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Eagles nipped by No. 1 Jones County

Sat - 09 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Kirkwood women's softball team battled top-ranked Jones County to the wire Friday, but dropped a 6-4 verdict when Jones County scored twice in the top of the seventh.

The fourth-ranked Eagles finished with a 1-2 record on the first day of their trip to Georgia. They lost to Indian River, 7-1, in their second game Friday and topped Rock Valley, 6-3, in eight innings in their final contest.

The outcomes left Kirkwood with a 9-2 record for the campaign.

Taleah Smith continued her hot hitting for Kirkwood. She went 7 for 12 in the three ballgames and scored three runs. Smith is hitting .622 for the campaign.

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No. 7 Eagles cruise to 8-0 record

Mon - 25 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

AUSTIN, Minn. - The Kirkwood softball team won a pair of lopsided games at the Packer Dome on Sunday.

The seventh-ranked Eagles smacked Ellsworth, 20-3, and knocked off Bryant & Stratton, 12-3, in a pair of five-inning contests.

Kirkwood has gotten off to a perfect 8-0 start this season under new coach Eric Frese.

Lauren Klaahsen went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the game against Ellsworth. Jayme Finn was 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Taleah Smith, London Jackson, Lauren Kuch, Sydney Albaugh, Jessi Butler and Courtney Harris all had two base hits.

Jackson and Kuch belted home runs. Butler scored four times and Kuch scored three runs. Jackson and Randyn Carter drove in two runs.

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No. 7 Kirkwood softball wins pair

Mon - 18 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DES MOINES - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood softball team won two more games at the Winter Dome Tournament in Davenport Sunday.

The Eagles trimmed Southeastern, 5-3, and blanked Waubonsee, 11-0, in five innings.

Kirkwood (4-0) scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning against Southeastern to snap a 3-3 tie. Erin Hocker retired the side in the seventh inning to finish the victory.

Hocker tossed a complete game for the Eagles. She allowed three runs on seven hits, with four strikeouts and three walks.

Taleah Smith went 3-for-4 for Kirkwood against Southeastern. Jayme Finn and London Jackson had two hits. Finn drove in three runs and had a triple.

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Tomaszewski boosts No. 7 Eagles

Sun - 17 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

Natalie Tomaszewski looked a little timid and confused at the beginning of the season for the Kirkwood women's basketball team, but she's blossomed into an important player for the Eagles now.

Tomaszewski gave the seventh-ranked Eagles a nice boost off the bench Saturday in an 81-47 victory over Iowa Lakes in an ICCAC Conference game at Johnson Hall.

Tomaszewski collected 12 points, six rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist in perhaps her best all-around game of the season.

The 6-foot-3 freshman from Shorewood, Wis., was not in the rotation earlier this season, but she's moved to the forefront following a season-ending injury to starting center Ashley Tull.

"I think in the beginning, I took it like 'Maybe this isn't for me,'" she said. "As I went through the season, I became more positive about the situation."

Tomaszewski has developed into a productive player for Kirkwood, which is locked in a tight battle with second-ranked NIACC for the conference title. She's scored 13, 12 and 12 points in three of the last six games and is more assertive on the floor.

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No. 7 KCC softball wins openers

Sun - 17 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DAVENPORT - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood softball team began the 2019 season with a pair of victories at the Winter Dome Tournament in Davenport Saturday.

The Eagles topped the St. Ambrose junior varsity, 8-5, and whipped John Wood Community College, 12-3.

The games marked the debut of new Kirkwood Coach Eric Frese, who succeeded Joe Yegge after Yegge left to become an assistant at DePaul.

Jayme Finn, Skylar Ryan and Randyn Carter had two hits in the victory over St. Ambrose. Rachel Stewart and Finn scored twice. London Jackson drove in three runs.

Erin Hocker pitched five shutout innings for the victory in Game 1. She allowed only three hits, with two strikeouts and no walks.

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