The Marion Indians hosted Class 2A top-ranked Dyersville Beckman in a Wamac Conference showdown Friday night and dropped both ends of the doubleheader, 10-1 and 11-7.

Game one saw Beckman (26-5, 23-3) dominate. The first four batters in the Trailblazer lineup accounted for 10 of their 13 hits, all of the runs and all but one of the team’s RBIs. Mitch Steger led the way for Beckman, going 4-4 and scoring five runs.

Quinn Cannoy led the Marion attack by going 2-for-3. Caleb Stekl got the lone Marion RBI on a single in the sixth.

“I am seeing the ball really well right now,” said Cannoy. “My confidence seems to be growing every game and I just keep working and I am seeing that work pay off.”

Game two proved uncomfortable for the Indians. They led 4-2 going into the fifth inning, but at that point the momentum turned sharply. The Trailblazers scored nine runs in the final three innings and only two of the runs were earned.

“That second game was extremely disappointing. We were in control through four innings and we just lost our focus,” said Marion Coach Steve Fish. “We have strengths and weaknesses and we have expectations, but that was just not who we are. We are young and we will refocus.”

Marion (17-14, 15-11) was led by Cannoy, who picked up two more hits in the nightcap. Caleb Stekl and Trevor Hardman also had two hits.

“I am just trying to make good contact,” said Stekl. “I got two hits against Mount Vernon and that has given me confidence that is carrying me through the rest of the season. I am superstitious, so I just try to keep doing everything the same way.”

“Earlier in the season I was just trying to make contact and now I am trying to finish with a strong swing,” said Hardman. “I have been seeing the ball all season but maybe I wasn’t aggressive enough earlier in the season.”

“We will just come in and hit in the morning and regroup,” said Fish. “These games are over, we’ll prepare for whoever is next.”

GAME 1

DYERSVILLE BECKMAN (10): Steger, cf, 4 5 4 0, Lawrence, 2b, 4 2 3 0, Sabers, pr, 0 0 0 0, Ross, ss, 2 2 1 3, Lehmann, p, 5 0 2 2, Digmann, cr, 0 1 0 0, Rueber, 2b, 0 0 0 0, Klostermann, 3b, 5 0 0 1, Engelken, lf, 3 0 1 0, Noethe, 1b, 2 0 1 1, Willing, dh, 4 0 1 0, Knepper, c, 0 0 0 0, Loeffelholz, rf, 3 0 0 0, Anstoetler, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 33 10 13 7.

MARION (1): Fuller, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Ch.Stekl, ss, 4 1 1 0, Biery, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Charipar, cf, 3 0 1 0, Ca.Stekl, c, 3 0 1 1, Larson cr, 0 0 0 0, Hardman, rf, 3 0 0 0, Kuhn, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Carstensen, dh, 2 0 0 0, Connolly p, 0 0 0 0, Cannoy, lf, 3 0 2 0. Totals 29 1 7 1.

Beckman    104 310 1 - 10 13 1
Marion        000 001 0 - 1 7 1

Lehmann, Lawrence(7) and Knepper. Connolly and Ca.Stekl. W - Lehmann. L - Connolly. 2B - Steger (2), Ross. SB - Digmann.

GAME 2

DYERSVILLE BECKMAN (11): Steger, cf, 3 1 0 0, Lawrence, 2b, 4 0 0 0, Ross, ss, 2 4 0 0, Lehmann, dh/1b, 4 0 1 0, Lyon, p, 0 0 0 0, Klostermann, 3b, 3 1 2 2, Engelken, lf, 2 2 0 0, Digmann, rf, 4 1 1 0, Willing, c, 1 0 0 1, Anstoetler, cr, 0 1 0 0, Vorwald, 1b, 2 0 1 0, Boeckenstedt, pr, 0 1 0 0, Noethe, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 11 5 3.

MARION (7): Fuller, 2b, 4 1 0 0, Ch.Stekl, ss, 2 1 1 0, Biery, 1b, 3 0 0 1, Charipar, cf, 4 1 1 1, Ca.Stekl, 3b, 3 2 2 1, Hardman, rf, 3 1 2 1, Kuhn, p, 3 1 1 0, Carstensen, dh, 3 0 0 0, Kramer, c, 0 0 0 0, Larson, cr, 1 0 0 0, Connolly, ph, 0 0 0 1, Cannoy, lf, 4 0 2 1. Totals 29 7 9 6.

Beckman     101 031 5 - 11 5 2
Marion         310 000 3 - 7 9 5

Lyon, Noethe(7) and Welling. Kuhn, Ch.Stekl(6) and Kramer. W - Lyon. L - Kuhn. 2B - Ca.Stekl, Hardman. SB - Ross 2.