The Ankeny softball team played its last game on the dirt infield at Dick Rasmussen Field on Wednesday night. The Hawkettes dropped a 9-3 decision to top-ranked Waukee Northwest in their final home game of the season. Work will begin immediately to replace the dirt infield with artificial turf. "I'm excited for next year when these girls will get to … [Read more...] about ‘It was great to get some bats on her’: Hawkettes score 3 runs vs. NW’s Schlader
Emerson Hutchins
‘We did what we needed to do’: Ankeny earns walk-off victory on Hutchins’ single
A dramatic rally allowed the Ankeny softball team to win the season series against seventh-ranked Dowling Catholic. The Hawkettes scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to post a 7-6 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday at Ankeny. Emerson Hutchins hit a walk-off, two-run single with two outs to cap the rally. "I was just … [Read more...] about ‘We did what we needed to do’: Ankeny earns walk-off victory on Hutchins’ single