Who: Iowa State (20-18, 9-6 Huge 12) vs. Iowa (25-15, 7-6 Huge Ten)
The place: Cyclone Softball Complicated – Ames, Iowa
When: April 15 – 4 p.m.
Main Off
Contemporary off a top-25 highway collection victory, Iowa State returns to the Cyclone Softball Complicated to host in-state foe Iowa as a part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Collection. Tuesday’s assembly would be the first of two this season, because the Cyclones and Hawkeyes are assembly twice in the identical season for the primary time since 2012.
Iowa State will look to journey its present momentum into the midweek matchup, because it earned a rubber match victory over No. 17 Oklahoma State on Sunday to safe its second highway collection win of the season. The Cyclones have now received 5 of the final seven conferences over OSU, with the Cowgirls being ranked in every occasion.
As for Iowa, the Hawkeyes enter the midweek matchup driving momentum of their very own. Iowa has received 4 of its final 5 video games which incorporates a weekend sweep over Maryland in School Park over the weekend. Just like the Cyclones, Iowa has a pair of ranked wins (No. 5 UCLA and No. 20 Nebraska).
PLEASE NOTE: With an FFA convention occurring simply throughout the road on the Hansen Agriculture Constructing, overflow parking will now be directed to park within the Towers Recreation Fields, simply north of the conventional softball parking zone. Occasion employees will assist park vehicles and level issues in the proper path.
Tuesday Promotions
- Shade it Cardinal – Cardinal Iowa Corn T-Shirt giveaway
From the Notes:
- The Cyclones spent the primary seven weeks of the season away from the Cyclone Softball Complicated, enjoying 28 straight video games on the highway or at a impartial website.
- March 28 was the newest season-opener since 2022. That squad did not play at dwelling till April 6.
- Iowa State went 1-2 in its first Huge 12 collection, taking the opening recreation towards Houston. For ISU, it was this system’s first Huge 12-opening win since 2006.
- Iowa State earned its first highway Huge 12 sweep since 2019 in Orlando, defeating UCF in three straight video games. The highway collection sweep additionally occurred to be the crew’s first since 2021.
- Iowa State snapped a seven-game skid to Arizona State in its third convention collection, besting the Solar Devils for the primary time since 1998, incomes a second-straight Huge 12 collection win.
- For the Cyclones, it was their first back-to-back Huge 12 collection victory since 2023, when it downed Baylor and Kansas to shut the season.
- ISU took recreation one of many convention collection towards BYU, marking 4 straight collection with a series-opening win.
- The Cyclones earned their first highway collection win over a ranked opponent at No. 17 Oklahoma State, taking the collection 2-1.
- The rubber match win over the Cowgirls gave ISU its ninth convention win of the season – setting a brand new program single-season excessive.
- The win additionally gave ISU its third convention collection win of the season – probably the most in a single season at school historical past.
- After having 11 seniors go away, ISU solely has two on this 12 months’s roster. Over half of the crew, 14, are underclassmen.
- Of Iowa State’s most-used lineup this season, only one place participant began over 50 p.c of final 12 months’s video games (Angelina Allen).
- Solely 4 gamers are over the age of 21.
- Freshman pitcher Sami Potvin hurled a five-inning excellent recreation towards Grambling State, putting out a career-high 9 batters.
Main the Cyclones
The Cyclone offense is led by a pair of freshmen in Jessie Clemons and Sereniti Trice. Clemons leads the crew in batting common (.384), hits (48) and doubles (11) whereas Trice leads the squad in runs scored (36) and stolen bases (14) sitting proper behind Clemons in batting common and hits.
Rounding out ISU’s offensive assault are returning All-American Angelina Allen who has probably the most walks on the crew, Sydney Malott who leads the crew in dwelling runs and RBI, and Tatum Johnson who leads the crew in OPS with a 1.007.
Within the circle, 5 Cyclones have seen motion. Lauren Schurman leads the way in which with a team-low ERA of two.86. Schurman has hurled 95.1 innings, a team-high, and owns 49 punchouts, additionally a team-high. Jaiden Ralston has seven begins in 28 appearances with 38 strikeouts. Freshmen Abby Huhn and Sami Potvin have been stable, as every has a number of wins.
General, the Cyclones are hitting .281 and have produced 177 runs on 285 hits. The crew has 94 extra-base hits with 160 RBI, whereas drawing 98 walks. ISU holds a collective 4.50 ERA and has allowed 314 hits in 242.2 innings of labor.
Opponent Outlook
The Hawkeye bats are led by the mixture of Jena Younger and Soo-Jin Berry – every of which have over a .260 batting common. Younger has a team-best 47 knocks, whereas Berry leads the squad in RBI with 26. Berry additionally brings probably the most pop to the plate, as she’s produced a team-high 9 dwelling runs.
In whole, Iowa has eight gamers with no less than 20 hits on the 12 months, proving there’s not a weak spot within the lineup. The Hawkeyes have the fifth-most walks drawn within the Huge Ten and subsequently have the seventh-best on-base proportion of any crew within the league. They get on base and do not make many errors within the subject both, boasting the fifth-highest fielding proportion within the convention.
Iowa’s pitching employees has turn into a two-player rotation, with Jalen Adams main the way in which with 144 innings pitched. Each Adams and Talia Tretton have mixed to pitch over 93 p.c of the crew’s innings this season. Adams has a team-low ERA of two.19 and has 104 punchouts to her identify.
General, the Hawkeyes are hitting .283 and have produced 181 runs on 280 hits. The crew has 82 extra-base hits with 168 RBI, whereas drawing 142 walks. Iowa holds a collective 3.81 ERA and has allowed 248 hits in 251.2 innings of labor.
Collection Historical past
Iowa State leads the all-time collection over Iowa, holding a 46-35-2 benefit. The Cyclones have received the final 4 conferences and have not misplaced to the Hawkeyes in Ames since 2008. ISU coach Jamie Pinkerton has not misplaced to Iowa in his eight seasons on the helm.
On Deck
Iowa State shall be again in motion this weekend after they welcome Kansas to the Cyclone Softball Complicated for its sixth convention collection of the season. With it being Easter weekend, recreation one will happen on Thursday and is ready to start at 4 pm. As at all times, all weekend motion shall be streamed dwell on ESPN+.
