OTTUMWA --- Last year’s Indian Hills softball team was named an All-Academic Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
The 2012 IHCC squad had the third-best team grade point average, 3.44, among all NFCA member two-year schools in the country.
The Warrior softball team had earlier been named an All-Academic Team by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Indian Hills coach Jim Overturf said, “I am really proud of how the team finished last year, not only on the field where we were 34-28 and just missed winning the regional title, but especially in the classroom. It shows what you can achieve with hard work and determination. This is what we ask of our players every year. It was a great job by each individual on that 2012 team.”
The IHCC softball program is working on a streak of 13 straight years in which the Warriors have been named an All-Academic team by the NJCAA.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Haight Named Assistant Coach at IHCC
Ottumwa -- A former Indian Hills player who was instrumental in the 2010 team's run to the national tournament has been hired as an assistant coach. Brandi Haight, a two-year starter for the Warriors, joins the IHCC staff as an assistant under head coach Jim Overturf.
Haight, who pitched and played outfield for Indian Hills, won three postseason starts for the last IHCC team to qualify for the national tourney in 2010. She defeated Southeastern and Muscatine in the Region 11 tourney, then beat Crowder (Mo.) in the District tournament.
She was also named an Academic All-American after her sophomore campaign.
Coach Overturf is excited to have Haight involved again with Indian Hills softball, saying, "Brandi will be a great addition to our program. She is very energetic and ready to take on the challenges of coaching."
Haight graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Ia. this past spring. She was an outfielder on the Kohawks softball team, appearing in all but two games over two seasons.
"Brandi will be a great help with our pitchers and outfielders," said Overturf. "It will be great to have a quality person like her on my staff."
Haight began her new duties as assistant coach in mid-July. She will also be a building supervisor and intramurals coordinator at IHCC.
Her younger sister, MacKenzie, is a member of the 2012 recruiting class and will be joining the IHCC softball program this fall.
Haight, who pitched and played outfield for Indian Hills, won three postseason starts for the last IHCC team to qualify for the national tourney in 2010. She defeated Southeastern and Muscatine in the Region 11 tourney, then beat Crowder (Mo.) in the District tournament.
She was also named an Academic All-American after her sophomore campaign.
Coach Overturf is excited to have Haight involved again with Indian Hills softball, saying, "Brandi will be a great addition to our program. She is very energetic and ready to take on the challenges of coaching."
Haight graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Ia. this past spring. She was an outfielder on the Kohawks softball team, appearing in all but two games over two seasons.
"Brandi will be a great help with our pitchers and outfielders," said Overturf. "It will be great to have a quality person like her on my staff."
Haight began her new duties as assistant coach in mid-July. She will also be a building supervisor and intramurals coordinator at IHCC.
Her younger sister, MacKenzie, is a member of the 2012 recruiting class and will be joining the IHCC softball program this fall.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
All-Region Honors for Six IHCC Players
OTTUMWA --- Indian Hills Community College had two players on the first team and four more on the second team on the All-Region 11 softball squads.
The first-team choices from IHCC were sophomore catcher Cortney Wood and freshman outfielder Hiliary Pennington. On the second team were two sophomores – pitcher Hannah Washburn and outfielder Jenna Wolfe – and a pair of freshmen – first baseman Kaitlyn Matzen and designated player Paige Blom.
It was the second straight year on the All-Region team for both Wood and Washburn. Both were first-team picks last year.
Wood and Pennington both started all 62 games the Warriors played this spring. Wood led the team in the power numbers with 18 doubles, six homers, 45 RBIs and a .540 slugging percentage.
Pennington had the best batting average at .379 and also paced IHCC in at bats (214), runs (44), hits (81), triples (3) and stolen bases (16).
Washburn posted a 17-12 record with a 2.63 ERA. She struck out 188 batters in 186 innings. The innings pitched and strikeouts were both third-highest in a single season in school history. For her career, Washburn compiled a 32-17 record with a 2.85 ERA. She fanned 310 hitters in 305 IP.
