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Kuch honored by softball Hall of Fame

Wed - 01 May Written by Metro Sports Report

Lauren Kuch of Kirkwood has become the first two-time winner of a $1,000 scholarship from the Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame.

Kuch, a sophomore All-American for the Kirkwood Eagles, was honored during a ceremony Wednesday at Johnson Hall.

The $1,000 scholarship has been awarded annually since 2010 to a Kirkwood softball player who is from the Metro area. Kuch was an all-state selection at Cedar Rapids Prairie and was named a junior college All-American at Kirkwood last season.

Kuch, an outfielder and first baseman, has played in 113 games during her career at Kirkwood. She has scored 110 runs and also has drive in exactly 110 runs during that time. Her combined batting average is better than .400.

The Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame has endowed the $1,000 scholarship by making a $20,000 donation to the Kirkwood Foundation.

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No. 5 Eagles swept away by No. 2 Bears

Thu - 25 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

The Kirkwood softball needed to sweep the DMACC Bears Wednesday in order to pull into a tie for first place in the ICCAC conference standings.

Instead, the second-ranked Bears swept the fifth-ranked Eagles and now the league race is essentially over.

DMACC swept the twinbill, 4-1 and 7-4, at Kirkwood and now leads the conference standings by four games with eight games to go.

DMACC is 19-1 in the league. Kirkwood has dropped into a tie for second place with NIACC at 15-5.

The DMACC Bears are 36-5 overall. Kirkwood is 36-13.

Kirkwood trailed, 4-0, heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of the opener. The Eagles scored one run and loaded the bases, but the game ended with a strikeout.

Shelby Hulsebus had two hits for Kirkwood in Game 1. Erin Hocker (18-7) allowed two earned runs and took the loss.

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No. 5 Eagles sweep Iowa Lakes

Sat - 20 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

ESTHERVILLE - The Kirkwood softball team enjoyed its 10-2 victory over Iowa Lakes in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday, so the Eagles came right back and won 10-2 in the nightcap.

Both games ended after the sixth inning due to the mercy rule.

The pair of 10-2 triumphs lifted the fifth-ranked Eagles to 36-11 overall and 15-3 in the ICCAC conference. Iowa Lakes fell to 14-26 overall and 5-13 in the league.

Lauren Kuch belted two home runs and drove in three runs in the first game. Rachel Stewart had three RBIs. Shelby Hulsebus had two hits and Sydney Albaugh drove in two runs. London Jackson swatted her 15th home run.

Erin Hocker (18-6) pitched a complete game in the opener with nine strikeouts.

Taleah Smith went 3-for-4 with a home run, scored three times and had two RBIs in the second game. Lauren Klaahsen was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Jayme Finn hit a home run and drove in two runs. Hulsebus scored twice. Autum Barthelman had three stolen bases.

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Hocker spins 1-hitter for No. 5 Eagles

Sat - 20 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Erin Hocker tossed a one-hit shutout Friday as the fifth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles trimmed Ellsworth, 1-0, in the first game of their ICCAC conference doubleheader at Kirkwood.

Bradee Bouman followed Hocker's gem by pitching a two-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory that last only five innings.

Hocker (17-6) struck out 12 batters in the 1-0 victory and did not walk anyone. Taleah Smith drove in Shelby Hulsebus with the only run in the ballgame in the fifth inning. The Eagles had only two hits themselves.

Kirkwood exploded for six runs in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap and coasted to the 8-0 victory. Bouman (15-5) struck out two batters and walked one.

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Hocker helps Eagles split with SCC

Thu - 18 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

WEST BURLINGTON - Erin Hocker sparkled on the mound for the Kirkwood Eagles Wednesday as they split a non-conference doubleheader with Southeastern Community College.

Hocker pitched all nine innings as the fifth-ranked Eagles topped the Blackhawks, 4-1, in the first game in West Burlington.

Southeastern won the second game, 3-2, to split the twinbill.

Hocker (16-6) allowed only one run on seven hits in the 4-1 victory in the opener, with four strikeouts and no walks. Kirkwood snapped a 1-1 tie with three runs in the top of the ninth.

London Jackson went 2-for-3 and scored twice in the opener. Jessi Butler also had two hits for the Eagles.

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