Who: Iowa State (18-17, 7-5 Large 12) at No. 17 Oklahoma State (23-12, 5-5 Large 12)
The place: Cowgirl Stadium – Stillwater, Okla.
When: April 11 – 12 pm // April 12 – 12 pm // April 13 – 12 pm
Main Off
After profitable its first midweek recreation of the season final trip, ISU will soar again into convention play because it heads to Stillwater to sq. off with its third ranked opponent of the season in No. 17 Oklahoma State. The Cyclones took final 12 months’s collection, 2-1 and have gained three of the final six video games in opposition to OSU.
Iowa State enters the weekend after beating Kansas Metropolis 9-1 in 5 innings on Wednesday. For ISU, the sport in opposition to KC broke up 9 straight video games of convention motion. Of their final ten video games, the Cyclones are 7-3 and can look to take care of the optimistic momentum on the street.
Oklahoma State enters the weekend coming off of a tricky setback to in-state rival Oklahoma, in a recreation that was performed at Devon Park in OKC. The Cowgirls might be taking part in in simply their seventh, eighth and ninth residence video games this weekend, as they presently have performed at residence simply six occasions – the second-fewest quantity within the league.
From the Notes:
- The Cyclones spent the primary seven weeks of the season away from the Cyclone Softball Advanced, taking part in 28 straight video games on the street or at a impartial website.
- March 28 was the newest season-opener since 2022. That squad did not play at residence till April 6.
- Iowa State went 1-2 in its first Large 12 collection, taking the opening recreation in opposition to Houston. For ISU, it was this system’s first Large 12-opening win since 2006.
- Iowa State earned its first street Large 12 sweep since 2019 in Orlando, defeating UCF in three straight video games. The street 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 Large 12 collection win.
- For the Cyclones, it was their first back-to-back Large 12 collection victory since 2023, when it downed Baylor and Kansas to shut the season.
- ISU took recreation one of many convention collection in opposition to BYU, marking 4 straight collection with a series-opening win.
- After having 11 seniors depart, 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 in opposition to Grambling State, placing out a career-high 9 batters.
Sequence Historical past
Oklahoma State has dominated the collection, because the Cowgirls maintain an all-time fringe of 82-28 over the Cyclones. Nevertheless, ISU has been capable of finding success in opposition to OSU just lately and has taken three of the final six contests – two of which got here as a part of a house collection win over then-No. 5 Oklahoma State final season. The collection win over the Cowgirls turned the highest-ranked collection win in program historical past.
On Deck
Following its street journey to Stillwater, Iowa State will return to the Cyclone Softball Advanced this Tuesday, April 15, to tackle Iowa as a part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Sequence. Tuesday’s recreation is scheduled to start at 4 pm and the sport might be streamed reside on ESPN+.
