Marion Baseball

Indians sweep West Liberty

The Marion Indians raised their record to 15-5 Tuesday night by sweeping a doubleheader from West Liberty, 12-2 and 9-1, at Marion.

Marion scored eight runs in the bottom of the second inning to take control of the opener. Trev Biery had a bases-loaded double and Addison Johnson followed with an RBI double.

Mitch Wagner, Christian Stekl, Biery, Josh Davila, Alex Charipar and Cale Cannoy had two hits for Marion in the first game. Nick Connolly was the winning pitcher, allowing only three hits in the five-inning game.

Mitch Wagner had three hits and scored three runs for the Indians in the second game. Stekl, Biery and Alex Charipar all had two hits.

Freshman David Kuhn pitched a complete game, scattering six hits and striking out three for his first victory.

GAME 1

WEST LIBERTY (2)
Hamilton, cf, 3 0 0 0, Becker, lf/2b, 3 1 1 0, Shellady, ss, 1 1 0 0, Meyers, c, 2 0 1 0, Newsom, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Heick, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Roszell, rf, 2 0 0 0, Garcia, 2b/p, 2 0 1 0, Jacques, p/lf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 19 2 3 2.

MARION (12)
Wagner, 2b, 4 2 2 2, Stekl, ss, 2 3 2 1, Biery, 1b, 3 1 2 4, Johnson, c, 4 0 1 1, Davila, lf, 3 2 2 2, Charipar, rf, 3 0 2 1, McGarvey, dh, 2 0 0 0, Ashley, dh, 1 0 0 0, Cannoy, cf, 3 2 2 0, Fuller, 3b, 2 1 0 0. Totals 27 12 13 11.

West Liberty   200  00 -  2   3 1
Marion           082  02 - 12 13 3

W - Connolly. L - Jacques. 2B - Biery (2), Wagner, Johnson. 3B - Davila. SB - Cannoy.

GAME 2

WEST LIBERTY (1)
Hamilton, cf, 4 0 2 0, Becker, 2b/3b, 3 0 0 0, Shellady, ss, 4 0 1 0, Meyers, 3b/1b, 4 0 1 0, Newsom, c, 3 0 1 0, Heick, 1b/p, 3 0 0 0, Zamora, p, 2 0 0 0, Koenig, 2b, 1 0 1 0, Roszell, rf, 1 1 0 0, Jacques, lf, 1 0 0 0. Totals 26 1 6 5.

MARION (9)
Wagner, 2b, 4 3 3 0, Stekl, ss, 2 2 2 0, Biery, 1b, 4 0 2 2, Johnson, c, 3 0 0 0, Davila, lf, 2 0 0 0, Hardman, lf, 0 0 0 0, Charipar, rf, 3 1 2 1, Ashley, ph, 1 0 0 0, Hedtke, dh, 2 1 1 0, Larsen, dh, 1 0 0 0, Cannoy, cf, 3 0 0 0, Fuller, 3b, 3 1 1 1. Totals 26 9 10 5.

West Liberty    000 100 0 - 1   6 3
Marion             221 113 x - 9 10 2

W - Kuhn. L - Zamora. 2B - Wagner, Biery, Charipar (2), Hedtke. SB - Wagner (2), Stekl.

Marion splits Wamac twinbill with Columbus

The Marion Indians and Waterloo Columbus Sailors split a pair of tight Wamac Conference baseball games at Marion Monday night.

Columbus won the opener, 3-2.

Marion rebounded and claimed the nightcap, 9-8, in eight innings on a game-winning single by Logan Fuller.

The first game was a pitching duel between Mike Letkewicz of Columbus and Tyler Hedtke of Marion. Both pitchers scattered six hits. Letkewicz had 12 strikeouts and Hedtke had seven.

Fuller had a triple for Marion in the opener, setting the stage for his heroics in the bottom of the eighth inning in the nightcap. His bases-loaded single drove in Sean McGarvey to snap an 8-8 tie and gain the split.

Columbus rallied with four runs in the top of the seventh to tie the nightcap and force extra innings. Letkewicz hit a three-run homer for the Sailors in the seventh.

Christian Stekl picked up the win in relief for Marion. Addison Johnson hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to give Marion an early 6-1 lead.

Alex Charipar had two doubles and two RBIs for Marion (13-5, 8-2) in the nightcap. Stekl, Fuller and Cale Cannoy had two hits.

GAME 1

WATERLOO COLUMBUS (3)
Kemp, cf, 4 1 1 1, McLaughlin, rf, 4 0 0 0, Konrardy, ss, 3 0 0 0, Letkewicz, p, 3 1 1 0, Farley, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Ross, 3b, 2 1 1 0, Horan, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Forker, dh, 3 0 0 0, Martin, lf, 3 0 0 0. Totals 26 3 6 3.

