Women's Summer Collegiate Fast-Pitch Softball League

Brooke Craig of UNI pitched a complete game as Ironside Apparel blanked Emil's Hideaway, 4-0, in the Iowa Women's Softball League on Sunday at Mount Mercy. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Craig tosses gem for Ironside Apparel

Mon - 09 Jul Written by Jim Ecker

Brooke Craig of UNI pitched a terrific game for Ironside Apparel in the Iowa Women's Softball League on Sunday.

Craig tossed a five-hit shutout as Ironside Apparel blanked Emil's Hideaway, 4-0, in the first game at Mount Mercy.

Adara Opiola, one of Craig's teammates at UNI, went 3-for-4 for Ironside Apparel in the victory. Tawny Menster of Mount Mercy was 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored two runs. Morgan Goedken of Wartburg was also 2-for-3.

Erin Kuba of Utah State had two hits for Emil's Hideaway.

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Emily Ira of Western Illinois enjoyed a big day for Hawkeye Convenience Stores as a pitcher and hitter in the Iowa Women's Softball League on Sunday. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Ira shines for Hawkeye Convenience Stores

Sun - 24 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

Emily Ira enjoyed a big day for Hawkeye Convenience Stores in the Iowa Women's Softball League on Sunday.

Ira, a left-handed pitcher from Western Illinois, pitched a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as Hawkeye Convenience Stores blanked Emil's Hideaway, 10-0, at Busse Field in Game 1. She also went 3-for-3 as a hitter with two runs scored and an RBI.

Kylee Biedermann of Clarke had two hits for the winners and Erin Drahozal of Upper Iowa collected two RBIs. Payton Bruner of Mount Mercy, Brittni LaFountaine of Illinois State, Emma Hartman of Cornell and Jenna Schwartzhoff of Clarke also had RBIs for Hawkeye Convenience Stores.

Hailey Duwa of Western Illinois hit a double for Emil's Hideaway.

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KCRG 9.2 showing IWSL games Sunday

Wed - 20 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

The Iowa Women's Softball League has hit the TV jackpot.

All three games in the IWSL this Sunday will be televised live by KCRG 9.2, with the tripleheader beginning at noon on Busse Field at Mount Mercy University.

Local sportscaster Bob Bruce and former Linn-Mar softball coach Jon Harms will be calling the action.

The first game will feature Emil's Hideaway against Hawkeye Convenience Stores. The second game, scheduled for 1:45 p.m., pits Emil's Hideaway against Ironside Apparel. And the third game, scheduled for 3:30, matches Hawkeye Convenience Stores against Ironside Apparel.

"We greatly appreciate the good folks at 9.2 for putting us on their schedule again this year," said Jim Ecker, the director of the Iowa Women's Softball League. "This will be great exposure for college softball and a big boost for the league. I know the girls will love it."

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Ironside Apparel catcher Elizabeth VanManen takes a throw from her pitcher and prepares to tag Allysa Wiebel of Hawkeye Convenience Stores in a play at the plate in the seventh inning of their scoreless battle at Mount Mercy on Sunday. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

IWSL softball teams beat the heat

Sun - 17 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

The five teams in the Iowa Women's Softball League battled each other and battled the heat Sunday with some interesting results.

Three of the five games were shortened to five innings with the temperature in the mid-90's and another game ended in a scoreless tie.

Ironside Apparel and Hawkeye Convenience Stores battled to a 0-0 deadlock in the first game at Mount Mercy, with both sides flashing some stellar pitching and defense.

Hawkeye Convenience Stores blanked Emil's Hideaway, 8-0, in the middle game. And Emil's Hideaway turned around and topped Ironside Apparel, 7-1.

Metro Sports Report swept its doubleheader from Bosch Financial, 2-1 and 12-6, at Simpson College in Indianola.

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Emil's Hideaway third baseman Erin Kuba tags Emma Hartman for an out and fires to first base to complete a double play during Emil's 3-0 victory over Hawkeye Convenience Stores in IWSL action at Mount Mercy Sunday. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Emil's Hideaway rules the IWSL

Sun - 10 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

Terrific defense and strong pitching were the order of the day in the Iowa Women's Softball League games at Mount Mercy on Sunday.

Unfortunately for the teams that were supposed to play at Simpson College, wet weather won the day in Indianola.

Emil's Hideaway won both of its games at Busse Field in Cedar Rapids, topping Ironside Apparel and Hawkeye Convenience Stores. Hawkeye Convenience Stores defeated Ironside Apparel in the other contest.

Bosch Financial and Metro Sports Report were rained out at Simpson.

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