NIACC softball team drops pair
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Iowa Area Community College | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| Johnson County Community College | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Western Community College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| North Iowa Area Community College | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
- Olive goes 4 for 5 against Johnson County CC
- Jones collects 2 doubles against Iowa Western
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The NIACC softball team dropped a pair of one-run contests Thursday on the Johnson County CC campus.
No. 10 (NJCAA Division II) Johnson County CC outcored NIACC 12-11 and Iowa Western scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to nip the Trojans 7-6.
In the game against host Johnson County CC, NIACC sophomore leadhoff hitter Katy Olive was 4 for 5, including a home run and double, with three RBIs. Freshman Izzy Sloan was 3 for 4, including a solo home run.
Also for the Trojans, freshman Madisyn Bauer was 2 for 4 and freshman Emily Rigdon hit a grand slam.
The home runs by Sloan and Rigdon were the first of their collegiate careers.
NIACC matched its season-high hits in a game with 13.
In the game against Iowa Western, NIACC collected four extra base hits, including two doubles from Emily Jones and a home run from Madisyn Kelley.
Olive stole a total of four bases in the two games on Thursday. Olive now has 92 career stolen bases, which is tops in school history. Morgan Thesing Ritter (2017-18) now ranks second with 86 career stolen bases.
NIACC (9-9) returns to action Saturday and Sunday with a four-game series against Kansas City CC with doubleheaders each day at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
2024 NIACC softball season highs
Hitting:
Runs scored – 11 vs. Indian Hills (3-1-24) – Won 11-10
Hits – 13, three times.
Doubles – 5, twice.
Triples – 1, three times.
Home runs – 5 vs. Heartland CC (3-8-24)
Stolen bases – 7 vs. State Fair CC (2-17-24)
Pitching:
Strikeouts – 11 vs. Indian Hills (2-16-24)
NIACC PLAYERS IN CAREER SCHOOL RANKINGS
HITTING
Hits - T20. Katy Olive 90.
RBIs - 5. Emily Jones 87; 19. Brynnlin Kroymann 61; 24. Olive 57.
Doubles - T3. Jones 29; 6. Kroymann 24; T13. Olive 20.
Home runs - T3. Olive 21; 7. Jones 19.
Base on balls - 7. Olive 38; T18. Jones 30; 24. Kroymann 25.
Stolen bases - 1. Olive 92.
Runs scored - 3. Olive 105; T14. Jones 69; T14. Kroymann 69.
PITCHING
Strikeouts - 10. Brynn Stalberger 118.
