Benton softball

Monday, June 15, 2026, at Van Horne

Marion 6, Benton 4

M  301 000 2 - 6
BC 201 001 0 - 4

Marion 8, Benton 4

M  012 104 0 - 8
BC 000 130 0 - 4

Statistics are coming.

Benton baseball

Monday, June 15, 2026, at Van Horne

Benton 7, Marion 5

M  000 300 0 - 5
BC 012 022 x - 7

Benton had seven hits in the first game against Marion. Kaleb Hupke had a single. Kale Gallagher had a single. Drew Fillenworth was 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Grady Frese had one single. Grant Volesky had one RBI. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Eli Patterson stole two bases. The team had two errors.

Mitchell-Birdsell threw for 6 2/3 innings, allowed nine hits, five runs (two earned), and struck out one. Fillenworth threw for one out, striking out one batter.

Marion 22, Benton 1

M  602 02 (12) - 22
BC 010 00   0  -  1

Benton had four hits. Hupke had a single. Gallagher had a single. Frese had a double. Grant Volesky added a double. Benton had four walks. Frese stole one base. The team had four errors.

Benton used five pitchers. Frese took the loss, throwing for one inning, allowing six hits, six earned runs, hitting one batter and striking two. Graham Wallace threw for one inning, allowed four hits, five earned runs and walked three. Caleb Kaump threw for 3 1/3 innings, allowed nine hits, four earned runs, walked one and hit one batter. Sam Janssen allowed two hits, seven runs (one earned), walked one and hit two batters. Mason Havill threw for 2/3 innings, allowed one hit, walked one, hit one batter and struck out two. Marion had 22 hits.

Benton hosts Northeast on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m. They travel to South Tama on Thursday, June 18. They travel to West Branch on Friday, June 19.