The class 4A #12 Knoxville Softball Squad will get its regional action underway tonight as the Panthers host Fairfield. Knoxville has had and will admit to having an up and down season. While the Panthers have spent most of the season ranked in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union top 15, they have not had it easy. Coach Carla Smith tells KNIA/KRLS Sports the turning point of the season was a loss to Pella Christian, where not a lot went well, and it showed the players were ready to get things in order.

Smith: “It really showed they wanted to get better, and hold each other accountable. They started playing better and their attitudes changed, and it really showed how much they wanted to improve, but it was definitely a turning point this year.”

Live coverage can be heard on 95.3 KNIA starting with the pregame at 6:30 and first pitch at 7:00.