MARION (2)
Wagner, 2b, 4 1 1 0, Stekl, ss, 3 0 1 1, Biery, 1b, 2 1 1 0, Johnson, c, 3 0 1 0, Davila, lf, 3 0 0 1, Charipar, rf, 3 0 0 0, Carstenson, dh, 3 0 0 0, Cannoy, cf, 3 0 0 0, Fuller, 3b, 2 0 1 0. Totals 26 2 6 2.

Columbus   110 001 0 - 3 6 1
Marion       000 110 0 - 2 6 2

W - Letkewicz. L - Hedtke. 2B - Letkewicz, Stekl. 3B - Kemp, Fuller. SB - Hardman, Fuller, Biery.

GAME 2

WATERLOO COLUMBUS (8)
Kemp, cf, 3 2 1 0, McLaughlin, rf/p, 5 2 2 0, Konrardy, c, 4 1 3 2, Letkewicz, 2b/ss, 4 2 2 3, Farley, 1b, 4 1 1 2, Ross, p/3b, 4 0 0 0, Horan, 3b/2b/ss, 3 0 0 0, Martin, ss/rf, 4 0 0 0, Jones, lf, 3 0 0 0. Totals 35 8 10 8.

MARION (9)
Wagner, 2b/ss, 3 1 0 0, Stekl, ss/p, 5 2 2 0, Biery, 1b, 4 1 1 2, Johnson, c, 4 1 2 3, Davila, lf, 4 1 1 1, Charipar, rf, 3 0 2 2, Cannoy p/cf, 3 0 2 0, Connolly, cf, 3 0 0 0, Fuller, 3b/2b, 4 1 2 1, Kuhn, 3b, 2 0 1 0, Hardman, pr, 0 1 0 0. Totals 35 9 13 9.

Columbus  103 000 40 - 8 10 2
Marion      330 101 01 - 9 13 2

W - Stekl. L - McLaughlin. 2B - Biery, Charipar (2), Fuller. 3B - Farley. HR - Johnson, Letkewicz.

Marion wins 10th straight, then falls

EPWORTH - Addison Johnson and Mitch Wagner hit solo home runs Friday as the Marion Indians won their 10th straight game with a 4-3 verdict over Western Dubuque.

The Bobcats snapped Marion's winning streak with a 4-0 verdict in the nightcap of their Wamac Conference doubleheader.

Josh Davila pitched a complete game for Marion (12-4) in the opener. He scattered five hits and collected four strikeouts. Christian Stekl scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh on a wild pitch to snap a 3-3 tie.

Gavin Naderman pitched a two-hit shutout for Western Dubuque in the nightcap.

GAME 1

MARION (4)
Wagner, 2b, 3 1 1 1, Stekl, ss, 2 2 1 0, Biery, 1b, 4 0 1 1, Johnson, c, 4 1 1 1, Davila, p, 2 0 0 0, Charipar, rf, 2 0 0 0, Carstenson, dh, 3 0 0 0, Hardman, lf, 0 0 0 0, Connolly, cf, 2 0 1 0, Fuller, 3b, 3 0 0 0. Totals 25 4 5 3.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (3)
Pitz, lf, 3 1 2 1, Tuttle, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Lehaman, rf, 2 0 0 0, Massey 3b, 3 0 1 2, Westoff, dh, 3 0 0 0, Hoeger, 2b, 1 0 0 0, Reimer, ss, 3 0 0 0, McCoy, cf, 2 1 0 0, Donahue, p, 3 0 0 0, Dorman, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 23 3 5 3.

Marion                   012 000 1 - 4 5 2
Western Dubuque  210 000 0 - 3 5 1

WP - Davila (1-0). LP - Donahue. 2B - Stekl, Biery, Tuttle. HR - Wagner, Johnson.

GAME 2

MARION (0)
Wagner, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Stekl, ss, 2 0 1 0, Biery, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Johnson, c, 2 0 0 0, Davila, lf, 2 0 0 0, Charipar, rf, 3 0 1 0, Carstenson, dh, 1 0 0 0, Schnieders, ph, 1 0 0 0, Q.Cannoy, p, 0 0 0 0, McGarvey, lf, 0 0 0 0, Connolly, cf, 2 0 0 0, Fuller, 3b, 2 0 0 0. Totals 21 0 2 0.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (4)
Pitz, lf, 2 1 1 0, Tuttle, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Lehaman, rf, 3 1 1 2, Massey, dh, 2 1 1 1, Naderman, p, 0 0 0 0, Westoff, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Richarson, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Reimer, ss, 2 0 0 0, McDermott, cf, 3 0 0 0, Kramer, c, 1 1 1 0. Totals 19 4 4 3.

