Marion Softball

Marion wins 2 games at East Marshall

LE GRAND - The Marion Indians had a good day at the East Marshall softball tournament on Saturday.

The Indians defeated Dike-New Hartford, 14-1, and Grinnell, 5-2, before losing to East Marshall, 1-0, in their final game.

East Marshall is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A and is 13-0.

Michalyn Mohr hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs against Dike-New Hartford. Beth Knapp collected six RBIs in that game, which ended after five innings. Mohr also hit a triple.

Mohr went 2-for-2 with a double and triple and scored two runs against Grinnell. Beth Knapp was 2-for-2.

Haley Vanourney went 2-for-3 against East Marshall, but the Indians could not push a run across the plate. Amber Fiser, an eighth grader, allowed only two hits in the 1-0 affair but was the hard-luck losing pitcher.

GAME 1

MARION (14)
Scott, rf, 2 3 2 0, Vanourney,2b, 1 2 0 0, Knapp, 1b, 3 1 2 6, Mohr, ss, 4 2 3 7, Fiser, 3b, 4 0 2 0, Perkins, c, 4 1 1 0, Whitney, lf, 1 0 0 0, Fuller, dh, 2 2 1 1, Goemaat, p, 2 1 0 0, Nathem, cf, 0 0 0 0, Dullea, 2b, 0 1 0 0, Bacon, lf, 1 0 0 0. Totals 24 14 11 14.

DIKE-NEW HARTFORD (1)
Perez, ss, 3 0 1 0, Meyer, 3b, 2 0 1 1, Smitz, p, 2 0 1 0, Verholtz, c, 2 0 0 0, Folkers, rf, 2 0 1 0, Voconner, lf, 2 0 0 0, Coop, cf, 2 0 0 0, Danger, dh, 2 1 1 0, Shoemaker, 1b, 0 0 0 0, Meyers, 2b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 17 1 5 1.

Marion                    140 54 - 14 11
Dike-New Hartford   001 00 -   1  5

W - Goemaat. L - Smith. 2B - Folkers. 3B - Mohr. HR - Mohr.

GAME 2

MARION (5)
Scott, rf, 3 0 0 0, Vanourney, p, 2 2 1 0, Knapp, 1b, 2 1 2 1, Mohr, ss, 2 2 2 1, Fiser, 3b, 2 0 0 1, Fuller, cf, 3 0 1 1, Perkins, c, 3 0 0 0, Whitney, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Dullea, dh, 2 0 1 0, Nathem, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 22 5 7 4.

GRINNELL (2)
Schultz, ss, 3 0 0 0, Wiltfang,cf, 2 0 1 0, Sharp, c, 2 0 0 0, Dunne, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Campbell, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Guinane, lf, 2 1 1 0, Honold, rf, 2 0 1 0, Oliver, 2b, 3 0 1 1, Beck, dp, 2 0 0 0, Hulsing, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 21 2 4 1.

Marion    003 020 - 5 7
Grinnell   000 200 - 2 4

W - Vanourney. L - Hulsing. 2B - Mohr, Fuller, Guinane, Honold. 3B - Mohr, Oliver.

GAME 3

MARION (0)
Scott, rf, 3 0 0 0, Vanourney, 3b, 3 0 2 0, Knapp, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Mohr, ss, 2 0 1 0, Fiser, p, 3 0 0 0, Perkins, c, 2 0 0 0, Fuller, dh, 1 0 0 0, Nathem, cf, 2 0 0 0, Whitney, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Bacon, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 19 0 3 0.

EAST MARSHALL (1)
A.Whitmore, ss, 2 0 1 1, Miller, lf, 3 0 0 0, C.Whitmore, 3b, 2 0 0 0, K.Long, 2b, 2 0 0 0, K.Roseland, c, 1 0 0 0, Nuese, cf, 2 0 0 0, Fricke, 1b, 2 0 0 0, C.Roseland, rf, 2 0 0 0, Allen, dh, 2 0 1 0, H.Long, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 18 1 2 1.

Marion           000 000 - 0 3
East Marshall  000 01x - 1 2

W - H.Long. L - Fiser. 2B - A.Whitmore.

Perkins helps Marion top Linn-Mar

Paige Perkins went 4-for-4 and drove in two runs as the Marion Indians trimmed Linn-Mar, 4-2, Friday in the completion of a suspended prep softball game from May 25.

