Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 16, 2019
Iowa softball head coach Renee Gillispie told her team that the minute details were keeping it down during its 11-game losing streak leading up to the games against Illinois on April 13 at Pearl Field.
The...
Offense has been hard to come by for the Hawkeye softball team.
That is probably a gross understatement, actually. Before Iowa’s doubleheader against Illinois on April 13, it had managed just 8 runs...
An Illinois error resulted in Iowa’s first win in 11 games, as it took Game Two of the Saturday double-header, 4-3, in 8 innings.
While the win was certainly the highlight, the other major momentum...
The wings came off early for the Hawkeye softball team in a 12-1 loss to Illinois on Friday, in the first of a three-game series.
Illinois came into the game as one of the better hitting teams in the...
Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 11, 2019
It’s been slightly more than a year since Iowa softball last won a game on its home field. This can be frustrating, but it can also be inspiring.
Iowa will try to use this motivation to grab some wins...
Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 10, 2019
Sometimes a team just needs to focus on fundamentals, and that’s what Hawkeye softball head coach Renee Gillispie stresses to her players.
A nine-game losing streak is hard for any squad. But it’s...
Softball is obviously a team game, but occasionally it can feel like an intense, back-and-forth tennis match.
That was the case in Tuesday night’s Cy-Hawk battle as both the Iowa and Iowa State starting...
Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 8, 2019
Because of Wednesday weather concerns, the Iowa softball game against Iowa State will be played tonight at Pearl Field.
The Hawkeyes are on an eight-game skid, so the team looks to re-enter the victory...
Hawkeye softball (15-17, 1-8 Big Ten) tacked on three losses to its eight-game losing skid this past weekend after the team was swept by No. 25 Wisconsin in a three-game series in Madison.
Although...
It has been a long week for Iowa softball. Its game against Northern Iowa, set for Wednesday, was postponed, giving more time for its losing streak to loom over the team.
Now that the weekend is here,...
In a way, the team might be glad to take a break from play on its home turf. Iowa struggled at Pearl Field, giving up 27 runs while only scoring 3 through four games this season.
The pitchers have struggled...
