Photos: Marion vs. Wahlert Catholic—Iowa Class 3A state baseball tournament championship

Marion won the Class 3A state baseball championship against Dubuque Wahlert, 7-6, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Coach Steve Fish reacts following their win in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) reaches to tag Dubuque Wahlert's Landon Stoll (6), who slides safely into second base in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) throws to first in the first inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Cael Hodges (1) slides into third as Dubuque Wahlert's Aaron Savary (14) waits for the ball in the first inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Cael Hodges (1) celebrates a double in the first inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Dubuque Wahlert's Derek Tauber (13) throws home as Marion's Myles Davis (3) slides into second in the first inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Owen Puk (10) and Marion's Cael Hodges (1) celebrate their runs in the first inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Boede Rahe (29) delivers a pitch in the second inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Lucas Unsen (13) throws to the infield in the second inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

A young fan hangs out and waits for foul balls in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Lucas Unsen (13) makes an out in the second inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Ryan Paulsen (2) gets a hit in the second inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Dubuque Wahlert's Jared Walter (9) slides into home as Marion's Kaden Frommelt (12) attempts to tag him in the third inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Boede Rahe (29) delivers a pitch in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) fields a hit for an out in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) dives for an out in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) catches his hat after making an out in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Boede Rahe (29), Marion's Jake Trca (4), and Marion's Myles Davis (3) celebrate an out by Davis in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Ryan Paulsen (2) slides back to first as Dubuque Wahlert's Garrett Kadolph (18) reaches for the ball in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) steals second base in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Ryan Paulsen (2) looks back to third as he scores a run in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) hits an RBI double in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion coach Steve Fish signals to Marion's Myles Davis (3) to stay at second after he hit an RBI double in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) celebrates his RBI double in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion teammates celebrate as Marion's Myles Davis (3) comes in after earning a run and two RBIs in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) throws to the infield in the fourth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Lucas Unsen (13) dives for a fly ball in the fifth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion fans avoid a foul ball in the fifth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Dubuque Wahlert's Carson Cummer (8) tags out Marion's Ryan Paulsen (2) at second int he fifth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion fans react to a call in the fifth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Cael Hodges (1) slides into second as Dubuque Wahlert's Derek Tauber (13) waits for the ball in the fifth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

\in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) throws to the infield in the sixth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Coach Steve Fish encourages players as they come off the field in the sixth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Dubuque Wahlert's Jack Walsh (16) delivers a pitch in the sixth inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Owen Puk (10) reaches for the ball at first in the seventh inning as Dubuque Wahlert's Jack Walsh (16) gets on base in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Ryan Paulsen (2) throws to first in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion fans celebrate a play in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion players encourage their teammates in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion Coach Steve Fish talks with players in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Myles Davis (3) delivers a pitch in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Cael Hodges (1) reaches for a fly out in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) hits a single in the seventh inning in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) celebrates after scoring the winning run in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion's Gage Franck (5) celebrates his game-winning run with teammates in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion coaches react following their win in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion players hug coach Steve Fish following their win in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion coach Steve Fish celebrates Marion's win in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion teammates celebrate as they receive their trophy in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion teammates celebrate with their trophy following their win in the 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Marion parents and fans celebrate as Marion players parade through the crowd with their trophy in their 3A championship game with Wahlert Catholic at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Marion won the game 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Flags of the Iowa High School Athletic Association fly over at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City at the state baseball tournament on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Wahlert players arrive in the dugout for their 3A championship game with Marion at the IHSAA state baseball touranment at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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