Peoria, IL -- Indian Hills managed only seven hits and three runs in dropping both games of a non-conference doubleheader with Illinois Central on Tuesday. The hosts won 6-2 and 6-1.
The Warriors' offense was shut out until the 7th inning of the opener when they pushed across two runs. Sarah Wilcox, Kris Penick, Lizzy Tucker and Brandi Haight had the hits for IHCC and Wilcox and Haight scored the runs.
Starter Kylee Coughlin pitched the first five innings for the Warriors and took the loss. She gave up eight hits and five earned runs with four strikeouts. Haight gave up a run in her only inning of relief.
In game two, Indian Hills was again kept off the scoreboard until late, getting their lone run in the 6th inning. Lizzy Tucker drove in Kelly Ruepke with the IHCC tally. Tucker, Wilcox and Ryan Jehle had the IHCC hits.
Sonja Holmes took the loss, giving up 10 hits and only two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.
The Warriors are back in action on Wednesday in a doubleheader in Pella against the Central College junior varsity.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Two Shutouts for IHCC at Penn
Oskaloosa, IA -- The Indian Hills softball team had their weekend trip to Branson, Missouri cancelled because of bad weather in southern Missouri. So coach Jim Overturf went looking for some games that his team could play this week with the start of the conference season looming this weekend.
William Penn agreed to have their junior varsity team host the Warriors on Monday and Indian Hills won both games, shutting out the Statesmen twice, 5-0 and 7-0.
The Warriors are now 12-8-1 for the season and have won all four games they've played since returning from their season-opening trip to Tennessee and Alabama.
Monday's first game was a scoreless tie through six innings before IHCC erupted for five runs in the top of the 7th. Kelly Ruepke and Molly Prybil drove in runs during the big inning and Ruepke, Sydney Hallbauer, Sarah Wilcox, McKenzie Cason and Kris Penick all scored for the Warriors.
Indian Hills was held to only five hits, but three went for extra bases -- a double by Lizzy Tucker and triples by Ruepke and Wilcox.
Brandi Haight was outstanding for Indian Hills, winning her 5th game of the spring. Haight went the distance, allowing only three hits and no walks while striking out five.
The Warriors jumped on top with two runs in the top of the 1st in game two. They tacked on five more runs in the 5th. Ryan Jehle and Tucker each picked up two hits for IHCC and Morgan Powers and Haight had doubles. Tucker had two RBI and Powers scored twice.
Three pitchers combined for the second-game shutout. Kylee Coughlin went the first four innings, giving up four hits. Molly Mitchell and Sonja Holmes provided scoreless relief, Mitchell going two innings and Holmes one. Each gave up only one hit.
Coach Overturf might try to take advantage of a favorable weather forecast for this week by looking for additional games for his team prior to two conference doubleheaders on the road this weekend. Indian Hills will go to Muscatine on Saturday and Southeastern on Sunday.
William Penn agreed to have their junior varsity team host the Warriors on Monday and Indian Hills won both games, shutting out the Statesmen twice, 5-0 and 7-0.
The Warriors are now 12-8-1 for the season and have won all four games they've played since returning from their season-opening trip to Tennessee and Alabama.
Monday's first game was a scoreless tie through six innings before IHCC erupted for five runs in the top of the 7th. Kelly Ruepke and Molly Prybil drove in runs during the big inning and Ruepke, Sydney Hallbauer, Sarah Wilcox, McKenzie Cason and Kris Penick all scored for the Warriors.
Indian Hills was held to only five hits, but three went for extra bases -- a double by Lizzy Tucker and triples by Ruepke and Wilcox.
Brandi Haight was outstanding for Indian Hills, winning her 5th game of the spring. Haight went the distance, allowing only three hits and no walks while striking out five.
The Warriors jumped on top with two runs in the top of the 1st in game two. They tacked on five more runs in the 5th. Ryan Jehle and Tucker each picked up two hits for IHCC and Morgan Powers and Haight had doubles. Tucker had two RBI and Powers scored twice.
