Jefferson Softball

J-Hawks sweep No. 1 Iowa City West

It's rarely a good idea to spot the No. 1 team in the state a fat early lead, but Erin Kuba and the Jefferson J-Hawks have learned to spit at adversity.

The fifth-ranked J-Hawks rallied for a pair of impressive victories over top-ranked Iowa City West, 7-4 and 8-4, in a key Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader Tuesday at Larry Niemeyer Field.

Iowa City West arrived in town with a spotless 18-0 record in the MVC, but Jefferson dropped the Women of Troy to 18-2 and raised their own mark to 17-3, climbing within one game of Iowa City West in the Valley Division standings with six games left.

The J-Hawks trailed 4-0 in the first game and 3-0 in the nightcap, but came roaring back both times.

"It would have been easy to get our daubers down and just say, 'Oh well, they're the No. 1 team in the state, they should beat us.' But they didn't," said Jefferson Coach Brian Erbe.

"We got down twice and we didn't waver. The kids, I'm just so proud of them."

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Olson, Good share Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Jefferson pitchers Alyssa Olson and Alissa Good are the co-winners of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Olson and Good, both seniors, tossed shutouts when the J-Hawks swept Kennedy Tuesday night when the Cougars were ranked No. 7 in the state in Class 5A. Olson pitched a four-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory and Good was credited with a five-hitter in a 9-0 victory in the nightcap.

Olson, a power pitcher, has an 11-4 record and 1.05 ERA with 120 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings. Good, more of a finesse pitcher, has a 12-1 record and 1.70 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 78 2/3 innings.

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No. 5 J-Hawks win twice at tourney

The fifth-ranked Jefferson J-Hawks won both of their games at their own tournament Saturday.

The J-Hawks topped North Cedar, 8-3, and clipped Springville, 7-1.

Alissa Good went 3-for-3 and was the winning pitcher against North Cedar. Kennedy Dighton went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Lindsey Culver socked a home run.

Tori Brandon went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the victory over Springville. Avery Guy and Maddie Hansen were 2-for-3. Alyssa Olson was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts.

The victories lifted Jefferson to 23-6 for the campaign.

No.5 J-Hawks split in Classic

The fifth-ranked Jefferson softball team split its two games in the Jefferson Classic Friday.

The J-Hawks trimmed Davenport West, 5-4, in nine innings in their first game. They lost to Benton Community, 4-2, in the second game.

Maddie Hansen and Liv Erickson belted home runs in the victory over Davenport West.

The split left Jefferson with a 21-6 record.