that a Cyclone team did not finish with a winning record.
 On average, the Cyclones won big and lost small, resulting in an overall run differential of +60 (223-163). They outhit their opponents 261-181 but struck out 60 more times - 206 Ks in 32 games - and managed just 37 extra-base hits.
 HCHS hit .304 as a team with six starters batting over .300. Alex Monson led the way with a .390 average and also emerged as the ace pitcher, going 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA against mostly quality opponents. Senior Isaiah Ahrenholtz hit .364 and tallied a team-high nine doubles, 31 RBI and 28 walks, but the Cyclones will return most of their top hitters and pitchers in 2022.

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