Rebuilding the culture The biggest problem with softball might not be the play on the field but the culture in the program. Let’s face it, Iowa softball is now notorious for being bad. The volleyball...

On June 8, Iowa softball took a step forward, naming Renee Gillispie as the head coach and successor of Marla Looper. Gillispie spent 18 years at Central Florida before returning to her native Iowa....

After eight seasons at the helm of Iowa softball, Marla Looper has announced her resignation. Athletics Director Gary Barta said on May 16 that Looper would pursue other professional opportunities....

A Cinderella Story: Iowa Softball Edition ended with a pumpkin on May 12 as the Hawkeyes suffered an extra-inning loss to Northwestern, 2-1, in the Big Ten Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin. The first...

For the first time since 2015, Iowa softball collected a Big Ten Tournament win on May 10, knocking off No. 5 seed Ohio State, 5-1. Sophomore Allison Doocy sat down 3 in the first inning on strikeouts,...

After Big Ten play concluded for Iowa softball on Sunday, the team wound up as the last seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Head coach Marla Looper and her squad finished the regular season with a staggering...

A busy week of games lies ahead of Iowa softball this weekend — that is if it can make it through its first game with Ohio State on Thursday. After finishing just 6-16 in Big Ten play, Iowa softball...

With a Big Ten Tournament berth secured before the start of Sunday’s series finale against Purdue, Iowa softball took another conference loss in the absence of urgency. Penn State took a victory...

Iowa softball failed to score runners against Purdue in Game 2 of its series with the Boilermakers. The Hawkeyes couldn’t seem to bounce back after a backward first inning. The Boilermakers made...

With a Big Ten Tournament appearance on the line, Iowa softball lost, 3-1, the first game of a three-contest series with Purdue on May 4 at Pearl Field. Allison Doocy scattered 7 hits and 6 strikeouts...