Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

No.5 Saints, No.9 Lions knocked out

The Xavier Saints and Linn-Mar Lions were both upset in the semifinals of the regional softball tournament Saturday night at home.

The Saints, ranked No.5 in Class 4A, were blanked by Clear Creek-Amana, 2-0, on a three-hit shutout by Lexi Kinnaird.

The Lions, ranked No.9 in Class 5A, were upended by Dubuque Senior, 2-0, on a three-hit shutout by A.D. Medinger.

Cedar Rapids Prairie's game in the Class 5A playoffs against No.7 Pleasant Valley was suspended by rain in the second inning with the Hawks leading, 2-0. It will be resumed Monday at 6 p.m. at Prairie.

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Lions upset No. 1 Hempstead

The Linn-Mar Lions rallied from a 5-1 deficit to upset top-ranked Dubuque Hempstead, 6-5, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader at the Linn-Mar park Friday.

Hempstead took the second game by the identical score, 6-5.

The first game was tied, 5-5, heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. Jackson Jacobs drew a two-out walk and came around to score when Caleb Reimer lined a triple into right-center field.

Ryan Wyant and Jacobs had two hits for the Lions in the opener. Wyant had two doubles and two RBIs. Andrew Gassmann got the victory in relief, pitching 2.2 scoreless frames.

Jacobs and Gassmann had two hits for Linn-Mar in the nightcap.

Hempstead began the day in a first-place tie with Kennedy in the conference, but the split dropped the Mustangs a game behind the Cougars at 20-4. The Mustangs are 33-4 overall

Linn-Mar is 15-20 overall and 10-14 in the conference.

Game 1

Hempstead   110 030 0 - 5 10 0
Linn-Mar    010 040 1 - 6 10 1

W - Gassmann. L - Vassen.

Game 2

Hempstead   032 001 0 - 6 6 1
Linn-Mar    021 011 0 - 5 8 4

W - Schulz. L - Homewood.

Lions enjoy romp in Waterloo

WATERLOO - The Linn-Mar Lions rolled to a pair of big victories over Waterloo West, 14-2 and 11-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Waterloo Tuesday.

Both games ended early due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Adam Bradley went 3-for-3 for the Lions in the first game. Caleb Reimer was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Manny Jeffery and Jackson Jacobs had two RBIs.

Ben Larson went 3-for-4 and Andrew Gassmann was 3-for-3 in the second game for Linn-Mar. Reimer was 2-for-3. Jacobs and Taylor Yoke drove in two runs.

Larson got the victory in Game 1. Ben Hilsenbeck struck out nine batters in four innings and got the victory in the nightcap.

Game 1

Linn-Mar      131 63 - 14 8 0
Waterloo West 200 00 - 2 6 1

W - Larson. L - Conrey.

Game 2

Linn-Mar      002 612 - 11 14 2
Waterloo West 100 000 - 1 2 2

W - Hilsenbeck. L - Stoakes.

Lions sweep past Hempstead

Elison Ollinger had five hits, including three triples, as Linn-Mar swept a doubleheader from Dubuque Hempstead Tuesday night, winning 10-6 and 9-2 at Linn-Mar.

In the opener, Ollinger was 3 for 5 with four runs batted in. Morgan Braughton also had three hits, including a triple and three RBIs. Kristie Sommer was 3 for 4 and Maddy Ryan picked up her 21st win of the season.

Ollinger had two triples and an RBI in the nightcap. Katie Sommer had two hit in four trips with a triple and an RBI. Katie Andersen picked up the win as the Lions improved to 27-13 overall, 19-7 in MVC play.