IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa softball seniors Whitney Repole and Haley Hansel play big roles both on and off the field.
Each year the UI softball team challenges its student-athletes to find an organization in the Iowa City community they are passionate about. Repole and Hansel found just that three years ago with Johnson County's Big Brothers Big Sisters.
On April 23, the Hawkeyes will honor Big Brothers Big Sisters and six other organizations the team volunteers with at their annual Awareness Day at Bob Pearl Field. A representative from each program will throw out the first pitch before the Hawkeyes take on Big Ten foe Penn State.