Benton softball

Monday, June 8, 2026, at Independence

Independence 7, Belle Plaine 4

BC 000 012 1 - 4
I  106 000 x - 7

Benton had eight hits. Brynnlee Seeck had a single. Layna DeMoss added a single. Calista Nolte had a single and one RBI. Ellie Williamson had a single and one RBI. Emerson Ridgway had a single. Sophia Seeck had a single and one RBI. She also stole one base. Benton had two errors, while Independence had three errors. Brynnlee Seeck threw for two innings, and allowed six hits, seven runs (five earned), walked one batter and struck out four. Paige Meyer threw for four innings, allowed three hits, no runs, and struck out one.

Independence (4-8) 12, Benton (3-7) 6

BC 003 021 0 -  6
I  325 020 x - 12

Benton had nine hits. Brynnlee Seeck had a single. DeMoss was 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Calista Nolte had a single. Williamson had a double and four RBIs. Ridgway had a single. Meyer was 2 for 3 with one RBI. Stealing one base each were DeMoss and Libi Frese. The team had three errors. Williamson threw for 4 1/3 innings, and allowed 14 hits, 12 runs (eight earned), and struck out one in the loss. Ridgeway threw for 1 2/3 innings, allowed no hits or runs, and walked one.

Benton hosts Vinton-Shellsburg on Wednesday, June 10, at 5 p.m. They host No. 11 North Linn at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 12. Benton travels to the West Liberty Tournament on Saturday, June 13. Teams include Anamosa and Durant.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at Van Horne.

Benton 2, Vinton-Shellsburg 0

VS 000 000 0 - 0
BC 100 010 x - 2

Benton had six hits. Sophia Seeck had a tripe. Brynnlee Seeck was 2 for 3 with one RBI. Layna DeMoss had a double and one RBI. Marisa Nolte had a single. Paige Meyer had a single. Sophia Seeck stole one base. The team had two errors.

Ellie Williamson threw for seven innings, allowed three hits, no runs, and struck out eight.

Benton 17, Vinton-Shellsburg 3

VS 300 0  -  3
BC 40(13) - 17

Benton had 10 hits. Brynnlee Seeck was 2 for 4 with one RBI. Layna DeMoss was 2 for 2 with a double and four RBIs. Calista Nolte had a single and one RBI. Williamson had a double and one RBI. Avery Mouchka was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. DeMoss scored three runs. Benton had seven walks. Sophia Seeck stole on base. DeMoss stole five bases. Benton had two errors.

Brynnlee Seeck threw for four innings, allowed four hits, three runs (two earned), walked one and struck out two.

Friday, June 12, 2026, at Van Horne

Benton 5, No. 9 North Linn 3

NL 102 000 0 - 3
BC 102 200 x - 5

Benton had 10 hits. Sophia Seeck had a double. Brynnlee Seeck was 3 for 4 with a double. Layna DeMoss had a single and one RBI. Calista Nolte was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Ellie Williamson had a single and one RBI. Paige Meyer had a double and one RBI. Libi Frese had a single. Brynnlee Seeck stole one base. The team had two errors and had five walks. Brynnlee Seeck threw for seven innings, allowed four hits, three runs (one earned), walked two and struck out three.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Durant 8, Benton 4

BC 000 012 1 - 4
D  200 201 3 - 8

Benton had five hits. Brynnlee Seeck had a single. Layna DeMoss had a home run and one RBI. Calista Nolte had a single. Ellie Williamson was 3 for 3 with a double. Meyer had a single and two RBIs. Avary Mouchka had a double. The team had three errors. Williamson threw for seven innings, allowed 12 hits, eight runs (seven earned), and struck out three.

West Liberty 11, Benton 4

BC 040 000 0 -  4
WL 200 360 x - 11

Benton had six hits. Sophia Seeck had a single and two RBIs. Brynnlee Seeck was 2 for 3 with one RBI. Layna DeMoss was 2 for 3 with a double. Marisa Nolte had a single. The team had two walks. Benton had one error.

Meyer threw for 4 2/3 innings, allowed nine hits, 11 runs (10 earned), walked four and struck out two for the loss. Emerson Ridgway threw for 1/3 inning, and allowed one hit.

Benton hosts Marion on Monday, June 15, at 5 p.m. They travel to Waverly-Shell Rock on Tuesday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. They travel to South Tama on Wednesday, June 17, at 5 p.m. Benton plays at the Roland-Story Tournament on Friday, June 19, facing Estherville-Lincoln, and Humboldt.

