Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Fiser tosses 4-hit shutout for Marion

Amber Fiser pitched a four-hit shutout Monday night as the Marion Indians blanked Benton Community, 10-0, in the first game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader at Marion.

Benton Community took the nightcap, 7-2.

Beth Knapp and Michalyn Mohr hit home runs for Marion (15-11, 5-7) in the opener to support Fiser, an eighth grader who pitched a one-hit shutout in her previous outing.

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Marion splits twinbill with Benton

Addison Johnson hit a homer during a seven-run outburst in the sixth inning Monday night as the Marion Indians topped Benton Community, 7-1, in the first game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader at Marion.

The Bobcats returned the favor in the second game, winning by the same count of 7-1.

Mitch Wagner, Alex Charipar and Sean McGarvey had two hits for Marion (16-8, 9-5) in the opener. Wagner collected a double and triple.

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Fiser tosses 1-hitter for Marion

VAN HORNE - Amber Fiser pitched a one-hit shutout Saturday as the Marion Indians defeated Iowa Valley, 8-0, in their first game at the Benton Community softball tournament.

Allison Scott went 2-for-3, scored two runs and drove in three runs for the Indians (14-10) against Iowa Valley.

Beth Knapp went 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBIs as Marion defeated Anamosa, 8-4, in their second game. Haley Vanourney was the winning pitcher.

Marion lost to West Branch, 8-2, in their final game in the tournament.

GAME ONE

IOWA VALLEY (0)
Gerard, rf, 3 0 0 0, Herrmann, cf, 1 0 0 0, Luncsford, ss, 2 0 1 0, Kriegel, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Healey, lf, 3 0 0 0, Hartman, c, 3 0 0 0, Kaestner, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Davis, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Whitehead, p, 2 0 0 0. Totals 20 0 1 0.

MARION (8)
Scott, rf, 3 2 2 3, Vanourney, 3b, 4 1 1 1, Knapp, 1b, 3 0 1 2, Mohr, ss, 3 1 0 2, Fiser, p, 2 1 0 0, Perkins, c, 3 0 0 0, Whitney, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Fuller, lf, 2 1 1 2, Nathem, cf, 1 2 0 0. Totals 24 8 5 8.

Iowa Valley    000 000 0 - 0 1
Marion           011 123 x - 8 5

W - Fiser. L - Whitehead.

GAME TWO

ANAMOSA (4)
Sanborn, cf, 3 1 1 0, Smith, ss, 3 0 1 0, Menster, 1b, 3 0 0 1, Harmon, rf, 3 2 1 0, Alderdyce, lf, 3 1 2 0, Whitman, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Meade, 2b, 2 0 0 1, DeSotel, p, 3 0 0 1, Wheeler, dp, 3 0 0 1, Wersinger, 2b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 26 4 5 4.

MARION (8)
Scott, rf, 2 3 1 2, Vanourney, p, 2 1 1 0, Knapp, 1b, 3 2 2 5, Mohr, ss, 3 0 1 1, Fiser, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Whitney, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Perkins, c, 2 1 2 0, Portwine, lf, 3 0 0 0, Nathem, cf, 2 1 0 0, Dullea, 2b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 23 8 8 8.

Anamosa       020 110 0 - 4 5
Marion           102 500 x - 8 8

W - Vanourney. L - DeSotel. 2B - Knapp, Perkins. HR - Knapp.

GAME THREE

WEST BRANCH (8)
Pohlmen, cf, 4 1 2 1, Tadlock, ss, 3 1 1 1, Laing, c, 3 0 0 1, Bain, 3b, 3 2 2 1, Baylor, rf, 4 1 1 0, Baldwin, p, 4 1 1 0, Hott, lf, 4 2 2 2, Colvin, 1b, 2 1 1 1, Hesseltine, dp, 3 0
1 1, Weineke, 2b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 30 8 10 8.

MARION (2)
Scott, rf, 3 0 0 0, Vanourney, 2b, 4 0 1 0, Knapp 1b, 2 0 0 0, Mohr, ss, 3 0 2 0, Fiser, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Whitney, lf, 3 0 0 0, Perkins, c, 3 1 1 0, Goemaat, p, 2 1 0 1, Nathem, cf, 2 0 0 1. Totals 25 2 5 2.

West Branch    010 601 0 - 8 10
Marion             000 000 2 - 2  5

W - Baldwin. L - Goemaat. 3B - Perkins.

Marion drops twinbill to Williamsburg

Marion High School fans can sit on a gentle slope that overlooks the baseball and softball fields at the Les Hipple Sports Complex and watch the action on both diamonds if they want.

They probably enjoyed what they saw on the softball field a lot more than what they saw on the baseball field Thursday night.

The Marion baseball team dropped a Wamac Conference doubleheader to Williamsburg, 9-7 and 7-6, as Marion pitchers walked 13 batters and hit two others.

Meanwhile, the softball team swept a Wamac twinbill from Williamsburg on the adjoining field, 12-5 and 13-2.

Marion baseball coach Steve Fish wasn't too thrilled with what he saw on his field either.

"We have some young kids," he said, "and I think there's a false sense of maybe how good we are. Tonight we were exposed in a lot of areas."

The Indians (15-7, 8-4) reached the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament last year and have a chance to return this season, but Fish said his club has been living dangerously with late rallies that have camouflaged some problem areas.

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