Wolfe had a .291 batting average as a sophomore with 12 doubles, 24 runs and 16 RBIs.
Matzen tied Wood for the team lead with six homers. She knocked in 29 runs and scored 33 with a .261 average.
Blom hit .377 and topped the team with a .438 on-base percentage. She had 60 hits and 30 RBIs.
The first-team choices from IHCC were sophomore catcher Cortney Wood and freshman outfielder Hiliary Pennington. On the second team were two sophomores – pitcher Hannah Washburn and outfielder Jenna Wolfe – and a pair of freshmen – first baseman Kaitlyn Matzen and designated player Paige Blom.
It was the second straight year on the All-Region team for both Wood and Washburn. Both were first-team picks last year.
Wood and Pennington both started all 62 games the Warriors played this spring. Wood led the team in the power numbers with 18 doubles, six homers, 45 RBIs and a .540 slugging percentage.
Pennington had the best batting average at .379 and also paced IHCC in at bats (214), runs (44), hits (81), triples (3) and stolen bases (16).
Washburn posted a 17-12 record with a 2.63 ERA. She struck out 188 batters in 186 innings. The innings pitched and strikeouts were both third-highest in a single season in school history. For her career, Washburn compiled a 32-17 record with a 2.85 ERA. She fanned 310 hitters in 305 IP.
Wolfe had a .291 batting average as a sophomore with 12 doubles, 24 runs and 16 RBIs.
Matzen tied Wood for the team lead with six homers. She knocked in 29 runs and scored 33 with a .261 average.
Blom hit .377 and topped the team with a .438 on-base percentage. She had 60 hits and 30 RBIs.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Warriors Come Up Short in Bid for Region Title
West Burlington, IA -- The Indian Hills Warriors bounced back from a disappointing loss in the opening game of the Region 11 postseason tournament to make a serious bid to capture the region crown. But the bid was denied when Iowa Western came from behind to knock off the Warriors, 5-4, in the title game.
Indian Hills had taken a 4-1 lead in the championship contest, continuing the momentum they had gained in a 7-3 win over IWCC in the previous game. Iowa Western, however, tied the score in the finale with a three-run 5th inning and then pushed across the game-winner in the bottom of the 7th to end the Warriors' season.
The pitching of sophomores Ali Martin and Hannah Washburn allowed IHCC to extend its season. The two right-handers shared the pitching duties as the Warriors stormed back to win three straight games, spread over three days.
Faced with the prospect of seeing their season come to a close after Iowa Western nipped them, 3-2, in the first game on Saturday, the Warriors got a combined shutout from Martin and Washburn to blank Southeastern CC, 2-0, later in the day.
Martin started and went 3 2/3 innings before coach Jim Overturf followed his strategy from the second half of the season and brought a fresh arm into the game. That was Washburn, who completed the shutout with 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Run-scoring hits by Lindsey Evans in the 1st inning and Sam Norris in the 4th accounted for the IHCC scoring.
On Sunday, Indian Hills and Muscatine CC played into the second inning in a steady rain before the game was suspended. The Warriors had tallied three runs in the 2nd to take a 3-1 lead. When play resumed on Monday morning, Kaitlyn Caston homered to bring the Cardinals to within a run, but Indian Hills got the run back in the bottom of the 3rd on an RBI single by Paige Blom and neither team scored after that in a 4-2 IHCC victory.
Washburn, the starter in this game, got the first two outs in the 7th before Martin came on with the tying runs on base and got a strikeout to end it.
That gave the Warriors a chance to avenge their earlier loss to Iowa Western and they didn't miss out on the opportunity. Indian Hills teed off on Iowa Western pitchers Greta Smeins and Kylee Polsley in a 13-hit attack in a 7-3 victory.
The Warriors had a half-dozen extra-base hits, including homers by Kaitlyn Matzen and Megan Bix. Those two, along with Hiliary Pennington, Cortney Wood and Evans, each had two hits.
Martin started for Indian Hills and pitched into the 7th. Washburn came on with two runners on and got a strikeout and a groundout to finish the win.
That set up a winner-take-all game between the teams.
