Iowa Hawkeyes Softball

Published: March 20, 2015, 3 p.m.

b"#173: Marla Looper, Head Coach, Iowa Softball,\\xa0visits TCRS for the first time to discuss the home opener and B1G opener against Maryland. Games vs Maryland\\xa0will be tonight at 4pm, Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1pm. \\xa0Sunday's game\\xa0will air on BTN Plus.\\xa0Coach Looper concluded her fourth season as the head coach for the University of Iowa softball program in 2014. Looper owns an 100-104-1 overall and 42-48 Big Ten Conference record since the 2011 season. \\xa0Looper collected her 100th career victory in the 2014 season finale, when Erin Erickson delivered a walkoff, two-run home run to lift the Hawkeyes past Ohio State, 3-2. On the season, Iowa posted 16 wins -- nine in conference action and three over ranked opponents (16-30-1). \\xa0Megan Blank earned her third-straight first team All-Big Ten honor and was a second team NFCA All-Midwest Region selection after leading the Hawkeyes in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and walks. Kayla Massey earned her second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week nod on March 31 after recording two complete game wins over Wisconsin. \\xa0Hawkeyes\\xa0Twitter,\\xa0Hawkeyes Facebook."