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Softball
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Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, February 24
Birmingham, Ala.
11:00 AM
Iowa State University
7-4
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Indiana
3-7
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Iowa State
0
0
0
1
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4
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Indiana
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Cyclones Fall To Indiana, 4-1
02.24.2017 | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Iowa State (7-4) dropped its first game of the Samford/UAB Tournament to Indiana (3-7) by a score of 4-1. A big first inning boosted the Hoosiers to victory despite a tremendous relief effort from sophomore Savannah Sanders.
Sanders put in five innings of work, giving up no hits on no runs and allowed just one Samford base runner in the outing.
Indiana 4, Iowa State 1
The Hoosiers struck first in the home half of the first inning. With runners on second and third with one out, IU's Taylor Uden laced a two-RBI double to right, putting the Cyclones in an early hole. Indiana tacked on two additional runs, as Iowa State was plagued by a pair of errors, prolonging the Hoosier opportunity. When the inning came to an, Indiana had jumped out to a 4-0 lead, including three unearned runs.
Sanders entered to relieve starter Emma Hylen to open the second inning, and pitched well to keep the Hoosier offense at bay after the big first inning. Sanders put forth a tremendous effort, going five scoreless innings. The native of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee did not surrender a hit in the outing, with one strikeout and a walk while facing 16 batters.
Iowa State got on the board in the top of the fourth, shortly after the offense broke through for its first hit of the game. Kelsey McFarland got things going to lead-off the inning with a single to left. The junior then stole her team-leading fifth base of the season to move into scoring position. The next batter up, Talyn Lewis, then laced an RBI double to right-center, as McFarland raced home to score and cut the deficit to 4-1.
The Cyclones mounted another rally effort in the fifth inning, but would ultimately leave two runners stranded to end the threat. In total, ISU would leave seven stranded in the loss.
On Deck
The Cyclones are set to face host Samford in Friday's second game, with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trainer (2-4)
L: Hylen, Emma (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Lewis, Talyn 1
RBI: Lewis, Talyn 1
SH: Schaben, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McFarland, Kelsey 1
SB: McFarland, Kelsey 1
Batting:
2B: Uden 1 ; McDonough 1
RBI: Uden 2 ; McDonough 1
SH: Lehman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blitz 1 ; Lehman 1 ; Uden 1 ; Norton 1
SB: Lehman 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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