The Warriors again drove Smeins, Iowa Western's all-region pitcher, out of the game with nine hits and four runs in the first four innings. Wood homered in the 1st to open the scoring and the Warriors tacked on three runs in the 4th, two coming on a single by Carrie Hudson.
Iowa Western scored three times in the 5th against IHCC's Washburn to tie the score at 4-all and the Reivers' Taylor Jonas singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 7th.
Polsley completely shut down the Warriors' offense after their torrid start, allowing only one baserunner in 3 2/3 innings pitched.
The Warriors ended the season with a 34-28 record. And five sophomores -- Washburn, Martin, Evans, Wood and Jenna Wolfe -- saw their IHCC careers come to a close as Indian Hills fell just short in its bid for the region championship.
Indian Hills had taken a 4-1 lead in the championship contest, continuing the momentum they had gained in a 7-3 win over IWCC in the previous game. Iowa Western, however, tied the score in the finale with a three-run 5th inning and then pushed across the game-winner in the bottom of the 7th to end the Warriors' season.
The pitching of sophomores Ali Martin and Hannah Washburn allowed IHCC to extend its season. The two right-handers shared the pitching duties as the Warriors stormed back to win three straight games, spread over three days.
Faced with the prospect of seeing their season come to a close after Iowa Western nipped them, 3-2, in the first game on Saturday, the Warriors got a combined shutout from Martin and Washburn to blank Southeastern CC, 2-0, later in the day.
Martin started and went 3 2/3 innings before coach Jim Overturf followed his strategy from the second half of the season and brought a fresh arm into the game. That was Washburn, who completed the shutout with 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Run-scoring hits by Lindsey Evans in the 1st inning and Sam Norris in the 4th accounted for the IHCC scoring.
On Sunday, Indian Hills and Muscatine CC played into the second inning in a steady rain before the game was suspended. The Warriors had tallied three runs in the 2nd to take a 3-1 lead. When play resumed on Monday morning, Kaitlyn Caston homered to bring the Cardinals to within a run, but Indian Hills got the run back in the bottom of the 3rd on an RBI single by Paige Blom and neither team scored after that in a 4-2 IHCC victory.
Washburn, the starter in this game, got the first two outs in the 7th before Martin came on with the tying runs on base and got a strikeout to end it.
That gave the Warriors a chance to avenge their earlier loss to Iowa Western and they didn't miss out on the opportunity. Indian Hills teed off on Iowa Western pitchers Greta Smeins and Kylee Polsley in a 13-hit attack in a 7-3 victory.
The Warriors had a half-dozen extra-base hits, including homers by Kaitlyn Matzen and Megan Bix. Those two, along with Hiliary Pennington, Cortney Wood and Evans, each had two hits.
Martin started for Indian Hills and pitched into the 7th. Washburn came on with two runners on and got a strikeout and a groundout to finish the win.
That set up a winner-take-all game between the teams.
The Warriors again drove Smeins, Iowa Western's all-region pitcher, out of the game with nine hits and four runs in the first four innings. Wood homered in the 1st to open the scoring and the Warriors tacked on three runs in the 4th, two coming on a single by Carrie Hudson.
Iowa Western scored three times in the 5th against IHCC's Washburn to tie the score at 4-all and the Reivers' Taylor Jonas singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 7th.
Polsley completely shut down the Warriors' offense after their torrid start, allowing only one baserunner in 3 2/3 innings pitched.
The Warriors ended the season with a 34-28 record. And five sophomores -- Washburn, Martin, Evans, Wood and Jenna Wolfe -- saw their IHCC careers come to a close as Indian Hills fell just short in its bid for the region championship.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Warriors Post Road Sweep
Marshalltown, Ia. -- Indian Hills scored early in both games and the Warriors' pitching made those tallies stand up as IHCC swept a doubleheader at Marshalltown CC on Tuesday, winning 2-0 and 3-1.
Hannah Washburn and Ali Martin teamed up for the first game shutout, spacing eight hits very effectively. Washburn went the first five innings and Martin left the tying runs on base in the 7th to end it. She retired three straight hitters after MCC got consecutive singles to start the inning.
