Linn-Mar shortstop Alexis Kelsey brightened a tough day for the Linn-Mar softball team Thursday night against Iowa City West with a home run in the opener at Linn-Mar.

Iowa City West swept the Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader, 8-1 and 14-0.

Game 1

IOWA CITY WEST (8): Klein, 1b, 3 1 2 1, Sturtz, 2b, 4 1 2 2, Stumpf, 3b, 3 1 1 2, Larson, lf, 3 0 1 0, Raker, c, 4 0 0 0, Miller, dp, 3 2 1 0, Ryan, rf, 2 0 0 0, Morgan, cf, 3 2 1 2, Tafolla, ss, 4 1 0 0. Totals 29 8 9 0.

LINN-MAR (1): Ollinger, lf/c, 3 0 0 0, Duggan, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Kelsey, ss, 3 1 1 1, M.Rizor, 1b, 3 0 1 0, Ryan, p/rf, 2 0 1 0, Hansen, rf/3b, 3 0 0 0, Swanson, dp/p, 3 0 0 0, Clauson, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Harms, cf, 1 0 0 0, Kolf,

ph/lf, 1 0 1 0, Yearling, c/cf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 1 4 1.

Iowa City West  062 000 0 - 8 9

Linn-Mar        000 100 0 - 1 4

Laux and Raker; Ryan, Swanson (3) and Yearling, Ollinger (3). W -Laux. L - Ryan. 2B - Klein, Sturtz, Miller, Morgan. HR - Kelsey, Stumpf.

Game 2

IOWA CITY WEST (14): Klein, 1b, 4 3 2 3, Sturtz, 2b, 3 1 0 0, Stumpf, p, 3 1 2 5, Larson, c, 4 0 2 0, Racker, dp, 4 0 0 0, Miller, 3b, 3 2 1 0, Ryan, rf, 3 3 4 1, Morgan, cf, 2 1 1 1, Tafolla, ss, 3 3 3 2. Totals 29 14 16 2.

LINN-MAR (0): Ollinger, c, 2 0 0 0, Duggan, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Kelsey, ss, 2 0 0 0, M.Rizor, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Ryan, p, 1 0 1 0, Clauson, ph, 1 0 0 0, Hansen, rf, 1 0 0 0, Rentschler 1 0 0 0, Swanson, 3b, 1 0 1 0, Harms, ph, 1 0 0 0, Kolf, lf, 1 0 0 0, Yearling, cf, 1 0 0 0. Totals 16 0 2 0.

Iowa City West 063 5 - 14 16

Linn-Mar       000 0 - 0 2

Stumpf, Haight (4) and Larson. Ryan, Swanson (4) and Ollinger. W - Stumpf. L - Ryan. 2B - Klein. HR - Stumpf, Ryan.