Cyclones Fall To Long Beach State, 9-1

LAKEWOOD, Calif. ? Long Beach State scored three runs in three different innings to defeat Iowa State, 9-1, in the Cyclones' final game at the Mayfair Tournament. Iowa State (14-6) went just 1-4 in the tournament with the lone win coming against 12th-ranked Fresno State on Saturday evening.

The 49ers (11-7) got a strong pitching performance from Taylor Petty (5-0). Petty allowed just one run on three hits to remain undefeated in 2009.

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The Cyclones' lone run came on an Alex Johnson fourth inning single that scored Carleigh Berry, who had reached on an error to leadoff the inning. It was Johnson's 17th run batted in of the season and the 80th of her career. The junior is just the third player in school history to reach 80 runs batted in.

Long Beach State benefited from a strong performance by the middle of its lineup. The 49ers' three through six hitters finished the day 8-for-13 with nine RBI.

Rachel Zabriskie (7-4) dropped her third-straight decision, allowing nine runs in the loss. Only three of the runs allowed by Zabriskie were earned as ISU committed three errors. The sophomore struck out three 49ers in the game.

Iowa State returns to action next Saturday with a doubleheader at New Mexico. The Cyclones and Lobos will also play a doubleheader Sunday.

Long Beach State 9, Iowa State 1 (3-1-09 at Mayfair Park)
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Iowa State.......... 000 100 - 1 3 3 (14-6)
Long Beach State.... 300 033 - 9 11 2 (11-7)
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Pitchers: Iowa State - Zabriskie, Rachel. Long Beach State - Petty, Taylor.
Win-Petty, Taylor(5-0) Loss-Zabriskie, Rachel(7-4) T-1:45 A-250

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