Trenton, Mo. -- Felisha Durflinger homered in each game and the Indian Hills Warriors got good pitching performances in sweeping a doubleheader from North Central (Mo.) on Tuesday by scores of 6-1 and 10-2.
Durflinger had identical numbers at the plate in each game -- two hits, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs. That was enough support all by itself for IHCC pitchers Kendle Schieber and Mackenzie Haight.
Schieber scattered eight hits and struck out nine in the opener; Haight allowed only three hits and fanned three in game two as the Warriors picked up their 4th and 5th wins of the season.
"We had solid pitching and aggressive at-bats all day long," said IHCC coach Jim Overturf. "It was definitely our best, most complete day that we've had so far this spring."
Durflinger had a two-run homer and a two-run double in the first game and she, along with Laci Moore and Olivia Starcevich, scored twice.
Cheyenne Ellis had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs in the second game. Hiliary Pennington and Schieber joined Durflinger and Ellis with two hits and both also scored two times.
The Warriors poured across nine runs in the 2nd inning to settle matters early.
The decision has already been made to postpone Friday's scheduled doubleheader with Iowa Western. It's still hoped that Saturday's DH with Illinois Central will be played.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Warriors Go 1-2 in Rain-Shortened Tourney in Missouri
Joplin, Missouri -- Indian Hills played three of the five games they were slated to play at the Carthage Bash before Sunday rains ended the tournament prematurely.
The Warriors lost to Northern Oklahoma - Tonkawa 9-1, defeated Maple Woods 4-1 and dropped a 2-0 decision to Three Rivers on Saturday.
Mackenzie Haight picked up her first win for the Warriors in the victory against Maple Woods, tossing a complete-game six-hitter. She walked two and struck out two.
IHCC got all four runs in the 1st with Kaylyn Decock driving in two of them. Kendle Schieber had two of the Warriors' eight hits.
Schieber lost a tough decision in the Three Rivers game, giving up seven hits and striking out nine in a route-going effort. Indian Hills managed only four hits, from four different players.
Northern Oklahoma settled things early in the day's first game, scoring eight runs in the first three innings. The Warriors had three hits with Cheyenne Ellis driving in Hiliary Pennington with their only run. Courtney Collins got the start and took the loss with Schieber throwing 5 2/3 innings of relief with five Ks.
Indian Hills had its two scheduled games on Sunday rained out. The Warriors return to action in a doubleheader at North Central Missouri on Tuesday.
The Warriors lost to Northern Oklahoma - Tonkawa 9-1, defeated Maple Woods 4-1 and dropped a 2-0 decision to Three Rivers on Saturday.
Mackenzie Haight picked up her first win for the Warriors in the victory against Maple Woods, tossing a complete-game six-hitter. She walked two and struck out two.
IHCC got all four runs in the 1st with Kaylyn Decock driving in two of them. Kendle Schieber had two of the Warriors' eight hits.
Schieber lost a tough decision in the Three Rivers game, giving up seven hits and striking out nine in a route-going effort. Indian Hills managed only four hits, from four different players.
Northern Oklahoma settled things early in the day's first game, scoring eight runs in the first three innings. The Warriors had three hits with Cheyenne Ellis driving in Hiliary Pennington with their only run. Courtney Collins got the start and took the loss with Schieber throwing 5 2/3 innings of relief with five Ks.
Indian Hills had its two scheduled games on Sunday rained out. The Warriors return to action in a doubleheader at North Central Missouri on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Spring Trip Recap
Ottumwa --- A couple of dominating pitching performances by freshman pitcher Kendle Schieber highlighted Indian Hills' season-opening trip to Alabama and Florida. Schieber threw a two-hitter in the Warriors' 5-1 win against Calhoun (AL) CC to kick off the trip, striking out 12 in her first-ever collegiate start. She then hurled a two-hit shutout with five Ks as the Warriors ended their journey with a 9-0 blanking of Lake Michigan CC.
In between, unfortunately, the Warriors failed to record a victory, returning with a 2-11 record, although veteran coach Jim Overturf said he definitely saw some positives in his team's performance, even they though failed to record a victory other than the two bookend contests.
"We certainly saw a lot of improvement from the first weekend to the last," said Overturf, who pointed out that his squad's inability to practice outdoors prior to leaving on the trip worked against them.
The staff ERA was 5.25 for the 13 games and that will get better, Overturf said, once his all-freshman pitching staff gets more experience. "We have to improve our defense beginning with the pitching staff. We usually gave up one big inning every game," he added, noting that the Warriors did have opportunities to add to their win total, but gave up a late lead in four games.
"The effort was there every day," the coach said, "but getting them to relax and play with confidence was a big challenge. I really believe they tried so hard that they were very tense and not able to finish games strong."
Schieber also contributed at the plate, leading the team in average at .344, hits with 11 and RBIs with seven. She had three hits and drove in four runs in the game with Lake Michigan.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Matzen hit .312 while playing in all 13 games and six of her 10 hits were doubles. Soph Felisha Durflinger had a two-homer game in the opener against Calhoun and freshman Cheyenne Ellis also homered in that contest.
Olivia Starcevich, a freshman, led the team in at-bats with 42 and runs scored with seven.
The Warriors will have to find a way to generate more offense. They averaged fewer than three runs per game and had a team batting average of .235.
Indian Hills will head to Missouri this weekend for the Carthage Bash and will play five games in two days. The home and conference opener is slated for March 22 when Iowa Western visits Hellyer Field for a doubleheader.
In between, unfortunately, the Warriors failed to record a victory, returning with a 2-11 record, although veteran coach Jim Overturf said he definitely saw some positives in his team's performance, even they though failed to record a victory other than the two bookend contests.
"We certainly saw a lot of improvement from the first weekend to the last," said Overturf, who pointed out that his squad's inability to practice outdoors prior to leaving on the trip worked against them.
The staff ERA was 5.25 for the 13 games and that will get better, Overturf said, once his all-freshman pitching staff gets more experience. "We have to improve our defense beginning with the pitching staff. We usually gave up one big inning every game," he added, noting that the Warriors did have opportunities to add to their win total, but gave up a late lead in four games.
"The effort was there every day," the coach said, "but getting them to relax and play with confidence was a big challenge. I really believe they tried so hard that they were very tense and not able to finish games strong."
Schieber also contributed at the plate, leading the team in average at .344, hits with 11 and RBIs with seven. She had three hits and drove in four runs in the game with Lake Michigan.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Matzen hit .312 while playing in all 13 games and six of her 10 hits were doubles. Soph Felisha Durflinger had a two-homer game in the opener against Calhoun and freshman Cheyenne Ellis also homered in that contest.
Olivia Starcevich, a freshman, led the team in at-bats with 42 and runs scored with seven.
The Warriors will have to find a way to generate more offense. They averaged fewer than three runs per game and had a team batting average of .235.
Indian Hills will head to Missouri this weekend for the Carthage Bash and will play five games in two days. The home and conference opener is slated for March 22 when Iowa Western visits Hellyer Field for a doubleheader.
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