NIACC softball team drops pair to Kirkwood

MASON CITY - The NIACC softball team dropped a ICCAC doubleheader to Kirkwood on Thursday.

Kirkwood won the first game 10-5 and took the second game 11-0 in five innings.

Kirkwood 10, NIACC 5

Kirkwood 240 002 2 - 10 8 2

NIACC 102 002 0 - 5 8 1

Nicky Simpson 2K, 2BB) and Maddie Hansen. Lexy Pederson (3K, 4BB, 3HBP) and Elise Powers. 2B - Taylor Nearad (K) 2, Tricia Notermann (N). HR - Maddie Hansen (K), Morgan Frost (K), Brittany Florea (N). Multiple hits - Nearad 2, Teagan Toft (K) 2, Kendall Cornick (N) 3. Multiple RBIs - Lexi Ferrari (K) 2, Frost 2, Allison Scott (N) 2.

Kirkwood 11, NIACC 0 (5)

Kirkwood 133 40 - 11 13 0

NIACC 000 00 - 0 4 1

Lexi Kinnard (3K, 0BB) and Hansen. Sara Steinman (1K, 0BB), Katie LaBuda (4) (2K, 0BB) and Powers. HR - Nearad, Ferrari, Allie Mengler (K) 2, Payton Mercer (K). Multiple hits - Nearad 2, Hansen 2, Mercer 2, Mengler 2, Toft 2, Cornick 2. Multiple RBIs - Mercer 2, Mengler 4.