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Hawks Moving On

  • Amber May
    Eastern Illinois University
  • Callie Schmidt
    Tennessee Technological University

Hawks Soar at Nationals

Hawks Honored

  • 2008 Academic All-Conference
    Hannah Dow, Kaitlyn Ralph and Kate Singler
  • NJCAA D-II All-American Selections
    Amber May, First team, Normal Community HS
    Amanda Sartoris, First team, Pontiac HS
  • Region 24 Tournament MVP
    Callie Schmidt
  • Region 24 All-Tournament Team
    Hannah Dow, Amber May, Jessica Schaefer, Callie Schmidt and Sarah Waylock
  • Region 24 and M-WAC Player of the Year
    Amber May
  • Region 24 and M-WAC First Team
    Amber May and Amanda Sartoris
  • M-WAC Freshman of the Year
    Amanda Sartoris
  • All-M-WAC Second Team
    McKenzie Phillips, Callie Schmidt and Kate Singler
  • Region 24 Coach of the Year
    Coach Shae Wesley

Future Hawks
2008 HCC Signees

  • Elizabeth Andrews, Jacobs HS
  • Stephanie Baltzell, Harrisonville HS (MO)
  • Kathleen Buczynski, Lake Zurich HS
  • Cassie Fricke, Forreston HS
  • Shayla Hoenes, Normal Community HS
  • Hannah Huebbe, LaSalle-Peru HS
  • Kasie Lyons, Gillespie HS
  • Kaitlin Wallace, Newton HS
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Softball

Heartland Hawks Softball Team

Heartland Hawks Softball Team placed third at NJCAA National Tournament

Hawks Receive Highest National Honor

5/23/08 - Freshman Pitcher Amber May and freshman outfielder Amanda Sartoris were both named as First-Team NJCAA Division II All-Americans for their excellence on the field in leading the Hawks to a third place finish in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament.

Sartoris batted .500 (62-for-124) on the season which put her in the top 20 nationally. The returning outfielder has garnered attention from four-year schools to continue her softball career. In her first collegiate season Sartoris amassed 14 doubles and 33 runs batted in.

May, who signed to play at Eastern Illinois University, went 20-5 in the circle and struck out a national best 1.7 batters per inning (284K/167IP). May also allowed a miniscule 13 earned runs on the season, six of which came in the national tournament.

News

5/17/08 - The No. 6-ranked Hawks (38-12) dropped a heartbreaker 1-0 in the semifinals of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament to Copiah-Lincoln (34-11). Amber May fired a complete game and allowed only four hits and one unearned run which came in the top of the seventh inning. Callie Schmidt and Sarah Waylock had the only two hits for the Hawks.

5/16/08 - The Hawks defeated Iowa Lakes (56-13) by the score of 5-2 and Lansing (47-5) by the score of 4-3 to advance to Saturday's NJCAA D-II National Tournament Semifinals. Hannah Dow and Amber May each threw complete games for the Hawks. Amanda Sartoris collected four hits and a run batted in on the day.

5/15/08 - The Hawks dropped their NJCAA D-II National Tournament opener to Lansing 3-0 before their bats woke up to defeat Delaware Technical ( 26-11) in their second game 10-3. Amanda Sartoris and Sarah Waylock each had three hits for the Hawks against Delaware Technical. Sartoris also scored two runs and drove in a pair.


For information on joining the Heartland Hawk Softball team, please fill out and return a player profile form and/or contact Coach Wesley or Coach Nelson.

*All Hawk softball home games will be played off campus at Mitsubishi Softball Complex (East Field), unless otherwise stated on the schedule page.