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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, March 19
Daytona Beach, Fla.
10 a.m.
Iowa State University
4
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Liberty
Killeen's Bat Lifts Iowa State Past Liberty, 4-1
03.19.2006 | Softball
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Iowa State had six extra base hits and Ashley Killeen went 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead the Cyclones to a 4-1 win over Liberty at the Bethune-Cookman tournament on Sunday.
Killeen blasted a two-run homer in the sixth to go along with an RBI double in the fourth to pace the Cyclone offense and lead the Iowa State (14-11) to a first place tie with Liberty in the tournament. The Cyclones avenged a 2-1 loss to Liberty (19-8) a day earlier.
Liberty pitcher Terra Lowe held Iowa State hitless in the first three frames before Fallon Johnson led off the fourth inning with a double. Johnson then stole third base, her seventh steal of the season, and was driven in on the double by Killeen. Stephanie Mosley, who pinch ran for Killeen, came across to score when Katie Reichling ripped a triple to right field, putting ISU on top 2-0.
Killeen's fourth home run of the season came in the sixth inning with Ellen Buehner at first base. Buehner reached on an error with one-out in the inning. With the home run, the junior from Papillion, Neb., moved into a tie for fifth place all-time at Iowa State with 11 career home runs.
Amie Ford (8-5) picked up the win for the Cyclones, allowing just one run, a solo homer by Jessica Moore in the bottom of the sixth inning. Alyssa Ransom got her first save of the season, tossing a hitless seventh inning to secure the win. The save was the fifth of Ransom's career, moving her into a tie for first in Cyclone history.
Lowe (6-4) got the loss for the Flames after giving up four runs on five hits in five and a third innings in the circle.
Reichling and Jennifer Bigbee also recorded doubles for the Cyclones in the win.
The Cyclones will host North Dakota State on Thursday in the team's home opener. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Southwest Athletic Complex in Ames.
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