Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Lions take 3rd in Valley Division

The Linn-Mar Lions swept a softball doubleheader from Cedar Falls Monday and finished in third place in the Valley Division standings in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

The Lions won, 6-4 and 16-6 in six innings.

Alexis Kelsey went 3-for-4 in the 6-4 victory and was the winning pitcher. Madison Rentschler and Kelsey Duggan had two hits.

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Lions rout Clinton in softball

Maddy Ryan had three doubles and drove in four runs at the plate, and also pitched a five-hitter, to lead Linn-Mar to a 13-4 win over Clinton in a non-conference softball game at Linn-Mar.

Alexis Kelsey was 3-for-3, scored three runs and drovve in three for the Lions (14-21). She had a pair of doubles and a triple. Madison Rentschler also had a triple and two RBIs.

Linn-Mar scored five runs in the first inning and added six more in the fifth.

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Ryan tosses shutout as Lions sweep

Maddy Ryan pitched a five-hit shutout as the Linn-Mar Lions blanked Dubuque Wahlert, 11-0 in five innings, in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Linn-Mar Tuesday night.

The Lions also won the first game, 10-8.

Elison Ollinger went 2-for-2, scored two runs and drove in two runs for Linn-Mar in the 11-0 victory. Alexis Kelsey and Hannah Yearling had two RBIs. Christina Lincoln had two hits.

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Lions swat Waterloo East twice

WATERLOO - Linn-Mar scored 12 runs in each game and swept past Waterloo East, 12-1 and 12-5, to take over first place in the Valley Division baseball race in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Austin Stroschein and Michael Bogert combined to throw a one-hitter in the five-inning opener.

Jimmy Roth was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored, and Brandt Ollinger was 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs. Mitch Stickney also homered for the Lions (19-12, 14-6).

Kyle Mortensen homered and drove in three runs in the nightcap, and Jack Strellner drove in four runs for Linn-Mar. Roth was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Austin Banks had three hits.

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