WAUKEGAN, Ill. – Grinnell’s softball team went 0-3 on the opening day of the Midwest Conference Classic Saturday at Waukegan SportsPark.
Lawrence University recorded a no-hitter against the Pioneers in a 12-0, five-inning victory. The winners scored three runs in the first inning, another in the second and eight in the third.
Amanda Stromquist ’12 suffered the pitching loss for Grinnell.
Ripon College followed with a 10-0...
The fourth time proved to be a charm for the Grinnell College softball team against Westminster College.
After dropping three previous contests to the Blue Jays this season by a combined score of 23-3, the Pioneers rallied to beat the visitors 6-5 in the consolation game of the Grinnell Tournament Saturday afternoon.
That wasn’t the only good fortune for the Pioneers, though. In a 12-2 setback to Washington University during...
Grinnell College’s softball team dropped a pair of contests Friday at its own tournament.
The Pioneers opened their day with a 12-2, six-inning setback to Nebraska Wesleyan and then fell 7-2 to Westminster.
Christina Colver ’13 had two of Grinnell’s seven hits on the day, including a double against Nebraska Wesleyan.
The visitors scored two runs in the first inning, another in the second and two in the third for a 5-0...
Grinnell College’s softball team dropped a pair of decisions at Simpson College Tuesday, falling 12-0 and 8-0.
The Pioneers managed a hit in each game. In the opener, Jayme Wiebold ’12 had an infield single in the first inning and in the second contest, Jennifer Fulton ’15 hit a double to right-center in the fourth.
Amanda Stromquist ’12 and Fulton suffered the pitching losses, respectively. Simpson is now 19-7, while the...
The Grinnell College softball team played Illinois College on even terms in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday, but the visiting Lady Blues still emerged with a 3-2 victory at the Softball Complex.
That completed a sweep for the visitors, as they also won the opener 10-1.
Grinnell and Illinois College both had seven hits in the second game, with Aiyana Turpen-Scott ’14 and Amanda Stromquist ’12 having two apiece for...
The Grinnell College softball team gave the nation’s third-ranked team a good run for a portion of Wednesday’s opener in a twin bill, but host Coe College broke away for a 7-0 victory in Cedar Rapids.
The Kohawks finished the day with a 21-2 victory to move to 20-2 on the season. Grinnell fell to 1-9.
The Pioneers hung tight in the first game, giving up solo runs in the first and second innings. That 2-0 score remained until the...
GRINNELL - The Grinnell College softball team celebrated its first home game of the 2012 season Saturday in historic, and thrilling, fashion.
The Pioneers, who had lost 39 consecutive contests dating back to May 3, 2010, snapped that skid with an 8-5 victory over Wartburg College of the Iowa Conference at the Softball Complex. Grinnell pounded out 14 hits in the winning effort.
Wartburg won the second game of the twin bill 9-1....
The Grinnell College softball team battled well against Greenville College, but in the end the hosts posted wins of 5-1 and 6-4 Wednesday.
Grinnell managed four hits in the opener, including a double by Amanda Stromquist ’12. Greenville scored solo runs in the first and third innings, but Grinnell cut the gap in half in the fifth. Jennifer Fulton ’15 singled to lead off the inning, moved to second on Lindsay Fujimoto’s ’15 sacrifice,...
The Grinnell College softball team lost a twin bill against Stephens College Monday at Columbia, Mo., falling 13-5 in the opener and 9-1 in the nightcap.
In the first game, Jayme Wiebold ’12 led Grinnell at the plate by going 2-for-3 while Jessica Menary ’13 had a triple.
The hosts broke out to a 5-0 lead with three runs in the first inning and one each in the second and third.
Grinnell jumped back into contention, though...
The Grinnell College softball team opened the season with a pair of losses Sunday afternoon, falling 7-0 and 9-1 at Westminster College.
Grinnell was hampered by six errors in the first game as Westminster scored four runs in the first inning and one each in the fourth, fifth and sixth frames. Summer Wilke ’15 had the Pioneers’ lone hit, a single to right-center field in the fourth inning.
Jennifer Fulton ’15 suffered the...