Beth Knapp collected three hits and Haley Vanourney had two hits for the Indians. Cheyenne Hansen went 2-for-3 for the Lions and Lauren Swanson was 2-for-2.

Mikayla Goemaat was the winning pitcher, scattering four hits.

MARION (4)
Fiser, 3b, 4 0 1 0, Vanourney, 2b, 4 2 2 0, Knapp, 1b, 4 1 3 0, Mohr, ss, 2 1 0 0, Perkins, c, 4 0 4 2, Rausch, lf, 1 0 1 1, Nathem, cf, 4 0 0 0, Goemaat, p, 2 0 0 0, Scott, rf, 1 0 1 0, Whitney, lf, 2 0 1 1, Fuller, 2b, 1 0 1 0. Totals 29 4 13 4.

LINN-MAR (2)
Duggan, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Yearling, c, 3 0 0 0, Kelsey, ss, 3 0 0 0, M.Rizor, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Ollinger, lf, 3 0 0 0, Ryan, rf, 2 1 0 0, Hansen, 3b, 3 1 2 1, Swanson, p, 2 0 2 1, Harms, cf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 24 2 4 2.

Marion     101 010 1 - 4 13
Linn-Mar   000 020 0 - 2  4

W - Goemaat. L - Swanson. 2B - Knapp.

Indians edge North Cedar in extras

STANWOOD -- Marion scored a run in the top of the 11th inning and pulled out a 3-2 win over North Cedar in a non-conference softball game Thursday.

Amber Fiser and Allison Scott had three hits apiece to lead Marion's 14-hit attack. Fiser had two doubles.

MARION (3)
A.Fiser, 3b,  6 1 3 0,  H.Vanourney, 2b, 5 0 0 0,  B.Knapp, 1b, 6 0 2 2, M.Mohr, ss, 5 0 1 0,  P.Perkins, c, 4 0 1 0,  K.Nathem, cf, 4 0 1 0, M.Goemaat, p, 2 0 1 0,  B.Bacon, lf, 4 0 0 0,  A.Scott, rf, 4 1 3 0, M.Whitney, 2b, 3 1 1 0,  B. Fuller,ph, 1 0 1 0,  H.Dullea, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 45 3 14 2.

NORTH CEDAR (2)
Malby, cf, 6 0 1 0,  Curley, lf, 5 0 0 0,  Bendixen, ss, 5 1 1 0, Thimmes, c, 3 0 1 0, Dewell, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Jensen, 1b, 5 1 2 0, Galloway, 3b, 4 0 0 1, Baxa, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Wagner,rf, 3 0 1 0. Totals 38 2 7 1.

Marion          001 010 000 01 -- 3 14
North Cedar   000 200 000 00 -- 2  7

W-Fiser. L-Baxa. 2B-Fiser 2, Whitney. 3B-Jensen.

Marion falls to No. 1 Solon

The Marion Indians became Solon's 12th straight victim Wednesday night.

The Class 3A top-ranked Spartans defeated the Indians, 10-1, in a Wamac Conference softball game at Marion.

Michalyn Mohr hit a solo home run for Marion (5-7).

SOLON (10)
Bransky, cf, 4 0 0 0, Rickels, rf, 3 1 2 2,  Misel, 3b, 3 1 1 2, Breza, ss, 4 2 2 0, Musgrave, 1b, 4 1 1 0, Herdliska, dp, 4 1 0 1, Smith, 2b, 3 2 1 3, Turkal, c, 4 0 0 2, Nearad, lf, 2 2 1 0, Weeces, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 31 10 8 10.

MARION (1)
Fiser, 3b, 4 0 1 0, Vanourney, 2b, 4 0 0 0, Knapp, 1b, 3 0 1 0, Mohr, ss, 3 1 2 1, Perkins, c, 3 0 0 0, Goemaat, p, 1 0 0 0, Bacon, lf, 3 0 1 0, Nathem, cf, 2 0 0 0, Scott, rf, 2 0 1 0, Whitney, 2b, 2 0 1 0. Totals 27 1 7 1.

Solon     021 403 0 - 10 8
Marion    010 000 0 -  1 7

W - Weeces. L - Goemaat. HR - Mohr.