NIACC softball team moves to 7th in latest rankings
MASON CITY - The NIACC softball team is ranked seventh in the latest NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday.
Jones County Junior College (25-4) is ranked No. 1.
DMACC is ranked fourth, Kirkwood is ranked sixth and Iowa Central is ranked ninth.
NIACC (16-8 overall, 8-2 in the ICCAC) was ranked 20th in last week's poll. The Lady Trojans were 6-2 last week with three wins over Iowa Central and one win over Kirkwood.
NIACC returns to action at home on Thursday in a nonconference contest against Marshalltown CC. The twinbill is slated to start at 2 p.m.
NJCAA Division II rankings (April 9, 2019 poll)
Jones County JC, LSU-Eunice, Phoenix, DMACC, Highland (Kan.), Kirkwood, NIACC, Louisburg, Iowa Central, Copiah-Lincoln, Northeast Mississippi, Johnson County, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Madison, Itawamba, CCBC Catonsville, Illinois Central, Heartland, Pitt, St. Louis.
NIACC'S batting leaders
Average - Kaci Sherwood .476, Hannah Faktor .367, Kaitlyn Carlson .366. Hits - Sherwood 39, Faktor 29, Tayler Schmidt 27. Doubles - Tayler Schmidt 8, Faktor 5, Sherwood 5. Home runs - Alyssa Laxson 6, Sherwood 6, Peka 5. RBIs - Laxson 33, Sherwood 22, Faktor 20. Stolen bases - Schmidt 11, Carlson 8, Faktor 6.
NIACC's pitching leaders
Wins - Peka 10-4, Kylie Sherwood 6-3. Strikeouts - Peka 77, Kylie Sherwood 36. ERA - Peka 2.06; Kylie Sherwood 3.84. Innings pitched - Peka 89 1/3, Kylie Sherwood 54 2/3.
NIACC's 2019 season (16-8 overall)
NIACC 3, Rock Valley 2
Kirkwood 9, NIACC 6
NIACC 9, Bryant & Stratton 0
NIACC 6, Rock Valley 5
Daytona State College 5, NIACC 4
Daytona State College 10, NIACC 4
NIACC 5, Eastern Florida State 3
NIACC 7, Eastern Florida State 4
Indian River State College 4, NIACC 3
Indian River State College 9, NIACC 5
Indian Hills 1, NIACC 0
NIACC 12, Indian Hills 6
NIACC 9, North Central Missouri College 0
NIACC 3, North Central Missouri College 0
NIACC 9, Iowa Lakes 5
NIACC 15, Iowa Lakes 9
NIACC 11, Iowa Central 4
NIACC 12, Iowa Central 0 (5)
Kirkwood 2, NIACC 0
NIACC 13, Kirkwood 8
NIACC 8, Northeast CC 0 (5)
NIACC 9, Northeast CC 0 (5)
NIACC 15, Iowa Central 1 (5)
Iowa Central 4, NIACC 2