Girls WaMaC West Standings

Team	CONF	ST	OVER	PCT
Williamsburg	10-0	W14	14-0	1.000
Clear Creek Amana	7-1	W3	12-2	.857
Grinnell	5-3	W6	9-4	.692
Benton	3-7	W3	6-7	.462
Vinton-Shellsburg	1-9	L5	5-12	.294
South Tama County	0-8	L10	0-10	.000

Benton baseball

Monday, June 8, 2026 at Independence

Independence (9-5) 6, Benton (6-7) 5

BC 003 002 0 - 5
I  100 030 2 - 6

Benton had nine hits. Kaleb Hupke had a single. Carson Nolan added a single. Kale Gallagher was 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Drew Fillenworth had a single. Eli Patterson had a single. Grady Frese had a single. Grant Volesky had a home run and two RBIs. Brooks Mitcell-Birdsell had a single and one RBI. Graham Wallace stole one base. The team had one error.

Losing pitcher Grant Volesky allowed one hit, one earned run and walked one. Mitchell-Birdsell threw for 6 1/3 innings, allowed six hits, five runs (four runs), walked three and struck out four.

Benton 7, Independence 6

BC 002 400 1 - 7
I  101 004 0 - 6

Benton had 10 hits. Hupke was 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Carson Nolan had a triple and one RBI. Kale Gallagher had a single and two RBIs. Fillenworth had a double and one RBI. Eli Patterson had a single. Grady Frese added a single. Volesky was 2 for 3 with a double. Mitchell-Birdsell had single and one RBI. Volesky stole two bases. Frese stole one base. The team had four errors.

Frese threw for 5 2/3 innings, allowed four hits, five runs (two earned), walked four and struck out eight. Winning pitcher Colton Kroneman threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, one run and walked one for the win.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Van Horne

Benton 11, Monticello 1

M  001 00 -  1
BC 513 2x - 11

Benton had 10 hits. Kale Gallagher had a single. Drew Fillenworth was 2 for 2 with a triple and two RBIs. Eli Patterson had a single and one RBI. Grady Frese was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Grant Volesky had a single. Mitchell-Birdsell had a single and two RBIs. West Kaestner had a double. Stealing one base each were Carson Nolan, Kale Gallagher, Fillenworth and Graham Wallace. Benton had two errors.

Holden Zamastil threw for five innings, allowed two hits, one run, walked one, hit one batter and struck out two.

Friday, June 12, 2026, at Van Horne

Benton 10, Vinton-Shellsburg 0

VS 000 000 -  0
BC 040 033 - 10

Benton had eight hits against Vinton-Shellsburg. Kaleb Hupke was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Carson Nolan was 2 for 4 with a triple and four RBIs. Kale Gallagher had a single and one RBI. Drew Fillenworth had a single. Eli Patterson had a single. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell had a single and one RBI. Benton had three walks. The Bobcats stole three bases. With one steal each were Nolan, Frese and Mitchell-Birdsell. The team had two errors. Hupke threw for six innings, allowed three hits, no runs, walked one and struck out six.

Benton 9, Vinton-Shellsburg 1

VS 000 100 0 - 1
BC 121 311 x - 9

Benton had six hits. Hupke had a single. Gallagher had a single and four RBIs. Fillenworth had a single. Patterson added a single. Frese had a double. Mitchell-Birdsell had a single and one RBI. Benton stole eight baes. Hupke had three steals. With one each were Nolan, Patterson, Frese, Grant Volesky and Jonathon Sadler. the team had two errors.

Gallagher threw for two innings, allowed three hits, two walks and struck out one. Winning pitcher Colton Kroneman threw for five innings, allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out four.

Benton hosts Marion at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 15. Benton hosts Northeast at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Benton travels to South Tama on Thursday, June 18. On Friday, June 19, Benton hosts West Branch at 7 p.m.

WAMAC WEST BASEBALL

Team	CONF	ST	OVER	PCT
Clear Creek Amana	7-1	W8	12-4	.750
Benton	7-3	W4	9-7	.562
Grinnell	4-3	W3	9-6	.600
Williamsburg	4-3	L1	6-7	.462
Vinton-Shellsburg	0-8	L6	3-9	.250
South Tama County	0-4	L9	0-9	.000