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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Students and workers walks up the Grand Stair Case of the Iowa State Capitol building during the Hawkeye Caucus in the Capitol building on April 5, 2016. Hawkeyes Caucus day highlights the University of Iowa's accomplishments in Iowa City and around the state once a year at the Capitol building in Des Moines. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Softball continues road trip

Mario Williams, [email protected] April 7, 2016

The Iowa softball team will continue its road trip and head to Evanston, Illinois, to compete in a weekend series against Northwestern, beginning today. The Hawkeyes dropped a double-header against...

Iowa catcher Holly Hoffman throws down to second base at Pearl Field on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The Hawkeyes lost to UNI in a close game 9-8. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Softball drops double-header

Mario Williams, [email protected] April 7, 2016

After getting its first Big Ten win last week, and playing arguably its best game of the season, the Iowa softball team could not continue that momentum in Nebraska. The Hawks dropped two in a double-header...

Iowa outfielder Sammi Gyerman gets tagged out at home by Purdue catcher Heather Knight during game three of the Iowa-Purdue series at Bob Pearl Field on Sunday, April 3, 2013. The Hawkeyes won over the Boilermakers, 10-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Softball finds its stroke

April 5, 2016

Iowa hit, pitched, and played defense well enough to earn its first Big Ten victory of the season By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Iowa softball head coach Marla Looper believes that...

Softball gears up for Purdue

Softball gears up for Purdue

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] March 31, 2016

The Iowa softball team will attempt to capture its first Big Ten victories during its home-opener series this weekend. The Hawkeyes will play three games against Purdue at Pearl Field:5:30 p.m. today,...

Softball opens Big Ten play

Softball opens Big Ten play

March 24, 2016

The Iowa softball team will compete against Indiana in its Big Ten opener. By Mario Williams [email protected] The start to the Iowa softball team’s season probably hasn’t been what...

Good, bad for Hawk softball

Good, bad for Hawk softball

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] March 10, 2016

The Iowa softball team has only one tournament left before it heads into the beginning of its conference schedule March 25, when the Hawkeyes will play three games at Indiana. The Hawkeyes are off to...

Softball heads for Tulsa

Softball heads for Tulsa

March 4, 2016

The Iowa softball team will travel to Oklahoma this weekend to compete in the Tulsa Tournament. Iowa is currently 4-11. The team will face Tulsa and Lamar in double-headers on Saturday and March...

Softball travel travels to East Coast

Softball travel travels to East Coast

February 26, 2016

Softball heads for Carolina The Iowa softball team will travel to the East Coast to compete in the Coastal Carolina Invitational. The team will face Georgia Southern three times and Coastal Carolina...

Hawkeye softball to compete in tournament

Hawkeye softball to compete in tournament

February 19, 2016

The Iowa softball team will travel to Rosemont, Illinois, to compete in the Total Control Sports Invitational. The team previously competed in their season opening series, the Texas A&M Corpus Christi...

Pitching, defense keys for softball

Pitching, defense keys for softball

February 5, 2016

The Hawkeye have plenty of depth, pitching and defense. By Connor Sindberg [email protected] After a 19-41 record and a 10th-place finish in the Big Ten in 2015, the Hawkeyes will count...