Three pitchers combined for the second-game shutout. Kylee Coughlin went the first four innings, giving up four hits. Molly Mitchell and Sonja Holmes provided scoreless relief, Mitchell going two innings and Holmes one. Each gave up only one hit.
Coach Overturf might try to take advantage of a favorable weather forecast for this week by looking for additional games for his team prior to two conference doubleheaders on the road this weekend. Indian Hills will go to Muscatine on Saturday and Southeastern on Sunday.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Sweep Starts Home Schedule for IHCC
Ottumwa -- In what may be the earliest home opener in the school's history, Indian Hills took both games of a doubleheader with Marshalltown CC on Thursday at R.L. Hellyer Field. The visitors took a brief early lead, but the Warriors rallied to win the first game, 8-3, and then finished off the sweep with a 4-2 win in the nightcap.
Indian Hills' season record is now 10-8 and the Warriors have won eight of their last 10 games.
In game one, Indian Hills jumped on top with an RBI-single by Jordan Grell in the
1st and a run-scoring grouner by Ryan Jehle in the 2nd. Marshalltown got their only offense of the opener on a three-run homer by Cayla Collins in the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead.
Indian Hills answered when Grell's fielder's choice grounder scored Kelly Ruepke, who had led off with a single, to tie the score at 3-all. The Warriors then took the lead for good with three unearned runs in the 5th. Ruepke led off with a single and eventually scored her third run of the game. Jehle's single brought home the final run of the frame.
Ruepke scored one of IHCC's two insurance runs in the 6th, her fourth run scored of the contest.
Brandi Haight started and worked six innings for the Warriors to get the win. Sonja Holmes pitched a perfect 7th inning in relief. Lizzy Tucker had three hits for IHCC.
The nightcap was a pitcher's duel through 4 1/2 innings. Indian Hills finally solved MCC pitcher Rachel Robinson in the bottom of the 5th, scoring two unearned runs. The first run came home on a throwing error and the second scored on McKenzie Cason's single to center.
After Marshalltown pushed across a run against IHCC starter Kylee Coughlin in the top of the 6th, the Warriors' Tricia Bix and Tory Beaver knocked in runs in the bottom of the inning.
Holmes replaced Coughlin with one out in the 7th and despite giving up a run, nailed down the win. Bix had two of the Warriors' seven hits and pinch-runner Morgan Powers scored twice.
The Warriors are slated to travel to Branson, Missouri for a weekend tournament, but the weather forecast for southern Missouri doesn't look good. The next scheduled games, after this weekend, are the first two league contests at home against Muscatine CC on March 27.
Indian Hills' season record is now 10-8 and the Warriors have won eight of their last 10 games.
In game one, Indian Hills jumped on top with an RBI-single by Jordan Grell in the
1st and a run-scoring grouner by Ryan Jehle in the 2nd. Marshalltown got their only offense of the opener on a three-run homer by Cayla Collins in the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead.
Indian Hills answered when Grell's fielder's choice grounder scored Kelly Ruepke, who had led off with a single, to tie the score at 3-all. The Warriors then took the lead for good with three unearned runs in the 5th. Ruepke led off with a single and eventually scored her third run of the game. Jehle's single brought home the final run of the frame.
Ruepke scored one of IHCC's two insurance runs in the 6th, her fourth run scored of the contest.
Brandi Haight started and worked six innings for the Warriors to get the win. Sonja Holmes pitched a perfect 7th inning in relief. Lizzy Tucker had three hits for IHCC.
The nightcap was a pitcher's duel through 4 1/2 innings. Indian Hills finally solved MCC pitcher Rachel Robinson in the bottom of the 5th, scoring two unearned runs. The first run came home on a throwing error and the second scored on McKenzie Cason's single to center.
After Marshalltown pushed across a run against IHCC starter Kylee Coughlin in the top of the 6th, the Warriors' Tricia Bix and Tory Beaver knocked in runs in the bottom of the inning.
Holmes replaced Coughlin with one out in the 7th and despite giving up a run, nailed down the win. Bix had two of the Warriors' seven hits and pinch-runner Morgan Powers scored twice.
