Articles Tagged: Hawkeye softball

The former Iowa softball standout was selected to be the Hawkeyes’ next softball coach, athletics director Beth Goetz announced Wednesday.

Iowa officials have “certainly asked” acting head coach Karl Gollan to “participate in the process” as the Hawkeyes conduct a national search for their permanent head coach.

University of Iowa’s Jaylee Ojo has overcome injury to return to the batter’s box. Despite six previous plate appearances in the last month since being cleared to bat again, she delivered a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth of Iowa’s 5-0 win over Iowa State Tuesday at Pearl Field.

Iowa head softball coach Renee Gillispie will not return to the program after stepping away for the 2025 season due to a “personal health matter,” the team announced Tuesday in a news release.

Iowa softball players say they “all love each other with our whole hearts” as they move on from interim head coach Brian Levin’s in-season departure — and his negative public comments about the team.

The Hawkeyes also are without head coach Renee Gillispie, who stepped away for 2025 season due to a “personal health matter.“

Winterset native Jena Young and Fort Dodge native Jalen Adams are among the key players for Iowa softball in 2025.

Brian Levin will be the Hawkeyes’ interim head coach for the 2025 season.

The Iowa Women’s Softball League helps players like Iowa’s Devin Simon and Cornell’s Peyton Souhrada stay in the game.

Photos from the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home Big Ten softball game against Indiana at Pearl Field on Sunday.

Rylie Moss had two hits in the season opener, matching her career total from the first two seasons. She has continued to parlay offseason work into a breakout season at the plate, leading the Hawkeyes in hits and batting average,

Last year’s NISC title has given Iowa softball “incredible confidence” ahead of the 2024 season.

Longevity is the name of the game for high-profile Hawkeye coaches. Beth Goetz’s tenure as Iowa’s athletics director will be judged on how she replaces them after they have retired.

The five Female finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Cassidy Hartman of Iowa City Liberty, Nia Howard of Springville, Peyton Robinson of Lisbon, Alivia Schulte of West Delaware and Devin Simon of Cascade.

Gary Barta did not need to make any hires for football, women’s basketball, men’s wrestling or women’s gymnastics in his 17 years at Iowa.