Marion Softball

Marion softball wins twice at tourney

LEGRAND - The Marion Indians squared their record at 6-6 Saturday with a pair of victories at the East Marshall softball tournament.

Marion defeated West Marshall, 5-1, and dumped BGM, 12-2.

Haley Vanourney pitched a complete game and allowed only five hits against West Marshall. Marissa Whitney and Beth Knapp drove in two runs. Whitney was 2-for-3 at the plate.

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Indians tripped up by Anamosa

Anamosa scored three runs in the sixth inning to rally for a 3-2 win over Marion in girls softball Thursday night at Marion.

Marion (4-6, 2-3 Wamac) was held to four hits.

ANAMOSA (3): Sanborn, cf, 4 0 0 0, Smith, 1b, 4 1 1 0, Oltmanns, ss, 4 1 2 0, Menster, p, 2 1 0 0, K.Whitman, 3b, 2 0 1 1, Harmon, rf, 3 0 0 0, M.Whitman, c, 3 0 1 1, Meade, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Norton, ph, 1 0 0 1, McLaughlin, lf, 3 0 2 0. Totals 28 3 7 3.

MARION (2): Rausch, 3b-2b, 3 0 1 0, Vanourney, p-3b, 3 0 1 0, Knapp, cf, 2 1 1 0, Mohr, ss, 3 1 1 1, Perkins, c, 3 0 0 0, Fuller, lf, 3 0 0 1. Brown, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Whitney, 2b, 1 0 0 0, Lappe, p, 1 0 0 0, Dullea, rf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 24 2 4 2.

Anamosa  000 003 0 - 3
Marion      000 200 0 - 2

Menster and M.Whitman. Vanourney, Lappe (5), Smith (7) and Perkins. W-Menster. L-Lappe.    

Marion splits twinbill at Columbus

WATERLOO - The Marion High School softball team split a Wamac Conference doubleheader at Waterloo Columbus Monday.

Haley Vanourney went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in an 8-4 victory. Marion trailed, 4-2, but erupted for six runs in the seventh inning for the victory.

Lauren Rausch went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Paige Perkins drove in two runs and Mahlia Brown had two hits. Ashley Lappe got the victory in relief.

Waterloo Columbus won the other game, 9-2. Rausch had two more hits in that game.

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Indians drop 2 games at IC West tourney

IOWA CITY - The Marion High School softball team lost both of its games at the Iowa City West tournament Saturday at the UI Complex.

The Indians collected nine hits in their first game but scored only one run in a 6-1 setback to Davenport Assumption. Beth Knapp went 3-for-3 and Michalyn Mohr was 2-for-3.

Mid-Prairie defeated Marion, 9-0, on a one-hitter by Taylor Kurtz. Mohr had the only hit for the Indians.

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