Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Softball team is set to host a four-game series with Rock Valley College (IL) at R.L. Hellyer Field.

DETAILS: Indian Hills vs. Rock Valley

Ottumwa, IA  |  R.L. Hellyer Field

LEADING OFF

Indian Hills heads into the weekend series having won seven consecutive games to move to 16-12 overall on the year.

• Six of the Warriors' wins during their streak have come in ICCAC play as Indian Hills sits atop the conference standings.
  • ICCAC DI Softball Standings
• During the team's seven-game win streak, the Warriors are outscoring their opponents 58-14, batting .328 as a team along the way.
• Sophomore Ava Smith is currently riding a career-high 12-game hitting streak, batting .559 during the stretch.
• Sophomore Yarah Zuiver has scored at least one run in 13 of the team's last 16 games for a total of 20 runs scored.
• Indian Hills, who is 4-0 at home this year, is 162-32 (.835) at R.L. Hellyer Field dating back to the 2015 season.

SERIES HISTORY

The two squads have squared off 13 times in program history, all since the 2022 season.

• Indian Hills leads the all-time series 10-3, including 6-0 at R.L. Hellyer Field.
• The Warriors took a 3-0 decision earlier this season on February 15 at the at the SCC Turf Tournament.
  
  • Sophomore Ashlynn Sheets went the distance in the circle, scattering seven hits in the complete game shutout.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES

Rock Valley heads to Ottumwa with an 18-5 overall record on the year, having won 10 consecutive contests.

• During the team's 10-game win streak, the Golden Eagles have outscored their opponents 105-23.
• Rock Valley is 11-2 in true road games this year and 16-5 overall away from its home field.
• The Golden Eagles previously won eight NJCAA national titles in a row at the NJCAA DIII level from 2014-22. Rock Valley jumped up to the NJCAA DII ranks in 2022.
• Four players lead the offense with a .400 batting average or better, led by Chloe Wamboldt's .464 clip.
• Natalie Lower leads the pitching staff with seven wins and a 2.41 earned run average.
• The Golden Eagles are led by head coach Darin Monroe in his 14th season at the helm of the program.

WHAT'S NEXT

Indian Hills will host North Central Missouri College on Monday, April 7 at R.L. Helllyer Field. Originally scheduled to be played March 27, Monday's makeup doubleheader will get underway at 2:00 PM.

NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW

Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Softball squad all year long through a number of ways:

• X (formerly Twitter): @WarriorSoftball  |  @IHCCAthletics
• Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics
• Instagram: @IHCC_Softball  |  @IHCCAthletics
• Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
• Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
• Take an inside look to this year's program with the official Indian Hills Media Guide
• Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Softball with the official Indian Hills Softball Record Book
• All home games are played at the R.L. Hellyer Softball Field on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus.
  • Admission is free of charge for all home contests.

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home softball games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

• Facebook: visit www.facebook.com/gohillstv
• GoHillsTV App: Download the GoHillsTV app on your android or ios device
• Website: https://www.gohillstv.com/browse to catch all live and archived information
• Roku Streaming Device (new):  Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!

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