The crowd at Wednesday's non-league battle between the Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA) and the visiting Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA), saw Ottumwa's baseball team knock off Ames by a count of 14-8.

The Bulldogs now own a 20-10 record. They take the field next when they host Davenport Central for a non-league challenge on Saturday, July 5. Ottumwa will clash with a Blue Devils team coming off a 11-4 non-league win over Clinton (Clinton, IA). The Blue Devils record now stands at 8-13.

With the defeat, Ames drops to 24-13 on the year. The Little cyclones host Mason City (Mason City, IA) to clash with the Mohawks in a Alliance Conference - North challenge on Thursday, July 3. The Mohawks go into the challenge with a record of 19-11. Mason City won 13-2 in their recent league challenge against Waterloo East (Waterloo, IA)