Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Softball team returns to its home dirt Friday afternoon with an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) doubleheader vs. Marshalltown Community College.

DETAILS: Indian Hills vs. Marshalltown

Friday, March 28  |  1:00 & 3:00 PM

Ottumwa, IA  |  R.L. Hellyer Field

WATCH LIVE: GoHillsTV

LIVE STATS: Indian Hills Softball - Gamechanger App (mobile only)

FIRST PITCH FORECAST: 75 degrees, mostly sunny, breezy

LEADING OFF

• Indian Hills opened up ICCAC play over the past week, sweeping both doubleheader series on the road with Iowa Western Community College and Southwestern Community College.
  
  • The Warriors are the lone unbeaten team in the five-team conference.
• Sophomores Ava Smith and Alivia Ruble swept the weekly ICCAC Athlete of the Week awards for the Warriors.
  
  • Read More: Ruble, Smith Sweep ICCAC Honors
• Sophomore Peyton Raley, who recently surpassed 100-career hits for the Warriors, has hit safely in 21 of the team's 26 games this year.
• Freshman Mary-Paige Withers ranks second in the ICCAC with 26 RBI on the year and his hit safely in 10 of the team's last 12 outings.
• Sophomore pitcher Ashlynn Sheets is 4-0 in the circle in her last five starts.
• Indian Hills ranks 29th in the nation with 58 doubles on the year.

SERIES HISTORY

The Warriors are 50-0 all-time vs. the Tigers dating back to the 2001 season.

• Indian Hills has defeated the Tigers by at least nine runs in each of the last seven contests.
• The Warriors swept the Tigers in all four matchups last year, outscoring Marshalltown 70-11.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Under first-year head coach Callie Dutton, the Tigers are off to an 0-6 start to open the year, including an 0-2 mark in ICCAC play.

• The Tigers have been outscored 92-4 on the year, including three shutouts.
• All six of the Tigers' games this year have been on the road.

WHAT'S NEXT

Indian Hills' conference slate continues with a trip to Southeastern Community College on Wednesday, April 2. First pitch is set for 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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