Marion Softball

Marion softball splits at IC tourney

IOWA CITY - The Marion High School softball team split its two games at the Iowa City West tournament Saturday.

The Indians clipped Centerville, 7-3, and lost to Davenport Assumption, 9-1.

Maddie Knapp and Alicia Steepleton were 2-for-3 against Centerville. Steepleton had two RBIs and was the winning pitcher. Knapp, Bayley Fuller and Sydney Nielsen scored two runs.

Marion collected only three hits in the 9-1 loss to Assumption. The split left the Indians with a 7-4 record.

GAME 1

Centerville   000 300 0 - 3
Marion        400 200 x - 7

W - Steepleton. L - Boyle.

GAME 2

Assumption   001 040 4 - 9
Marion       001 000 0 - 1

W - Timmons. L - Steepleton.

Steepleton helps Marion top Prairie

Alicia Steepleton drove in four runs and was the winning pitcher Wednesday night as the Marion Indians defeated Prairie, 8-5, in a prep softball game at Prairie.

Marion raised its record to 6-2 with its sixth victory in a row. Prairie fell to 2-4.

Bayley Fuller went 2-for-4 for Marion and scored three runs. Steepleton was 2-for-4. Marissa Whitney drove in two runs for the Indians.

Steepleton pitched a complete game, allowing four earned runs in seven innings.

Marion scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning, turning a 5-4 deficit into an 8-5 lead.

Taylor Moenk went 3-for-4 for Prairie with two RBIs. Amanda Pipolo, Anne Cervany and Kristin Wahlert had two hits for the Hawks.

Marion     103 000 4 - 8
Prairie    030 200 0 - 5

W - Steepleton. L - Halvorson.

Marion softball wins wild twinbill

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.

Marion softball team has perfect day

CENTRAL CITY - The Marion Indians won all three of their games at the Central City softball tournament Saturday.

The Indians topped Central City, Midland and Clayton Ridge

Maddie Knapp went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs in a 7-3 victory over Central City. Sydney Nielsen, Marissa Whitney and Madison Wilson had two hits. Nielsen drove in two runs. Livvy Draves was the winning pitcher.

Knapp went 3-for-3, scored three runs and drove in three runs in a 12-0 triumph over Midland. Haley Dullea was 2-for-3 and scored three times. Neilsen drove in two runs.

Alicia Steepleton went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in a 9-0 victory over Clayton Ridge. Dullea was 2-for-3 and scored three runs. Bayley Fuller and Megan Glovik had two hits. Neilsen drove in two runs.

Steepleton was the winning pitcher against Midland and Clayton Ridge.