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Hawks are 2009 NJCAA D-II National Champions!

Welcome!

Heartland softball would like to welcome the new Head Softball Coach, John Bassett. John comes to us from Tabor College and we are excited to have him on board for the new upcoming season.

2010 Awards

NJCAA Softball D-II

• All-American Second Team
  Lizzie Andrews
• All-American Second Team
  Nikki Laubecher

Mid-West Athletic Conference

• M-WAC Player of the Year - Lizzie Andrews
• M-WAC Pitcher of the Year - Julie Jouglard
• All-Conference First Team
  Lizzie Andrews, Julie Jouglard, Nikki Laubecher (DH), Abby Smith
• All-Conference Second Team
  Eliza Buchanan, Mackenzie Foiles, Nikki Laubecher (IF)

Region 24

• All-Region 24 Team
  Lizzie Andrews, Nikki Laubecher
• Region 24 All-Tournament Team
  Hailley Haning, Julie Jouglard, Nikki Laubecher

News

Visit the Pantagraph for the last tournament game summary for Heartland Softball at the National Tournament.

The Pantagraph has the story on Heartland's first game of the 2010 National Tournament.

Please visit the Mid-West Athletic Conference web site for updated National tournament bracket and schedule.

5/8/2010 - Heartland Community College finds their way back to the National Tournament for their third consecutive time. The Hawks had to come through the loser's bracket after falling to ICC on Friday in a 9-1 decision. Heartland played Lincoln Land on Saturday morning and defeated them 21-11 moving the Hawks to the District P Championship to face-off against Illinois Central for the second time after ICC lost to Parkland in the District O Championship.
It was a hard fought battle for the #2 and #3 seeds of the tournament; it was a tied ball game with Heartland batting in the bottom of the seventh and Mackenzie Foiles hit a walk-off double to win the game 6-5; sending the Hawks to Nationals.

5/6/2010 - The Hawks advance in the Region XXIV Tournament. They defeated #7 Shawnee 9-6 and will face-off against #3 Illinois Central College Friday at 1:45 p.m.

5/3/2010 - Heartland Hawks are seeded second going into the Region XXIV Tournament starting Thursday, May 6. The Hawks will face off against the winner of the Shawnee/Spoon River game and will play at 6:30 p.m. The Region Tournament is taking place at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon, IL.

5/1/2010 - The Hawks faced off against conference rival the Parkland Cobras, splitting the double header. Heartland scored early in game one going up 4-0 in the first inning. Rachael Anello and Nikki Laubecher each had two RBI and Laubecher also had a home run. However, the Cobras answered in the sixth inning with six runs, winning with a final score 7-5.
The Hawks came back in game two and were victorious scoring eight to Parkland's four. Mackenzie Foiles was 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Anello drove in three runs and Lizzi Andrews collected a triple and had one RBI.

4/27/2010 - After two rain outs in a row, the Hawks were back in action as they traveled right down the road to take on the Lynx of Lincoln College. In game one of a two game set, sophomore Nikki Laubecher led the charge with four RBI. Pitcher, Elizabeth Buchanan had a solid performance on the mound, tossing seven innings, giving up just four runs on eight hits while striking out six. Lizzi Andrews and Rachael Anello each hit doubles in route to a 6-4 victory over the Lynx.
In game two, pitcher Julie Jouglard was nearly unhittable. Jouglard scattered six hits over five innings while striking out five. Lizzi Andrews, Mackenzie Foiles and Abby Smith each had home runs for the Hawks. Andrews went 3-for-4 driving in three RBI and Smith went 2-for-2 driving three RBI as well. The Hawks shut out the Lynx by a final score of 9-0.

4/12/2010 - The Hawks looked to keep their two-game win streak alive as they hosted the Trail Blazers of Lewis and Clark Community College. In game one, freshman Eliza Buchanan was nearly unhittable, tossing seven innings. Buchanan allowed three runs on just three hits while striking out two. Algonquin native, Lizzie Andrews went 1-for-3 with a solo shot. The Hawks were up 4-0 going into the top half of the seventh inning when the Trail Blazers gave the Hawks a scare, plating three runs. Heartland was able to get out of the jam and come away with the victory by a final score of 4-3.
In game two, the offense was red hot. The Hawks pounded Trail Blazer pitching, scoring 15 runs on 16 hits. Lizzie Andrews went 3-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI. Hailley Haning smacked a double and drove in a pair. Nikki Laubecher went 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI. Erin Tjornhom also had two doubles and drove in three. Freshman Julie Jouglard went five strong innings, giving up just two runs while striking out seven. The Hawks are on a four-game win streak as they host Shawnee Community College at Champion Fields Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.

The 2009 Heartland Hawks' softball season will be one to remember for many years to come. The ladies fought their way against the five-time defending champions, Phoenix College, to be named the NJCAA Division II National Champions. This is an enormous accomplishment, especially for a program that was only in its second year of operation. The Hawks ended their season with an impressive 50-8 record and went on a 21 game winning streak to finish as national champions. Congratulations ladies and we look forward to another great year ahead of us! Go Hawks!

Academic Accomplishments

• Two softball athletes earned the highest academic honor for 2009:
  Kate Singler - NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American and Kaitlyn Ralph - NJCAA Academic All-American
• The softball team was named to the 2008-2009 NJCAA Academic Team with a team GPA of 3.37
• For spring 2009 the hawks posted a 3.34 team GPA
• For fall 2008 the hawks posted a 3.39 team GPA
• The softball team was named to the 2007-2008 NJCAA Academic Team with a team GPA of 3.12

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

*All Hawk softball home games will be played off campus at Champion Fields (field 6), unless otherwise stated on the schedule page. Champion Fields is located next to Normal Community West High School on Parkside Road in Normal, IL.