Marion Softball

Marion girls win twice in tourney

Alicia Steepleton and the Marion Indians won both of their games Wednesday in the Marion Classic.

Marion trimmed Cedar Rapids Washington, 5-3, and blanked Union, 1-0.

Steepleton pitched a complete game against Washington in the 5-3 victory. She allowed three hits and three earned runs, with two strikeouts and two walks.

Haley Dullea went 3-for-4 and scored two runs for the Indians. Shannon Sellers was 3-for-3 and also scored twice.

Emily Oler pitched for Washington in the first game and hit a home run. The Warriors scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, but the rally ended there.

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Steepleton tosses shutout for Marion

CENTER POINT - Alicia Steepleton pitched a five-hit shutout Monday night as the Marion Indians blanked Center Point-Urbana, 3-0, in the first game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader.

Center Point-Urbana won the second game, 5-1.

Steepleton struck out five batters and walked only one in the 3-0 shutout. Sydney Nielsen went 3-for-3 with two RBIs to pace the offense.

Haley Dullea and Maddie Knapp had two hits for Marion in the second game.

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Marion girls split in Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN - Livvy Draves tossed a five-hitter as the Marion Indians nipped Colfax-Mingo, 2-1, at the Marshalltown softball tournament Saturday.

Marion dropped its second game Saturday to Lisbon, 2-0, to finish the tournament with a 3-1 record.

Draves did not allow an earned run in the 2-1 verdict against Colfax-Mingo. She struck out two batters and walked two. Madison Wilson led the offense by going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Maddie Knapp also drove in a run.

Marion collected only four singles in the 2-0 loss to Lisbon. Alicia Steepleton pitched a complete game for the Indians, but was the hard-luck loser. She allowed seven hits and struck out six batters.

Marion has a 15-10 record.

GAME 1

Colfax-Mingo    000 001 0 - 1
Marion          001 001 x - 2

W - Draves. L - Russell.

GAME 2

Lisbon          000 100 1 - 2
Marion          000 000 0 - 0

W - Montgomery. L - Steepleton.

Marion wins pair of softball games

MARSHALLTOWN - The Marion High School softball team won both of its games at the Marshalltown Tournament Friday.

The Indians rolled by South Tama, 12-0, in four innings and trimmed Marshalltown, 6-5.

Sydney Nielsen went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against South Tama. Camryn Cannoy scored three runs and Madison Wilson had two RBIs. Alicia Steepleton tossed a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts and one walk.

Nielsen went 2-for-4 with two more RBIs against Marshalltown. Wilson scored twice. Steepleton got the victory in relief.

The victories lifted Marion to 14-9 for the season.

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