The Grinnell College softball team is looking to make strides from last year as the Pioneers prepares for their 2012 campaign.
The Pioneers, who were 0-33 in 2011, return seven players from that squad. Included in that mix is two-time All-Midwest Conference selection Amanda Stromquist ’12, who split duties between the field and pitching last season.
Stromquist is Grinnell’s top returning hitter (.395 average) and was tops on the...
The Grinnell College softball doubleheader at Westminster College set for Saturday has been moved to Sunday.
The first pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
Six Grinnell College softball players earned Scholar-Athlete honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the 2011 campaign.
Pioneers making the Division III list were Kelsey Montgomery ’11, Hannah Ney ’11, Grace Ryan ’14, Amanda Stromquist ’12, Aniela Wendt ’14 and Jayme Wiebold ’12. In order to be honored, players must have a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Additionally, coach Amanda Reckamp’s Pioneers were...
Grinnell Athletics is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of those in the Hispanic community at Grinnell College. Each Wednesday throughout the celebratory month, the Grinnell Athletics website will feature a Q&A with a Hispanic student-athlete. The national celebration spans September 15 – October 15 annually.
This week’s feature is on Marlu Abarca ’14, a softball player with a...
Grinnell College softball players Brianna Gallo ’11 (left) and Amanda Stromquist ’12 (right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference South Division Team for the 2011 campaign.
Gallo is an all-conference selection for the third time in her career, while Stromquist is now a two-time all-league pick.
Gallo, an infielder from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell HS), led the Pioneers in hitting with a .398 batting average. Already...
Grinnell College’s Amanda Stromquist ’12 has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team
Stromquist, from Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest), was a second-team selection in the College Division of District 7.
An All-Midwest Conference South Division selection, Stromquist tied Grinnell’s school record for homers in a career with eight this season and last year established the Pioneer mark for round-trippers in a...
The Grinnell College softball team wrapped up its 2011 campaign Wednesday afternoon, falling to nationally-ranked Central College 10-1 and 12-0 at Pella.
Grinnell hung tight with the Dutch for half of the first game, which was tied 1-1 through 3 ½ innings.
Central scored a run in the bottom of the first before Grinnell tallied one in the top of the third to tie it. Christina Colver ’13 led off the frame with a walk, moved to...
Grinnell College’s softball team lost a twin bill at Loras College Sunday, falling 11-2 and 8-0.
Aniela Wendt ’14 (pictured) and Amanda Stromquist ’12 both had three hits on the day for Grinnell, which is now 0-31. Loras improved to 16-21.
In the opener, Grinnell scored in the first inning as Wendt singled to left, moved to second on a walk by Brianna Gallo ’11, took third on Stromquist’s single to center and scored on a bases-...
The Grinnell College softball team lost a pair of contests at Knox College Friday, falling 3-2 and 11-3.
Amanda Stromquist ’12 (pictured) and Brianna Gallo ’11 each had four hits on the day.
In the opener, Knox scored a run in the first inning and two in the second for a 3-0 lead.
Grinnell battled back with a run in the third as Aniela Wendt ’14 scored, and got a run in the sixth on an RBI double by Hannah Ney ’11.
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The Grinnell College softball team put a scare into Midwest Conference South Division leader Monmouth College in both games of a twin bill here Thursday afternoon, but in the end the visiting Fighting Scots posted victories of 13-8 and 13-2.
Among the many highlights for Grinnell were Brianna Gallo ’11 (left) stealing two bases to break her own record for thefts in a season with 19, and Hannah Ney ’11 (right) belting her second homer...
