Softball Recap: Iowa Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 vs Washington-Marion	22
03/20/25 @ LaGrange	20
04/08/25 vs LaGrange	16
04/01/25 @ Washington-Marion	16
02/21/25 @ Winnfield	16

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sam Houston, Iowa was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the LaGrange Gators a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Yellowjackets have won 19 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Emily Fink looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

At the plate, Morgan Henry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Andie Huval was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Iowa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive games.

Iowa is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for LaGrange, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Iowa will head out to challenge Kinder at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for LaGrange, they will be playing at home against Westminster Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chargers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.25 runs per game on average), something the Gators will no doubt try to take advantage of.