Marion                    000 000 0 - 0 2 2
Western Dubuque   003 001 x - 4 4 1

W - Naderman. L - Q. Cannoy. 2B - Lehman, Massey. SB - Stekl, Pitz.

Marion sweeps wild twinbill from Solon

Pitchers beware!

Marion hosted Solon Wednesday night in Wamac Conference baseball and after 49 hits and 19 errors by both teams, the Indians managed to win both games.

Marion captured the opener, 15-5, in six innings and took the nightcap, 12-11, by scoring five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

In the second game, Marion left the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and had Christian Stekl thrown out at the plate by Solon right fielder Colton Dall.

Solon plated two runs in the top of the eighth with an RBI single by Todd Oberthien and a successful double steal. Marion tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with a Mitch Wagner RBI single and a Solon error.

Solon scored four times in the ninth, but Marion tallied five runs in the bottom of the ninth on only one hit to get the victory.

Marion scored 15 runs on 14 hits and eight Solon errors in the opener. Alex Charipar led the Indians with six hits in the marathon doubleheader.

“I just tried to put the barrel of the bat on the ball and put it in play,” said Charipar. “We all seemed to hit well tonight.”

Stekl and Cale Cannoy had five hits apiece for Marion (11-3, 6-1). Colton Dall led Solon with six hits.

Levi Lochner got the win in the first game, going the distance and allowing five runs on 11 hits. Josh Davila got the win in the nightcap in relief.

“We saw a lot of different game situations tonight and despite the fact that we made seven errors in that second game, we found a way to win,” said Marion Coach Steve Fish. “I was pleased that we just kept playing.”

GAME 1

SOLON (5)
Lance, lf, 4 1 1 0, CDall, rf, 4 2 3 0, Hamiel, dh, 3 1 2 3, Lester, p, 0 0 0 0, Asprey, p, 0 0 0 0, Obertien, 2b, 3 0 1 1, ADall, cf, 3 0 0 0, Holub, 1b, 3 0 2 1, McNutt, 3b, 2 0 1 0, Fitzpatrick, c, 3 1 1 0, Kramer, ss, 3 0 0 0. Totals 28 5 11 5.

MARION (15)
Wagner, 2b, 4 2 1 0, Stekl, ss, 5 3 2 1, Biery, 1b, 5 2 2 2, Johnson, c, 3 0 1 2, McGarvey, cr, 0 3 0 0, Davila, lf, 3 1 2 1, CCannoy, cf, 5 1 4 2, Charipar, dh, 5 0 2 3, Lochner, p, 0 0 0 0, Connelly, rf, 3 1 1 0, Fuller, 3b, 3 2 0 0.  Totals 36 15 15 11.

Solon          002 300 0 --   5 11 8
Marion        263 202 x --   15 15 1

Lochner and Johnson. Lester, Asprey (3), and Fitzpatrick.  W- Lochner L- Lester 2B-Hamiel, Charipar, Connelly. SB- Stekl, McGarvey.

GAME 2

SOLON (11)
Lance, lf, 4 3 2 2, CDall, rf, 5 2 3 1, Hamiel, P/1b, 4 0 0 0, Fitzpatrick, cr, 0 0 0 0, Obertien, 2b, 5 1 2 2, Holub, ss, 6 0 1 0, ADall, cf, 6 0 1 0, McNutt, 3b, 2 2 1 0, Asprey, dh, 4 1 1 0,  Ferguson, 1b/p, 0 0 0 0, Kramer, ph, 1 1 1Linderbaum, c, 4 0 0 0, Fitzpatrick, cr 0 1 0 0. Totals 41 11 12 5.

MARION (12)
Wagner, 2b/ss, 4 2 1 2, Stekl, ss/p, 5 1 3 1, Biery, 1b, 5 0 1 0, Johnson, c, 4 0 1 0, Larson, cr, 0 0 0 0,  Davila, lf, 4 1 0 0, McGarvey, lf, 0 0 0 0, Charipar, dh, 5 2 4 1, Carstenson, dh, 3 2 0 0, Kuhn, 3b, 0 0 0 0, Connelly, p, 0 0 0 0, CCannoy, cf, 3 1 1 2, QCannoy, cf, 1 0 1 0,  Fuller, 3b, 3 2 0 0.  Totals 37 12 12 6.

Solon          003 200 024 --   11 12 3
Marion        030 010 025 --   12 12 7

Kuhn, Connelly (4), Stekl (6), Davila (9), and Johnson.  Hamiel, Ferguson (4), and Linderbaum.  W- Davila L- Ferguson 2B- Lance, CDall, ADall, McNutt, Asprey, Stekl (2) SB- Lance, CDall, Wagner, Stekl, Biery, CCannoy.