As it rebuilds, Iowa softball looks to a new philosophy to reach the mountaintop. First-year head coach Renee Gillispie uses community and the program’s history in hopes of creating a juggernaut. But...

The new season finally started for Iowa softball this past weekend, as it saw its first action in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the 2019 Tiger Classic. The team had a rough weekend, dropping three of...

Iowa softball is finally able to test its strength this weekend in its first games of the new season. The team will head to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for four games in the 2019 Tiger Classic today and Saturday....

Turning to a new page is common in athletics. New seasons present different challenges, players and coaches come and go, and every game tells a different story. Iowa softball, though, is in the unique...

It’s no secret the Iowa softball team has struggled in recent years. With a new head coach trying to right the ship, or at least the batting order, the Hawkeyes came out on the field for their first...

The Iowa softball team opened the exhibition season with a 10-6, 10-inning victory over Kirkwood on Sept. 14. The game got off to a scary start for the Hawkeyes when starting pitcher — and 2017 ace...

Something was seemingly missing in Iowa’s softball program. Five seasons slipped through the Hawkeyes’ fingers without a winning record, each lowering the fans’ expectations of returning to the glory...

When new Hawkeye softball head coach Renee Gillispie walked on to campus in June to take over her duties, there was plenty of work to be done. The Hawkeyes had not seen a glimmer of a winning softball...

Iowa softball added another weapon to its growing arsenal of new coaches on Aug. 2. Longtime Iowa high-school softball coach Rick Dillinger has been named as an assistant coach. Dillenger has a long...

Hawkeye fans will see a very different softball team when Iowa steps on the field for its fall slate of games. After a summer of mixing up coaches and bringing in new recruits, the Hawkeyes will have...

Out with the old and in with the new. By no means did the Hawkeye softball team light up the stat sheets this past season, but two replacements and a new player could alter that. Iowa softball’s...

The 2018 Iowa softball season can only be described one way: disappointing. Through March 28, the Hawkeyes were one game above .500, an impressive feat with four ranked teams on the schedule. After...