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.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
More Academic Honors for IHCC Softball
Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Community College softball team and five Warrior players have been honored for their work in the classroom during the 2010-11 academic year.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has named Indian Hills an All-Academic Team with the 10th-best team grade point average of any two-year school in the nation.
In addition, IHCC sophomores Kylee Coughlin (Melrose), Nicole Steinle (Ft. Collins, Col.), Kristen Paulson (Bettendorf) and Morgan Powers (Indianola) and freshman Cortney Wood (Alburnett) were named NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes, an honor given to those individuals with a GPA of at least 3.5.
The Indian Hills softball squad was previously selected as an All-Academic Team by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Coughlin, Steinle and Powers were recognized for their “superior academic achievement” by the NJCAA.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has named Indian Hills an All-Academic Team with the 10th-best team grade point average of any two-year school in the nation.
In addition, IHCC sophomores Kylee Coughlin (Melrose), Nicole Steinle (Ft. Collins, Col.), Kristen Paulson (Bettendorf) and Morgan Powers (Indianola) and freshman Cortney Wood (Alburnett) were named NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes, an honor given to those individuals with a GPA of at least 3.5.
The Indian Hills softball squad was previously selected as an All-Academic Team by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Coughlin, Steinle and Powers were recognized for their “superior academic achievement” by the NJCAA.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wilcox Has High School Jersey Retired
Ottumwa -- Sarah Wilcox, a key contributor to the success of the Indian Hills softball team the past two seasons, has had her jersey retired by Carlisle High School. Wilcox's jersey was retired in a ceremony prior to Carlisle's June 29 game with Saydel.
Her jersey is one of 20 that has been retired in the 27 years that Jim Flaws has coached at Carlisle. Flaws' program has sent a number of talented players to Indian Hills.
Wilcox was a two-year starter at shortstop for Indian Hills. She played on the 2010 team that qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament and on a team that tied for the Region 11 regular-season championship this past spring.
In high school, Wilcox was a four-year starter in softball and a two-time all-state selection. As a senior, she led the Wildcats to the Class 3-A state championship game and was chosen to play in the senior all-star game.
Flaws said Carlisle usually retires the jerseys of its former softball players soon after they complete high school so the current players can be there to honor their former teammates.
Her jersey is one of 20 that has been retired in the 27 years that Jim Flaws has coached at Carlisle. Flaws' program has sent a number of talented players to Indian Hills.
Wilcox was a two-year starter at shortstop for Indian Hills. She played on the 2010 team that qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament and on a team that tied for the Region 11 regular-season championship this past spring.
In high school, Wilcox was a four-year starter in softball and a two-time all-state selection. As a senior, she led the Wildcats to the Class 3-A state championship game and was chosen to play in the senior all-star game.
Flaws said Carlisle usually retires the jerseys of its former softball players soon after they complete high school so the current players can be there to honor their former teammates.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Another Former Warrior Going to Minnesota
Ottumwa -- Former Indian Hills softball player Nicole Steinle will be joining another ex-Warrior at St. Cloud State University in the fall. Steinle has signed a letter-of-intent with the Minnesota school and will enroll there next season.
At St. Cloud State, Steinle will be reunited with Jordan Grell, like Steinle, a first-team all-Region 11 performer for the Warriors this past spring.
Steinle, a Fort Collins, Colorado native, played in 79 games over two seasons for Indian Hills. As a sophomore, she hit .250 and led the team in homers with eight and walks with 30. She had a .520 slugging percentage and a .993 fielding percentage while playing primarily first base.
Steinle was recently honored for her "Exemplary Academic Achievement" by the National Junior College Athletic Association, one of three IHCC softball players named as "Athletes of Distinction" for their academic performance this past year.
At St. Cloud State, Steinle will be reunited with Jordan Grell, like Steinle, a first-team all-Region 11 performer for the Warriors this past spring.
Steinle, a Fort Collins, Colorado native, played in 79 games over two seasons for Indian Hills. As a sophomore, she hit .250 and led the team in homers with eight and walks with 30. She had a .520 slugging percentage and a .993 fielding percentage while playing primarily first base.
Steinle was recently honored for her "Exemplary Academic Achievement" by the National Junior College Athletic Association, one of three IHCC softball players named as "Athletes of Distinction" for their academic performance this past year.
Academic Honors for Three Softball Players
Ottumwa -- Three members of the Indian Hills softball team were honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association for their academic accomplishments during the 2010-11 academic year.
Sophomores Kylee Coughlin, Morgan Powers and Nicole Steinle all made the NJCAA's "Athletes of Distinction" list.
Coughlin was given an award for "Superior Academic Achievement" for having a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99. Powers and Steinle were honored for their "Exemplary Academic Achievement" as both had a grade point average of between 3.60 and 3.79.
In addition, the Indian Hills softball team was named an NJCAA All-Academic Team, the 12th year in a row that the IHCC softball received that honor. The team grade point average was 3.22, the 17th-best GPA of all NJCAA Division I softball squads.
Sophomores Kylee Coughlin, Morgan Powers and Nicole Steinle all made the NJCAA's "Athletes of Distinction" list.
Coughlin was given an award for "Superior Academic Achievement" for having a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99. Powers and Steinle were honored for their "Exemplary Academic Achievement" as both had a grade point average of between 3.60 and 3.79.
In addition, the Indian Hills softball team was named an NJCAA All-Academic Team, the 12th year in a row that the IHCC softball received that honor. The team grade point average was 3.22, the 17th-best GPA of all NJCAA Division I softball squads.
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