Quade?s Homer Lifts ISU Past North Texas, 4-2

TULSA, Okla. ? Jessica Quade blasted a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to lift Iowa State past North Texas, 4-2, Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Great Western Downtown Plaza Classic.

With the teams tied at 2-2 since the second inning, Quade lifted a two-run homer to dead centerfield off North Texas' hurler Kristina Fowler with two-outs to break up the tie. Quade's homer, her second of the year, scored Alex Johnson, who was placed on second with the international tie breaker rule in effect, and made it 4-2 Cyclones heading to the bottom of the ninth.

Amie Ford (2-4) sent the Mean Green down in order to pick up the win. Ford allowed no hits in five innings of relief.

The Cyclones got on the board in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Quade and a double from Alex Johnson. Johnson's double plated Kristy Olsen, who reached on an error to start the inning. Quade's sac fly scored Courtney Wray, who singled in her at bat.

North Texas bounced back in its half of the first, scoring a pair of runs to knot it up at 2-2. The Mean Green got one run on an infield single by Monica Garcia and the other on a double steal attempt that ended the inning, but scored a run.

After relieving starter Charissa Carlin, Ford pitched the Cyclones out of a jam in the North Texas half of the fifth. The Mean Green put the first two hitters on base before Ford entered the game and got Katya Muller out on a sacrifice bunt, which moved the runners to second and third with one-out. Ford then struck out Kadie Platt before walking Susan Waters to load the bases with two down. The junior hurler from Katy, Texas, then struck Kristina Fowler to end the inning and preserve the tie score.

Quade finished the game 1-for-3 with three runs driven in while Alex Johnson had the other run batted in for the Cyclones.

The Cyclones will play their first mid-week doubleheader as they travel to UMKC Tuesday. The first game is slated to begin at 3 p.m.

2007 Great Western Downtown Plaza Classic All-Tournament Team
Charissa Carlin, Iowa State

Jessica Quade, Iowa State
Vanessa Vice, Tulsa
Sara Dyer, Tulsa
Kelli McGlasson, Tulsa
Jackie Lawrence, Tulsa
Elle Pottorf, Kansas
Nicole Washburn, Kansas
Kassie Humphreys, Kansas
Sarah Jones, North Texas
Susan Waters, North Texas

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