KCC softball team wins 30th game
The Kirkwood Community College softball team raised its record to 30-5 on Saturday with a pair of victories at the Kirkwood field iin Cedar Rapids.
The 11th-ranked Eagles blanked Mount Mercy, 10-0, and trimmed Indian Hills, 3-1.
Sam Belz (14-4, 1.11 ERA) tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in the victory over Mount Mercy. Shy Saladino (14-0, 0.85 ERA) pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in the triumph over Indian Hills.
The Kirkwood pitchers did not walk a batter in either game.
Krysta Tutsch hit a home run and drove in three runs for the Eagles in the first game. Natalie Clark went 2-for-2 with a homer. Chasney Jenkins and Tara Walls were 2-for-3. Brittney Lash drove in two runs.
Walls, Lash and Erin Weno collected RBIs for Kirkwood in the 3-1 victory over Indian Hills.