No.9 Kohawks win tourney opener
Taylor Riedl hit her sixth home run of the season Friday as No.9 Coe clipped Simpson, 3-1, on the first day of the Iowa Conference softball tournament at Clark Field.
Coe (34-6) will face 10th-ranked Luther (28-6) in the winners bracket championship game Saturday at noon.
Maddison Woodruff (20-2) collected her 20th win of the season for the Kohawks. She tossed a 4-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks.
Simpson defeated Dubuque (8-0), Buena Vista upset No.14 Central (7-5) and Luther nipped Buena Vista (5-4) in the other games Friday.
Riedl went 2-for-3 for the Kohawks.