Marshalltown, IA – Sydney Anderson (Elkhart, IA/North Polk) and Abbi Cataldo (Altoona, IA/Southeast Polk) each homered twice and the Indian Hills Softball team picked up two Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) wins over Marshalltown Tuesday. The Warriors won game one 8-2 and the nightcap 13-2.
The Warriors recorded 28 hits on the day to improve to 32-7 overall and 15-1 in ICCAC play. In four wins over the Tigers this year, Indian Hills has outscored Marshalltown 48-7.
Anderson drove in five runs on the day to power the offense and is now tied for the team lead in home runs with teammate Destiny Lewis (Indianola, IA/Indianola). Anderson also holds the team lead with 60 RBI this year. Lewis added three more hits on the year to reach 70 for the year, tied for 11th most in the nation this year. After two doubles on the day, the freshman now leads the nation with a 1.256 slugging percentage.
Cataldo's strong offensive performance as of late continued on Tuesday with the pair of home runs and four RBI. Cataldo is hitting .375 over her last 10 games.
The Warriors opened up the day with two runs in the first inning of game one as Breanna Newton (Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf) delivered an RBI single and Anderson scored on a double from Kennedy Preston (Carlisle, IA/Carlisle). The Tigers cut the deficit in half with a run in the first, but starting pitcher Madie Anderson (Mt. Pleasant, IA/Winfield Mt. Union) settled down and allowed just two baserunners over the next two frames.
Indian Hills tacked on two runs in the fourth, including an RBI double from Alex Beard (Albia, IA/Albia). Anderson led off the fifth inning with a solo home run to extend the lead to 5-1 before Cataldo sent a 3-1 pitch over the centerfield wall. Preston added another RBI in the sixth and the Warriors held the Tigers scoreless over the final two innings to earn the win.
Madie Anderson went the distance for the Warriors, scattering eight hits while striking out nine batters. The freshman now leads the team with 97 strikeouts and has punched out 20 batters over her last two outings.
Marshalltown struck first in game two with a run in the first, but the Warriors answered with one run in the second then broke the game open in the third with six runs. Anderson delivered the knockout hit with a grand slam while Newton followed up with a solo home run on the next at bat for a 6-1 lead.
Gretta Hartz (Runnels, IA/Southeast Polk) tripled to drive in Preston and Beard added an RBI single for a 9-1 edge. Cataldo added a two-run home run in the fifth as the Warriors plated four total in the frame to secure the run-rule shortened victory.
The Warriors now host Marshalltown for an ICCAC doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the two teams will now play at R.L. Hellyer Field in Ottumwa at 3:00 PM Thursday. Fans can catch all of the action on GoHillsTV.