AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior infielder Sydney Malott and sophomore right-handed pitcher Lauren Schurman mixed to comb the convention weekly awards on Tuesday, the convention introduced. Malott was named the Huge 12 Participant of the Week, whereas Schurman earned the Huge 12 Pitcher of the Week.
Malott turns into the seventh participant in class historical past to earn a Huge 12 Participant of the Week honor, whereas Schurman grew to become the seventh participant in class historical past to earn a Huge 12 Pitcher of the Week honor. It is simply the third time in Huge 12 historical past that ISU has swept the weekly awards and the primary time since 2017.
Each Malott and Schurman performed large roles in Iowa State’s historic weekend the place it took the street collection over No. 17 Oklahoma State, 2-1. The collection win was ISU’s first-ever street collection victory over a ranked opponent. The collection win was additionally the third of the season – a brand new program report for many in a yr. The Cyclones claimed Huge 12 wins eight and 9 within the course of, setting the mark for many convention wins in a single season in class annals.
Malott collected 5 hits final week for the Cyclones, with all 5 going for additional bases. The junior out of Liberty, Missouri, cranked 4 residence runs on the week – all approaching the street at No. 17 Oklahoma State. She launched two lengthy balls in Friday’s series-opener in opposition to the Cowgirls to earn her first profession multi-home run recreation. She was one among simply two Cyclones to have hits in all 4 video games final week, as she led the group in homers, RBI (6), whole bases (18) and slugging share (1.385).
Schurman made appearances in three of the group’s 4 video games, totaling a 0.72 ERA on the week. She earned her ninth win of the season in opposition to Kansas Metropolis within the midweek earlier than incomes a pair of begins in wins in opposition to the Cowgirls. Schurman totaled 9.2 innings of labor, permitting only one earned run throughout her three outings.
Each Malott and Schurman will probably be again in motion this afternoon, as Iowa State is ready to host Iowa within the first of two Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk collection contests. Right this moment’s recreation is scheduled to start out at 4 p.m. and will probably be streamed reside on ESPN+. As all the time, admission to the Cyclones Sports activities Advanced is free.