Carrie Hudson slugged a first-inning home run to give the Warriors the only run they would need. Courtney Wood doubled home a run in the 2nd. Lindsey Evans had three hits and Hudson two for IHCC.
Martin saved the second game as well, again stranding the potential tying runs on base in the bottom of the 7th. She came on after starter Grace Cleair gave the Warriors 6 2/3 strong innings, allowing only a sixth-inning solo homer.
Indian Hills scored two unearned runs in the top of the 1st in the nightcap and added a run in the 6th. Wood and Megan Bix each had two-hit games and Wood and Evans had RBIs.
The sweep came on the heels of Monday's pair of wins at Muscatine and leaves IHCC with a season record of 26-23.
They are right back in action on Wednesday, hosting Iowa Western in a league doubleheader starting at 2:00 at Hellyer Field.
Hannah Washburn and Ali Martin teamed up for the first game shutout, spacing eight hits very effectively. Washburn went the first five innings and Martin left the tying runs on base in the 7th to end it. She retired three straight hitters after MCC got consecutive singles to start the inning.
Carrie Hudson slugged a first-inning home run to give the Warriors the only run they would need. Courtney Wood doubled home a run in the 2nd. Lindsey Evans had three hits and Hudson two for IHCC.
Martin saved the second game as well, again stranding the potential tying runs on base in the bottom of the 7th. She came on after starter Grace Cleair gave the Warriors 6 2/3 strong innings, allowing only a sixth-inning solo homer.
Indian Hills scored two unearned runs in the top of the 1st in the nightcap and added a run in the 6th. Wood and Megan Bix each had two-hit games and Wood and Evans had RBIs.
The sweep came on the heels of Monday's pair of wins at Muscatine and leaves IHCC with a season record of 26-23.
They are right back in action on Wednesday, hosting Iowa Western in a league doubleheader starting at 2:00 at Hellyer Field.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Warriors Stay Hot With Sweep
Des Moines, Ia. -- On a day in which they played "incredibly well" according to coach Jim Overturf, Indian Hills took a doubleheader from Iowa Central CC on Tuesday, winning 3-0 and 6-3 against the eighth-ranked (DII) Tritons.
Sophomores Hannah Washburn and Ali Martin teamed up on the first-game shutout and, along with freshman Grace Cleair, shut down ICCC in the nightcap as well.
Washburn started the opener and allowed the lone Iowa Central hit in her five-inning stint. She struck out nine and walked two. Martin fanned two in two innings and notched the save.
IHCC scored single runs in the 1st, 3rd and 4th innings.
Courtney Wood had three hits, including two doubles, and Lindsey Evans two for the Warriors and Evans, Sam Norris and Hiliary Pennington scored the runs.
Martin started the second game and went the first five innings. She gave way to Cleair in the 6th and Washburn earned a save by pitching the 7th.
Indian Hills pounded out 12 hits -- three more by Wood, and two each for Evans and Pennington. Norris scored twice and drove in two runs for the Warriors who moved within a game of .500 with the sweep.
They are 20-21 and have a busy weekend with six games in three days, starting with a doubleheader at Muscatine CC on Friday.
Sophomores Hannah Washburn and Ali Martin teamed up on the first-game shutout and, along with freshman Grace Cleair, shut down ICCC in the nightcap as well.
Washburn started the opener and allowed the lone Iowa Central hit in her five-inning stint. She struck out nine and walked two. Martin fanned two in two innings and notched the save.
IHCC scored single runs in the 1st, 3rd and 4th innings.
Courtney Wood had three hits, including two doubles, and Lindsey Evans two for the Warriors and Evans, Sam Norris and Hiliary Pennington scored the runs.
Martin started the second game and went the first five innings. She gave way to Cleair in the 6th and Washburn earned a save by pitching the 7th.
Indian Hills pounded out 12 hits -- three more by Wood, and two each for Evans and Pennington. Norris scored twice and drove in two runs for the Warriors who moved within a game of .500 with the sweep.
