Marion Baseball

Indians hit 7 doubles in 13-3 victory

The Marion High School baseball team doubled its pleasure Monday night with seven doubles in a 13-3 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg in the second game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader at Marion.

Vinton-Shellsburg won the first game, 6-3.

Mitchell Wiese collected four hits for Marion in the 13-3 victory, including a pair of doubles. Bobby Vanderlind also had two doubles and four RBIs. Brady Donohue was the winning pitcher.

Gage Kray had four hits for Marion in the 6-3 loss. Maverick Miller had three hits and Owen Christensen socked a triple. The Indians out-hit the Vikings, 11-5, but left too many men on base.

David Kuhn suffered the loss in the opener, despite striking out nine batters and allowing only five hits.

The split left Marion with a 3-4 overall record.

Prairie claims 3rd in Metro Tournament

The Prairie Hawks ripped the Marion Indians, 15-2, in five innings Wednesday to finish third in the Metro Baseball Tournament at Washington.

Trey Beckman went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI for Prairie (2-1). Jalen Rima went 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI. Nicholas Mougin was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Ben Boldt drove in two runs.

Maverick Miller had two hits for Marion (1-2).

Marion    110 00 - 2 4 3
Prairie   474 0x - 15 11 2

Behn gives Cougars another live arm

Cedar Rapids Kennedy Coach Bret Hoyer already had a treasure chest filled with excellent pitchers.

Now he has another one.

Jackson Behn tossed six strong innings Monday night as the Cougars topped Marion, 10-1, in the semifinals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament at Kennedy.

Behn pitched well for the Kennedy varsity as a freshman in 2013, but his family moved to Omaha and he played for Millard South High School last year as a sophomore.

The Behns moved back to Iowa this January and now the Cougars have another live arm to join Blake Hargens, Zach Daniels, Sammy Lizarraga, Jacob Henry, Tyler Dralle and others.

The rich have gotten richer.

"It's good to be back," said Behn. "I'm happy about it."

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Stekl transfers from Marion to Jefferson

Caleb Stekl has transferred from Marion High School to Jefferson and will be eligible for the entire baseball season with the J-Hawks this year.

Stekl, a strong defensive catcher, hit .222 for Marion in 27 games last year as a sophomore and compiled an 0-2 record and 2.63 ERA in three appearances on the mound. He missed part of the season with an injury.

Stekl received honorable mention on the Wamac Conference all-star baseball team.

"Caleb is enrolled at Jefferson and will be eligible for the 2015 baseball season," Jefferson athletic director Chris Deam confirmed Sunday.

Stekl has moved into the Jefferson school district, according to sources. He has been attending the pitcher/catcher workouts with the J-Hawks.