In the semi-finals in the afternoon, Collins won from Glenwood in one of the most exciting games of the tourney. The Collins team was able to win 2 to 1 only after the game had gone an extra inning. Earlham won easily from Boone in the semi-finals. In the fourth round (quarter-finals) Collins beat Story City, Glenwood defeated Whitten, Earlham won from Panora and Boone topped Zearing. (Source: Ames Daily Tribune and Evening Times, May 1924).
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1924 State Baseball Championship
1924 Story County Baseball Championship
Total Season Record: Won 15, Lost 1
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The 1924 baseball team had the most outstanding achievement of all Collins baseball teams:
1. Scheduled season games, won 7, lost 1.
2. Story County Tourney Championship: winning 3 games on Monday (one-day tourney near May 15, 1924), 1st round defeating Zearing 7-0, semi-finals Maxwell 5-1, and Huxley 12-2 for championship.
3. Iowa State Baseball Championship. The State Tourney was in Ames the following Friday and Saturday after the Monday Story County Tourney. Friday games were: first round - bye; second round - Collins 9, Jamaica 5; and third round - Collins 4, Alden 0. Quarter-final - Collins 3, Story City 0. Saturday games were: semi-finals Collins 2, Glenwood 1 (extra one or two innings), Championship game Collins 12, Earlham 0 (five innings - game called because of rain).
4. Team members were quality players that had outstanding season with superior pitching quality and endurance by Wayne Heintz. The team was undefeated during the 15 games Heintz pitched. He had sprained ankle and did not play in the only season loss, to Zearing. In the Monday Story County Tourney, Heintz pitched 3 games = 21 innings. During the State Tourney the following Friday, Heintz pitched 3 games = 20 innings (relief pitcher 1 inning) and on Saturday Heintz pitched 2 games = 13 innings for total of 54 innings pitched in 7 days. During the 8 tourney games within the 7 days, only 9 runs (5 in one game) were scored by opponents. Very apparent team defense (only 3 errors in 5 state tourney games) was outstanding and consistent along with Heintz' superior pitching throughout the entire season.
5. Collins was the 4th State Baseball Championship team: State Tourneys beginning in 1921.
a. Collins played in the 1923 State Tourney, losing in the first round to Coin 4-1, who advanced to the semifinal round.