They are 20-21 and have a busy weekend with six games in three days, starting with a doubleheader at Muscatine CC on Friday.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Warriors' Home Opener is Tuesday
Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills softball team will open its home schedule on Tuesday, Mar. 13, when the Warriors take on the William Penn JV in a doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m. at Hellyer Field on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.
The Warriors will be playing for the first time since returning from their season-opening southern trip with a 4-8 record.
The William Penn JV is taking the place of Marshalltown CC on the Warriors’ schedule. The Marshalltown team was involved in a traffic accident in Oklahoma over the weekend.
Indian Hills will travel to Carthage, Mo. this weekend to play five games in a tournament there. After Tuesday, their next home action will be Mar. 24 when they open conference play against Muscatine CC.
The Warriors will be playing for the first time since returning from their season-opening southern trip with a 4-8 record.
The William Penn JV is taking the place of Marshalltown CC on the Warriors’ schedule. The Marshalltown team was involved in a traffic accident in Oklahoma over the weekend.
Indian Hills will travel to Carthage, Mo. this weekend to play five games in a tournament there. After Tuesday, their next home action will be Mar. 24 when they open conference play against Muscatine CC.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Softball Clinics in February
OTTUMWA --- Indian Hills Community College softball coach Jim Overturf has announced the dates for two youth softball clinics that will be held at IHCC in February.
A softball pitching clinic will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Tom Arnold Net Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus for ages 8 through 18. The clinic will be divided into two groups: one for those ages 8-12 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and a second session for those ages 13-18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The guest instructors will be Molly Cope, a former Indian Hills pitcher who went on to pitch at Morehead State (KY), and her sister, Penny Cope Freeman, a former pitcher at both Alabama and Nebraska. The sisters were both all-state pitchers at Carlisle High School and Academic All-Americans in college.
All participants should bring a glove and tennis shoes and pitchers must have a catcher for the drills.
Coach Overturf, assistant coach Jennifer Sabourin and Indian Hills players will assist with the camp. The cost to attend is $40. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.
The Indian Hills’ coaches and members of the Warrior softball squad will direct a softball skills clinic on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Net Center.
Again, there will be two sessions: one for those in grades 4 through 7, from 9 a.m. to noon, and one for grades 8 through 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. The morning session will emphasize skill development in hitting, throwing, fielding, base running and sliding. The afternoon session will emphasize hitting, defensive breakdowns by position, throwing, base running, sliding and the psychology of hitting.
The cost to attend the skills clinic is $30. Clinic participants need to bring workout clothes, tennis shoes, a bat and a glove.
Registration forms for the pitching and skills clinics can be found on the IHCC website at www.indianhills.edu/athletics/softball.
A softball pitching clinic will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Tom Arnold Net Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus for ages 8 through 18. The clinic will be divided into two groups: one for those ages 8-12 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and a second session for those ages 13-18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The guest instructors will be Molly Cope, a former Indian Hills pitcher who went on to pitch at Morehead State (KY), and her sister, Penny Cope Freeman, a former pitcher at both Alabama and Nebraska. The sisters were both all-state pitchers at Carlisle High School and Academic All-Americans in college.
All participants should bring a glove and tennis shoes and pitchers must have a catcher for the drills.
Coach Overturf, assistant coach Jennifer Sabourin and Indian Hills players will assist with the camp. The cost to attend is $40. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.
The Indian Hills’ coaches and members of the Warrior softball squad will direct a softball skills clinic on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Net Center.
Again, there will be two sessions: one for those in grades 4 through 7, from 9 a.m. to noon, and one for grades 8 through 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. The morning session will emphasize skill development in hitting, throwing, fielding, base running and sliding. The afternoon session will emphasize hitting, defensive breakdowns by position, throwing, base running, sliding and the psychology of hitting.
The cost to attend the skills clinic is $30. Clinic participants need to bring workout clothes, tennis shoes, a bat and a glove.
Registration forms for the pitching and skills clinics can be found on the IHCC website at www.indianhills.edu/athletics/softball.
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