Kirkwood Softball

No. 5 Eagles raise mark to 40-5

The fifth-ranked Kirkwood softball team dispatched two more opponents Saturday at its own tournament, raising its record to 40-5 for the season.

The Eagles blanked Mineral Area Community College, 8-0, in five innings behind a two-hit shutout by Sam Belz (20-4, 1.07 ERA).

Jenna Schulte hit a home run and drove in two runs. Natalie Clark went 3-for-3 and had two RBIs. Erin Weno went 2-for-3.

Kirkwood trimmed Dakota County, 8-5, in the second game.

Schulte went 4-for-4 for the Eagles. Chasney Jenkins went 3-for-4. Clark was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, making the freshman shortstop 5-for-7 in the two games.

Belz and Shy Saladino (17-0, 1.38) shared the pitching against Dakota County.

Prior, Clark power No.5 Kirkwood

Brooke Prior and Natalie Clark socked home runs Friday as the fifth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles spanked Central Nebraska, 10-0, in five innings at the Kirkwood Community College diamond in Cedar Rapids.

Sam Belz (18-4, 1.17 ERA) allowed only three hits and struck out six batters in four innings.

Prior had three hits and drove in two runs. Clark drove in three runs and scored three times. Alex Finn and Chasney Jenkins had two hits. Alicia Crivaro drove in two runs.

Kirkwood (38-5) will be hosting a tournament at Kirkwood and Prairie High School on Saturday and Sunday. The Eagles will play all their games on their home field, facing Mineral Area at 11 a.m. and Dakota County at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Kirkwood is scheduled to face Central Nebraska at 10 a.m. and Kishwaukee at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

No. 5 Eagles sweep twinbill in softball

The Kirkwood Eagles climbed from No.11 to No.5 in the national softball rankings Wednesday and celebrated by sweeping a doubleheader from Southwestern Community College, 9-1 and 11-2, at the Kirkwood field.

Both games lasted only five innings.

Kirkwood raised its records to 36-5 overall and 15-1 in the ICCAC conference. Southwestern fell to 11-14 overall and 5-9 in the league.

Alicia Crivaro, Taylor Wise and Erin Weno hit home runs for Kirkwood in the first game. Wise drove in three runs and Chasney Jenkins had two RBIs.

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No.11 Eagles sweep to 34-5 record

The Kirkwood softball team has been able to practice just once outdoors all spring due to inclement weather and their busy schedule of games.

Just think how good the 11th-ranked Eagles might become if they're able to get some serious practice time this spring.

Kirkwood raised its record to 34-5 Monday by sweeping a twinbill from Southeastern Community College, 17-14 and 10-2, at Kirkwood.

The Eagles rallied from a 9-0 deficit to win the opener by a football score with a grand-slam home run by Alicia Crivaro, a three-run homer by Krysta Tutsch and a two-run blast by Erin Weno.

Crivaro belted another home run in the second game and Natalie Clark also connected for a round-tripper, giving Kirkwood five home runs in the twinbill.

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