The Marion High School softball team rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday night for a 15-14 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg to sweep their Wamac Conference doubleheader.

Marion won the first game, 8-1.

The wild nightcap was tied, 10-10, after seven innings. Vinton-Shellsburg scored four runs in the top of the eighth for a 14-10 lead, but the Indians responded with their 5-spot for the victory.

Madison Wilson went 4-for-5 with four RBIs for Marion in the second game. Alicia Steepleton was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Bayley Fuller had three hits, Camryn Cannoy had two hits and Sydney Nielsen had two hits and two RBIs.

Steepleton and Wilson had two hits in the 8-1 victory. Maddie Knapp drove in two runs. Steepleton pitched a complete game, allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts.

Steepleton also got the victory in the nightcap.

Marion raised its record to 5-2. Vinton-Shellsburg fell to 3-5.

GAME 1

Vinton-Shellsburg    000 000 1 - 1
Marion               402 101 x - 8

W - Steepleton. L - Burroughs.

GAME 2

Vinton-Shellsburg    000 701 24 - 14
Marion               050 410 05 - 15

W - Steepleton. L - Tandy.