Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Cougars, J-Hawks lead Metro baseball

The Kennedy Cougars have the best record among Metro baseball teams with a 10-2 mark through Sunday, with the Jefferson J-Hawks a notch behind at 10-4.

Here are the Metro records:

KENNEDY          10-2 overall, 6-2 MVC
JEFFERSON        10-4 overall, 5-2 MVC
XAVIER              9-6 overall, 4-4 MVC
MARION             6-6 overall, 6-4 Wamac
LINN-MAR           8-9 overall, 3-5 MVC
PRAIRIE             4-9 overall, 3-4 MVC
WASHINGTON     2-9 overall, 2-6 MVC
CEDAR VALLEY     0-10 overall

Marion drops Wamac twinbill to DeWitt

The Marion Indians scored only one run all night Friday and lost a Wamac Conference baseball doubleheader to DeWitt Central, 3-0 and 2-1, at Marion.

DeWitt Central took advantage of five walks and an error to score all three of its runs in the second inning of the opener. TJ Sikkemma tossed a five-hit shutout for DeWitt.

Freshman Brady Donohue pitched well for Marion in his first appearance for the varsity in the nightcap, but took the loss in the 2-1 setback. He struck out seven batters and walked only one.

The Indians tied the nightcap, 1-1, in the fifth inning when Bobby Vanderlind hit a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Vanderlind led Marion with two hits.

DeWitt Central scored the winning run in the second game on a balk with two outs in the top of the sixth inning.

Marion bats are quiet in losses

The Marion Indians collected only five singles Friday and dropped a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader to Williamsburg, 6-0 and 6-2 in eight innings, at Marion.

Bayley Fuller and Camryn Cannoy had RBIs for Marion in the second game.

Marion had a 2-0 lead in the nightcap. Williamsburg scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to force extra innings and won the game with a four-spot in the eighth.

Game 1

Williamsburg   203 000 1 - 6 12 x
Marion         000 000 0 - 0 2 x

W - Zuber. L - Steepleton. 2B - Widmer, Ritchie 2, Hakeman.

Game 2

Williamsburg    000 001 14 - 6 9 3
Marion          110 000 00 - 2 3 1

W - Zuber. L - Steepleton. 2B - Ritchie, Miller, Gilbert. SB - Widmer.

Marion bats are quiet in losses

The Marion Indians collected only five singles Friday and dropped a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader to Williamsburg, 6-0 and 6-2 in eight innings, at Marion.

Bayley Fuller and Camryn Cannoy had RBIs for Marion in the second game.

Marion had a 2-0 lead in the nightcap. Williamsburg scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to force extra innings and won the game with a four-spot in the eighth.

Game 1

Williamsburg   203 000 1 - 6 12 x
Marion         000 000 0 - 0 2 x

W - Zuber. L - Steepleton. 2B - Widmer, Ritchie 2, Hakeman.

Game 2

Williamsburg    000 001 14 - 6 9 3
Marion          110 000 00 - 2 3 1

W - Zuber. L - Steepleton. 2B - Ritchie, Miller, Gilbert. SB - Widmer.