Coe Softball

Iowa Conference softball meet delayed

Due to the high likelihood of inclement weather currently forecasted for Cedar Rapids for Thursday, the Iowa Conference Softball Tournament has been pushed back one full day.

The tournament, which determines the Iowa Conference's automatic qualifier for the 2014 NCAA Division III Softball Championship, will now be held Friday through Sunday at Clark Field on the Coe campus.

Other than the date changes, the tournament schedule remains unchanged. The tournament will begin Friday at 10 a.m. and Coe will play its first game at 2 p.m.

Coe wins 4th league softball title

The Coe softball team captured the fourth Iowa Conference title in school history Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from Wartburg at Clark Field, 4-0 and 5-0.

The ninth-ranked Kohawks (33-6, 11-3) also won championships in 2000, 2005 and 2013.

Coe will host the Iowa Conference tournament May 1-3.

Nicole Gentile slugged two home runs and drove in three runs for the Kohawks in the first game. Danielle Schlotterbeck also hit a home run. Maddison Woodruff (19-2) pitched a seven-hit shutout.

Arran Weeces (12-3) tossed a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in the second game. Gentile and Brianna Gardner had two hits. Abby Flannagan drove in two runs.

Coe will play Simpson or Dubuque on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Clark Field in the six-team tournament.

The Kohawks won the regular-season title by one game. Luther, Central and Simpson tied for second place with 10-4 records.

IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Thursday

10 a.m. - Simpson (10-4) vs. Dubuque (8-6)

Noon - Central (10-4) vs. Buena Vista (5-9)

2 p.m. - Coe (11-3) vs. Simpson/Dubuque winner

4 p.m. - Luther (10-4) vs. Central/Buena Vista winner

Coe's Weeces honored by Iowa Conference

Coe sophomore Arran Weeces has been named the Female Athlete of the Week by the Iowa Conference, the league announced Monday.

Weeces pitched a perfect game with 14 strikeouts in a 7-0 victory over Buena Vista Saturday. It was her third no-hitter of the season.

Weeces, from Solon, also pitched a four-hitter in a 6-1 victory over Westminster (Mo.) last week.

Weeces tosses perfect game for Coe

STORM LAKE - No.9 Coe got a perfect game from Arran Weeces in the second game of an Iowa Conference doubleheader Saturday as the Kohawks swept Buena Vista, 7-3 and 7-0.

Weeces struck out 14 of the 21 batters she faced in her gem and her offense provided plenty of support. Taylor Riedl had two homers and four runs batted in. Nicole Gentile and Abby Flannagan also went deep.

In the opener, Haley Smith had three of Coe's 13 hits, including a home run to back a solid pitching effort from Maddison Woodruff.

Woodruff allowed six hits but struck out 15 for the Kohawks (30-5 overall, 8-2 IIAC). Buena Vista fell to 13-15, 5-5.