The teams are so evenly balanced in the Iowa Women's Softball League  this year that it's hard to pick a winner.

That was the case Sunday when three of the four games at Busse Field  ended in ties.

The IWSL carefully monitors each pitcher, to make sure they do not  throw too much in a summer league game and jeopardize their careers.  So when a pitcher is done for the day, she's done. And if a team does  not have a deep bullpen, a game can end in a tie.

Emil's Hideaway blanked Hawkeye Convenience Stores, 3-0, on a combined  no-hitter by Kelsey Aikey of Western Kentucky and Abby Carlin of  Western Illinois in the first game of their doubleheader. The second  game of the twinbill ended in a 4-4 deadlock.

Bosch Financial and Ironside Apparel, which have the two best records  in the IWSL, then played two straight games that ended in 3-3 ties in  both contests.

The purpose of the Iowa Women's Softball League is to give all the  players an opportunity to play during the summer and sharpen their  skills, with little concern for wins and loses. Or ties.

EMIL'S HIDEAWAY 3,
HAWKEYE CONVENIENCE STORES 0

Willie Guy collected his first victory as the head coach of Emil's  Hideaway with a 3-0 victory over Hawkeye Convenience Stores in the  first game of their doubleheader.

Aikey and Carlin did not allow a hit in the ballgame and Aikey  collected nine strikeouts.

Olivia Allen of Simpson had an RBI double for Emil's Hideaway. Kaitlyn  Moses of Iowa State and Jenny King of Grand View contributed RBI  singles.

Sarah Lehman of Iowa pitched a complete game for Hawkeye Convenience Stores.

EMIL'S HIDEAWAY 4
HAWKEYE CONVENIENCE STORES 4

Moses went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs for Emil's Hideaway in  the 4-4 tie in the second game. Ari Rolle of Virginia Wesleyan was  also 2-for-2 with an RBI single for Emil's. Taylor Kurtz from the  University of Dubuque contributed a sacrifice fly.

Madi Parrott of Northwestern Oklahoma State was 2-for-2 with two  doubles and scored twice for Hawkeye Convenience Stores. Lehman drove  in two runs. Brie Tauber and Jenna Schwartzhoff, both from Clarke, had  RBIs in the ballgame.

Schwartzhoff and Carlin pitched complete games.

BOSCH FINANCIAL 3,
IRONSIDE APPAREL 3

Morgan Braughton of Mount Mercy, KyLeigh Becker of Loras and Sydney  Robertson of Mount Mercy had RBIs for Bosch Financial in their 3-3 tie  with Ironside Apparel in Game 1.

Peyton Daugherty of South Dakota State had two hits and an RBI for  Ironside Apparel. Morgan Lewis of Iowa also had two hits. Jen Giesey  of Winona State hit a double and scored twice. Adara Opiola, formerly  of Kirkwood, contributed an RBI single.

Jordyn Kleman of Winona State and Autumn McDanel of Belmont pitched  complete games.

BOSCH FINANCIAL 3
IRONSIDE APPAREL 3

Haley McFarlane of Saint Cloud State went 2-for-2 with a double and  RBI for Ironside Apparel in the second game of their twinbill. Emma  Hartman of Cornell had two hits. Opiola scored twice. Taylor Henderson  of Mount Mercy had an RBI single.

Kaylee Watson of Grand View scored twice for Bosch Financial. Lexi  Merritt of Grand View hit an RBI single.

Becker and Erica Oler of UNI tossed complete games.

IOWA WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE
At Busse Field

Sunday, June 16

Emil's Hideaway 3, Hawkeye Convenience Stores 0
Emil's Hideaway 4, Hawkeye Convenience Stores 4 (tie)
Bosch Financial 3, Ironside Apparel 3 (tie)
Bosch Financial 3, Ironside Apparel 3 (tie)

Standings

Bosch Financial              3-0-3
Ironside Apparel             3-1-2
Hawkeye Convenience Stores   1-3-2
Emil's Hideaway              1-4-1

Sunday, June 23

11 a.m. - Emil's Hideaway vs Bosch Financial (2), KCRG 9.2
3 p.m. - Ironside Apparel vs Hawkeye Convenience Stores (2), KCRG 9.2