Cyclones Fall At Drake, 6-0

DES MOINES, Iowa ? Drake scored four runs in the second inning and Jenna DeLong and Brynne Dordel combined for the shutout as the Bulldogs downed Iowa State, 6-0, Thursday afternoon at Buel Field. The second game of the doubleheader was cancelled.

DeLong (10-6) and Dordel scattered all four ISU hits and the Cyclones left six runners on base in the game.

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After ISU (19-18) was unable to take advantage of a one-out Heidi Kidwell double in the first, Drake (19-14) tallied four runs in the second. The inning was highlighted by a two-run double from Elena Leon. Carrie Hatfield also had a run-scoring double in the inning as Drake went up 4-0.

ISU missed a golden opportunity to respond as the first two batters reached base in the third. Katie Harms reached on a fielding error and Bianca Lopez singled up the middle to move pinch runner Anna Bortz to second with no outs.

Bortz was forced out at third on a fielder's choice and DeLong got another fielder's choice before getting Courtney Wray to ground out to third to end the threat.

The Cyclones also stranded two runners in the sixth with Courtney Wray singling and Alex Johnson walking with one out. This time it was Dordel who closed the door on the Cyclones.

Drake added runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings to make up the 6-0 final.

Rachel Zabriskie (12-13) took the loss for the Cyclones, allowing five runs on eight hits. Wray saw her first collegiate action in the circle, giving up a run on no hits in one inning of action.

Iowa State returns to action Saturday at Big 12 foe Texas. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.

Drake 6, Iowa State 0 (4-2-09 at Buel Field)
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Iowa State.......... 000 000 0 - 0 4 1 (19-18)
Drake............... 040 101 X - 6 8 1 (19-14)
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Pitchers: Iowa State - Zabriskie, Rachel; Wray, Courtney(6). Drake - DeLong, Jenna;
Dordel, Brynne(5).
Win-DeLong, Jenna(10-6) Loss-Zabriskie, Rachel(12-13) T-1:40 A-85

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