IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Each year the University of Iowa softball team challenges its student-athletes to find an organization in the Iowa City community they are passionate about. For UI softball senior Holly Hoffman that was Iowa City’s VA Medical Center.
Serving more than 184,000 warriors living in 50 surrounding counties, the Iowa City Veterans Hospital will be one of six organizations honored by Iowa softball at its annual Awareness Day at Bob Pearl Field on April 23. A representative from each program will throw out the first pitch before the Hawkeyes take on Penn State in a Big Ten showdown.