Iowa softball is playing much cleaner in a lot of respects, following the end of an 11-game losing slide. Stronger looks from the circle are at the center of the improvement the team has experienced....

Another weekend series came and went for Hawkeye softball, resulting in another weekend series loss as it dropped two of three games against Rutgers on Easter weekend. Iowa has now lost all five Big...

With a three-game series at Rutgers this weekend, Iowa softball has a lot to prove. Of course, the team has focused on fundamentals in recent weeks after winning only once in its last 11 games. Getting...

Iowa softball sits at about the midway point in conference play  with a 2-10 Big Ten record, 16-22 overall. Obviously, that’s a less than ideal for any team, and even worse, the Hawkeyes are in...

Hawkeye softball was shut out by Drake, 5-0, on the road on Wednesday night, stretching Iowa’s road losing streak to four games. Drake extended its long winning streak to 16 games. The Bulldogs are...

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...

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...

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...