Thursday, April 29, 2010

Warriors and SCC Split in Region XI Play

Ottumwa -- A two-run rally in the bottom of the 7th inning allowed Indian Hills to come from behind and knock off league-leader Southeastern CC, 3-2, at Hellyer Field on Wednesday. The BlackHawks came back to defeat IHCC, 5-2, in the second game of the twinbill.

The Warriors' winning rally in the opener started with a walk to Kelly Ruepke. Lizzy Tucker's sacrifice bunt moved Ruepke into scoring position. She scored on a single by Tory Beaver and Beaver scored the game-winning run on Sarah Wilcox's single.

Ryan Jehle had gotten IHCC on the board with a solo homer in the 5th off SCC pitcher Hannah Baker, who went the distance in both games.

Southeastern's Alyssa Magg's two-run single in the 2nd opened the scoring. But that was all the BlackHawks got against IHCC pitcher Brandi Haight who held the visitors to just three hits, none after the 3rd inning.

SCC took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning of game two only to see the Warriors jump in front on a two-run homer by Ruepke in the bottom of the inning.

The Warriors were held in check after that even though they out-hit the visitors, 9-7.

SCC's Milagros Lozada belted a solo homer in the 4th to tie the game at 2 and SCC got the go-ahead run in the 5th on a bases-loaded walk to Lozada. The BlackHawks added two insurance runs in the 7th.

Kylee Coughlin went all the way in the circle in game two and took the loss for IHCC. Kris Penick, Beaver and Nicole Steinle all had two hits for the Warriors.

Indian Hills ends the regular season on Thursday in a 4:00 home doubleheader against Muscatine CC.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Warriors Blank Penn JV

Oskaloosa, IA -- Indian Hills tuned up for consecutive home doubleheaders against Southeastern and Muscatine with a 4-0 win over the William Penn junior varsity on Tuesday night.

Three IHCC pitchers combined to blank the Statesmen on five hits. Starter Brandi Haight went the first three innings and Kylee Coughlin and Sonja Holmes each pitched two innings. Haight struck out five.

IHCC scored a run in the 1st and added three more in the 4th.

Lizzy Tucker had two doubles for the Warriors while Tory Beaver, McKenzie Cason and Nicole Steinle also had two-base hits.

Beaver drove in two runs and scored one.

The final Region XI regular season action for IHCC takes place Wednesday and Thursday. The Warriors will battle Southeastern Wednesday and Muscatine the following day with the seeding for this weekend's postseason tourney still to be decided.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Warriors and Reivers Split Conference Twinbill

Council Bluffs, IA -- Indian Hills and Iowa Western each won a well-pitched game in a Region 11 softball doubleheader on Tuesday.

The Warriors got a two-out, two-run double from freshman Morgan Powers to take the first game, 3-1, in eight innings. Iowa Western countered with a leadoff, solo home run in the bottom of the 7th to win game two, 2-1 and gain a split.

Brandi Haight threw seven strong innings in the opener and got the win for IHCC. She allowed only six hits.

After Powers provided the Warriors with the lead in the top of the 8th, Sonja Holmes retired IWCC in order in the bottom of the inning to get the save.

Indian Hills' Tory Beaver had an RBI-single in the 1st inning to start the scoring. Iowa Western tied the game in the bottom of the 7th which set the stage for Powers' game-winning hit.

Kris Penick and Sarah Wilcox each had two hits for Indian Hills.

McKenzie Cason's run-scoring single in the top of the 7th tied the nightcap at 1-1. Penick had tripled and she scored on Cason's hit.

The Reivers tallied a first-inning run against Indian Hills pitcher Kylee Coughlin, who then shut down the home team until the game-deciding homer in the 7th. Coughlin only gave up four hits and struck out two.

The seventh-inning hits by Penick and Cason were two of only three that Indian Hills managed in the second game. Ryan Jehle had a double for the other hit.

Indian Hills is now 26-19 for the season and will host Southeastern CC in a conference doubleheader Saturday, starting at 1:00 at Hellyer Field.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Three Wins for IHCC in Softball Classic

Ottumwa, IA -- The Indian Hills softball team pushed its season record above the .500 mark as the Warriors won three of four games in the weekend IHCC Classic at R.L. Hellyer Field.

The Warriors played only once on Friday before the rains came, but managed to get in three games Saturday.

IHCC defeated Ellsworth CC 8-0 Friday. The Warriors then routed St. Louis CC-Meramec 15-0 in five innings and St. Charles CC 15-3 before losing to Southeastern CC 9-6 on Saturday.

The Ellsworth win featured a four-hit shutout by freshman Kylee Coughlin of the Warriors. Coughlin didn't walk anyone and struck out six in the complete-game effort. Her teammates backed her with 10 hits, three by freshman Sydney Hallbauer who drove in four runs.

Hallbauer singled in the first IHCC run in the 2nd. She doubled home another run in the 3rd and then supplied a two-run single in a four-run 5th.

Brandi Haight had a pair of RBIs and Ryan Jehle and Morgan Powers both scored twice.

The action Friday was suspended because of rain after only two games.

Saturday's play started with the Warriors erupting for 11 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning against Meramec. Tory Beaver had a grand slam homer and Lizzy Tucker a three-run shot in the opening inning for IHCC. Tucker had a two-run single earlier in the inning. Sarah Wilcox and Hallbauer had RBI hits in the 3rd and the Warriors tallied two unearned runs in the 4th.

Meanwhile, Brandi Haight tossed the second straight shutout in the tourney for the Warriors, limiting Meramec to just one hit in the five-inning complete game.

Indian Hills sprinted out to a 7-0 lead after an inning and a half in the game with St. Charles and finished the contest with a nine-run 7th inning.

The 17-hit IHCC attack was led by McKenzie Cason and Kelly Ruepke with three hits each and Wilcox, Haight and Jordan Grell with two apiece. Ruepke and Hallbauer had three RBIs and Wilcox scored three runs.

In a matchup between two Region XI rivals in the final game of the day -- a game which doesn't count in the conference standings -- Southeastern pushed across three runs in the 7th inning to knock off the Warriors 9-6.

Milagros Lozada had two of SCC's four homers in the game, including a leadoff shot in the 7th that was the game-winner.

Ruepke and Jehle each had two of the Warriors' 10 hits. Molly Mitchell started and went four innings for IHCC. Sonja Holmes took the loss in relief.

Indian Hills has a season record of 17-15-1 and goes to Iowa Central for a doubleheader on Tuesday before hosting Region XI foe Iowa Western on Friday, starting at 1:00.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Back on Track, Warriors Win Two

Pella, IA -- The Indian Hills softball team picked up a pair of much-needed victories on Wednesday, defeating the Central College junior varsity, 3-0 and 12-1.

The Warriors were reeling a little bit, having lost six straight games entering play against the Dutch JV, but had a couple of strong starting pitching performances and a resurgent offense to up their win total to 14 and get back to the .500 mark for the season.

Molly Mitchell threw six innings in game one, giving up only two hits and striking out six. Sonja Holmes completed the shutout. Sydney Hallbauer drove in two of the three IHCC runs and four different Warriors had a hit.

Brandi Haight earned her 6th win of the season in the second game, going all the way while allowing only three hits. She walked four and struck out three.

Haight benefited from a 12-hit attack that included three hits by Tory Beaver and two each for Kylee Coughlin and Kris Penick. Sarah Wilcox, Kelly Ruepke, Lizzy Tucker and Beaver all scored twice and Coughlin had two RBIs.

Indian Hills will host its own tournament this weekend, playing four games in two days, starting with a contest on Friday at noon against Ellsworth CC.