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Hawks Moving On

  • Hannah Dow, Appalachian State University
  • Michelle Gorzelle, Appalachian State University
  • McKenzie Phillips, Appalachian State University
  • Kate Singler, Bradley University
  • Sarah Waylock, Pfeiffer University
  • Lindsey Jarrett, Olivet Nazarene University
  • Amanda Sartoris, University of Louisiana, Monroe

Future Hawks
2009 HCC Committs

  • Lindsey Crawford, Normal Community HS
  • Jessica Dearing, Limestone HS
  • Mackenzie Foiles, Limestone HS
  • Hailley Haning, Olympia HS
  • Julie Jouglard, Belleville East HS
  • Heather Luth, Heritage HS
  • Kati O'Reilly, Maroa-Forsyth HS
  • Katie Schickedanz, Belleville East HS
  • Abby Smith, Pontiac Township HS
  • Erika Trojan, Prairie Ridge HS
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Softball

Heartland Hawks Softball Team

Heartland Hawks 2009 Softball Team

Hawks are 2009 NJCAA D-II National Champions!

Hawks win the 2009 Region 24 Championship for the second straight year!

2009 Awards

NJCAA Softball D-II

  • All-American First Team
    Lizzie Andrews and Hannah Dow

NJCAA D-II National Tournament

  • All-Tournament Team
    Lizzie Andrews and McKenzie Phillips
  • National Tournament MVP
    Hannah Dow
  • Most Outstanding Pitcher
    Hannah Huebbe
  • Coach of the Year
    Shae Wesley

Mid-West Athletic Conference

  • All-Conference First Team
    Lizzie Andrews, Hannah Dow, Hannah Huebbe, and McKenzie Phillips
  • All-Conference Second Team
    Kate Singler
  • All-Conference Honorable Mention
    Kaitlyn Ralph and Sarah Waylock
  • Coach of the Year
    Shae Wesley

Region 24

  • Region 24 Player of the Year
    Lizzie Andrews
  • All-Region 24 Team
    Lizzie Andrews, Hannah Dow, Hannah Huebbe, McKenzie Phillips, and Kate Singler
  • All-Tournament Team
    Lizzie Andrews, Hannah Dow, Amanda Sartoris, Kate Singler, and Sarah Waylock
  • Region 24 Tournament MVP
    Lizzie Andrews

News

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!

5/14/2009 - Hannah Dow lifted the Hawks over Iowa Central with her solo homerun in the top of the second, being the only run to score, Heartland won 1-0. Hannah Huebbe struck out three, walked one and scattered four hits.

5/14/2009 - Heartland wins their first game of the National Tournament. They defeated #13 Merchyhurst North East 5-2 and move on to play #5 Iowa Central later this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
Mercyhurst scored the first two runs in the first, but Heartland responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning, with RBIs from Waylock and Dow. Lindsey Jarrett started off the hitting in the second inning with a double, McKenzie Phillips advanced Jarrett to third with a single and Lizzie Andrews drove in the run. Kate Singler doubled and drove in Phillips and Andrews to advance the score 5-2. Hannah Dow earned the win and threw seven strikeouts.

5/11/2009 - The Hawks are headed to the National Championship for the second straight time. Heartland heads into the tournament seeded fourth and will face the 13th seed Mercyhurst North East in their first game Thursday.

5/11/2009 - Heartland Softball players named to the All-Region 24 team were Hannah Dow, Hannah Huebbe, McKenzie Phillips, Kate Singler and Lizzie Andrews who was also name Region 24 MVP. Andrews was also MVP of the Region 24 tournament and named to the All-Tournament team along with teammates, Hannah Dow, Amanda Sartoris, Kate Singler, and Sarah Waylock.

5/9/2009 - After being rained out Friday, Heartland finishes as 2009 Region 24 Champions defeating Illinois Central College 13-9 in the championship game Sunday. They finished the semi-final game earlier in the day defeating Lincoln Land 14-4.

1/5/2009 - 2009 Hawk softball calendars are available for purchase and money will go towards fundraising for softball's 2009 spring trip. The calendars are full color with full and partial action shots of your favorite 2009 Hawk softball athletes. The calendar includes special holidays as well as the Heartland 2009 spring schedule. Your $25 purchase also enters you into a raffle drawn every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month throughout 2009 for $25 as well as a drawing to win $100 on each of six major holidays also listed on the calendar. For more information or to purchase a calendar please contact Shae Wesley, Daryn Miller, or any Hawk softball athlete.

10/10/2008 - Heartland's assistant softball coach, Daryn Miller, is named to the USA National Team.

Academic Accomplishments

  • 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 Shae Wesley.

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