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Hawks are 2009 NJCAA D-II National Champions!

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

Upcoming Events

• Saturday, March 20 - Hawk home opener vs. Spoon River College, 1:00 p.m. and Champion Fields
• Sunday, March 21 - Heartland travels to Danville Area CC for a 1:00 p.m. game
• Tuesday, March 23 - Home game vs. Kankakee CC at 3:00 p.m., Champion Fields
• Wednesday, March 24 - The Hawks travel to Godfrey to face off against Lewis & Clark CC, at 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, March 28 - Hawks are home vs. Springfield College in Illinois at 1:00 p.m. at Champion

News

3/9/2010 - In their second day of the spring trip the Hawks split with Northwest Florida State Community College, losing the first game 6-7 and winning the second 6-2. Freshman, Hailley Haning belted a homerun and had 3 RBI in game one. The Hawks went up 6-4 in the fifth inning but couldn't hold off NW Florida State as they tied it in the fifth and scored the winning run in the sixth. Rachael Anello also had a homerun and had 2 RBI. The Hawks came storming back in game two. Elizabeth Andrews went 2-for-3 and had 2 RBI and a double; Nicole Laubecher had two hits and drove in one run with a double. Freshman, Julie Jouglard earned the win and had 6 strikeouts.

3/8/2010 - The Hawks played their first spring trip games against Gulf Coast Community College. Rachael Anello and Abby Smith lead the team with the only hits of the game, Anello had three and Smith had two. The Hawks lost the first game 0-6. The Hawks fought hard in the second game, they went down 0-4 in the first inning but scored 3 in the second and took the lead 6-4 in the third. Gulf Coast rallied back in the last two innings, GCCC's Hannah Renn, hit a 2 out, 2-run walk-off homerun in the seventh to get the 7-6 win. Kati O'Reilly had two hits, four RBI, and a triple while Anello had one run and drove in one run.

2/7/2010 - The Heartland Hawk softball team volunteered at the Area 6 Individual Basketball Skills Competition, the team helped run separate events and also coordinated transitions between events. The gold medalists in all divisions advance to Special Olympics Illinois State Basketball on March 12th -14th. Athletes competing were 8 years and over, along with 5 Young Athletes who were between the ages of 6-7 years old.

2/1/2010 - Heartland softball is ranked first in the 2010 NJCAA Pre-season Polls.

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!

Meet the Hawk Night

When: Saturday, March 20th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: Heartland Community College
What: Fundraiser to benefit the Hawks softball team
            Dinner, team introductions, season preview, raffle and silent auction
Tickets: On sale for $20, email Daryn Miller or Shae Wesley for more information.

Former Hawks News

Former Heartland Hawk Kate Singler was named to two DI All-Tournament teams in two consecutive weeks. A full description of her performance with the Bradley Braves is available here: Troy Cox Classic All-Tournament Honors. Singler, a former Heartland catcher, hit .400 (6-for-15) with three home runs and seven RBI in five tournament games. She boasted a 1.000 slugging percentage and tied for team-best honors with a .471 on-base percentage in the Braves’ first-ever trip to the state of New Mexico.

Former Heartland Hawk Callie Schmidt earned Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week honors with Tennessee Tech University this week. A full description of her performance with the Golden Eagles is available here: OVC Player of the Week. Schmidt, the team’s current catcher, ranks first in the TTU in batting average (.448), slugging percentage (.793), hits (13), RBIs (10) and home runs (3).

In addition, former Heartland Hawk McKenzie Phillips earned Southern Conference Player of the Week honors with Appalachian State University for the week of Feb. 22-28. A full description of her performance with the Mountaineers is available here: So Con Player of the Week. Phillips, the team’s current second baseman, leads ASU with a .433 batting average and is tied for the team lead with 11 runs scored and eight stolen bases.

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 Daryn Miller.

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