Oskaloosa’s baseball and softball teams brought out the brooms Friday (6/26).  Both Indians teams swept doubleheaders with Pella.  Starting with softball, Osky beat the Dutch in the first game 5-3 despite being outhit 7-4.  Senior Taylor Wills was one for one with two walks and three stolen bases for Oskaloosa, with Hayle Hacker the winning pitcher.  In game two, Faith DeRonde pitched a two hit shutout, striking out six.  Maddie Haines and Sophia Dykstra each had two hits and an rbi for the Indians.  Oskaloosa is now 7-3 on the season.  The Indians will host Indianola, ranked seventh in the state in Class 5A, Monday night (6/29) at the High School.  KBOE-FM’s live coverage of Indians softball starts at 7:15 tonight with the first pitch at 7:30.

Switching to baseball, Oskaloosa beat Pella twice on Friday.  The Indians blanked Pella 3-0 in the first game, with Tyler Miller and Wyatt Krier combining on a two hit shutout.  Noah Van Veldhuizen had two hits and two runs batted in for Oskaloosa.  In the nightcap, the Indians scored a 5-1 win with Van Veldhuizen hitting a home run and pitching five and a third innings to get the win.  The senior right-hander struck out seven.   The Indians baseball team is now in second place in the Little Hawkeye Conference at 6-3 and 7-3 overall.  Tonight the Indians host Indianola at 7:30 at the High School.