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Halvorson joining Yegge at DePaul
Natalie Halvorson played softball for Joe Yegge at Cedar Rapids Prairie and then joined him at Kirkwood a year ago.
Now she'll be following her coach to DePaul University in Chicago.
Halvorson has decided to leave Kirkwood after one season and head to DePaul, where Yegge has been named the new associate head coach of the Blue Demons in the Big East Conference.
"Life never really goes how you plan, right?" Halvorson mused on her social media account.
Halvorson compiled a 26-9 record and 2.51 earned run average this past season as a freshman at Kirkwood and was named a junior college All-American. She struck out 162 batters in 184 1/3 innings, with only 25 walks. Her 26 victories tied for the third-most in the country.
Halvorson was looking forward to pitching for the Eagles again next season, but that changed last week when Yegge accepted an offer from new DePaul Coach Tracie Adix-Zins as her top assistant. Read more...