Who: Iowa State vs. UC Santa Barbara / UNLV / Bradley
The place: Eller Media Stadium – Las Vegas, Nev.
When: Feb. 16 / 17 / 18 – 2:30 & 8 p.m. / 12 & 2:30 p.m. / 11:30 a.m.
Main Off
After opening the season in a stacked Puerto Vallarta School Problem discipline, Iowa State heads west for its second event of the season. The Cyclones will play 5 video games in Las Vegas, towards a discipline of UC Santa Barbara, UNLV and Bradley. The Cyclones will look to maneuver over .500, as they cut up their first 4 video games in Mexico, defeating each Utah Valley and Lengthy Seashore however falling to #11 Duke and #7 Washington.
Fast Hits:
- Iowa State could have their first true street sport this journey, enjoying the Rebels on Friday evening.
- 5 freshmen noticed motion within the opening weekend for the Cyclones, highlighted by Isabelle Nosan’s game-tying seventh-inning residence run towards Lengthy Seashore.
- Coach Pinkerton hit profession win quantity 510 in Mexico in addition to Iowa State win quantity 160.
- The Cyclones scored their most runs in a season-opening sport since 2011 final week, defeating Utah Valley 12-1.
- The Cyclones have hit a house run in all 4 video games up to now this season. One apiece on the primary three and three alone within the fourth contest.
- Assistant Coach Linsey Ubrun returned to the Cyclones this offseason after spending the final six as the pinnacle coach of Wagner School.
- She was beforehand an assistant coach at ISU from 2014-16.
Main the Cyclones
Group captains Milaysia Ochoa and Angelina Allen lead the workforce in hits, as every collected seven within the opening weekend. Sophomore infielder Ashley Minor has a team-high seven RBI with two sac flies. Final season, Minor had a complete of 9 RBI. Ochoa has a team-best batting common of .636 and she or he has the lone triple of the yr. Senior Carli Spelhaug has two early homers to guide the squad.
All six pitchers on workers have taken the circle via one week, as Saya Swain is main the way in which. The senior from Paris, Texas, has a 2-1 document and 11 strikeouts to her identify. Karlie Charles and Karlie Charles have every pitched a little bit over three innings of motion. Charles has given up only one earned run.
Sequence Historical past
The Cyclones maintain a 9-6 sequence benefit over the Gauchos and have gained seven of the final eight conferences.
UNLV and ISU have met 4 instances, with the Rebels proudly owning a 4-0 document. ISU is 0-3 towards UNLV in Vegas.
Iowa State is 6-2 towards Bradley and can meet the Braves for the primary time since 2009.
On Deck
Iowa State will return to motion subsequent weekend, when it travels to Charlottesville, Va. for its third early season event – the Rawlings Basic. Subsequent weekend’s event could have the Cyclones enjoying 5 video games between three opponents – Delaware, Lehigh and Virginia.