The Warriors are slated to travel to Branson, Missouri for a weekend tournament, but the weather forecast for southern Missouri doesn't look good. The next scheduled games, after this weekend, are the first two league contests at home against Muscatine CC on March 27.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
IHCC Softball Signs Six for 2010
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills softball coach Jim Overturf has announced the signing of a six-player recruiting class for 2010.
The signees include Lindsey Evans, a catcher from Ottumwa High School; pitcher Hannah Washburn and outfielder Autumn Bowen, both from Keokuk; Burlington HS pitcher Ali Martin; Cortney Wood, an infielder from Alburnett; and Jenna Wolfe, an outfielder from Dallas Center-Grimes.
Evans led the Ottumwa Bulldogs in batting average (.395), RBIs (24), doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.521) and was tied for first on the team in hits (47) last year as a junior. She was a first-team catcher on the CIML Metro All-Conference team.
Washburn has been a Class 3A first-team all-state selection each of the last two years. In 2009, she had a 21-10 record and 0.77 ERA while striking out 231 batters in 208 innings pitched. She walked only 18 and allowed 23 earned runs. As a hitter, Washburn batted .289 with seven homers and a team-leading 22 RBIs.
Her teammate, Bowen, had a .282 batting average as a junior in '09. She had 10 doubles and four triples and swiped six bases. She has been an Honorable Mention All-State choice the past two seasons.
Martin compiled a 12-5 pitching record and 0.77 ERA last summer. She is also a strikeout pitcher, having recorded 166 Ks in 118 innings. Like Washburn, Martin also possesses excellent control with only 20 walks allowed. She was a third-team All-State pick in Class 4A.
Both Wood and Wolfe led their teams in batting average as juniors.
Wood hit .529 for Alburnett with 18 doubles, two triples and a homer among her 64 hits. She paced her team in RBIs with 36, had a .593 on-base percentage and a .736 slugging percentage. She was second-team All-State in Class 2A last year after an Honorable Mention All-State selection the year before.
Wolfe recorded a .367 batting average for DC-G last year with 40 hits, 32 runs scored and 26 RBIs. She led her team in all three categories, in addition to topping the team in average.
The signees include Lindsey Evans, a catcher from Ottumwa High School; pitcher Hannah Washburn and outfielder Autumn Bowen, both from Keokuk; Burlington HS pitcher Ali Martin; Cortney Wood, an infielder from Alburnett; and Jenna Wolfe, an outfielder from Dallas Center-Grimes.
Evans led the Ottumwa Bulldogs in batting average (.395), RBIs (24), doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.521) and was tied for first on the team in hits (47) last year as a junior. She was a first-team catcher on the CIML Metro All-Conference team.
Washburn has been a Class 3A first-team all-state selection each of the last two years. In 2009, she had a 21-10 record and 0.77 ERA while striking out 231 batters in 208 innings pitched. She walked only 18 and allowed 23 earned runs. As a hitter, Washburn batted .289 with seven homers and a team-leading 22 RBIs.
Her teammate, Bowen, had a .282 batting average as a junior in '09. She had 10 doubles and four triples and swiped six bases. She has been an Honorable Mention All-State choice the past two seasons.
Martin compiled a 12-5 pitching record and 0.77 ERA last summer. She is also a strikeout pitcher, having recorded 166 Ks in 118 innings. Like Washburn, Martin also possesses excellent control with only 20 walks allowed. She was a third-team All-State pick in Class 4A.
Both Wood and Wolfe led their teams in batting average as juniors.
Wood hit .529 for Alburnett with 18 doubles, two triples and a homer among her 64 hits. She paced her team in RBIs with 36, had a .593 on-base percentage and a .736 slugging percentage. She was second-team All-State in Class 2A last year after an Honorable Mention All-State selection the year before.
Wolfe recorded a .367 batting average for DC-G last year with 40 hits, 32 runs scored and 26 RBIs. She led her team in all three categories, in addition to topping the team in average.
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