Iowa State Faces Road Test at Nebraska

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State returns to the field Wednesday at Nebraska after having last weekend's games wiped out due to weather in the Ames area. The Cyclones and Huskers will meet for the second consecutive season with ISU coming out on top, 7-3, in last year's contest.

Who: Iowa State (11-13, 0-0 Big 12) at Nebraska (19-9, 0-0 BIG)
Where: Bowlin Stadium // Lincoln, Neb.
When: March 22 - 4 p.m.
Live Stats: cyclones.com

Key Storylines

The Cyclones are coming off a 4-1 weekend in Hawaii March 10-12. ISU was set to host BYU and Omaha for four games last weekend but no games were played due to poor weather.
Mikayla Ramos' 145 career RBIs rank third in Iowa State history. The senior had back-to-back 50-plus RBI seasons entering her final campaign. Ramos hit .500 and drove in seven runs in Hawaii.
ISU has two of the nation's top pitchers in strikeouts per seven innings. Saya Swain (10.3) and Jaiden Ralston (9.5) both rank among the top-35 nationally.
Swain and Ralston combined to no-hit Fordham in Hawaii. The pair struck out eight total with Swain earning the win and Ralston picking up the save.
Carli Spelhaug smashed three home runs in Hawaii and now has four this season to lead the Cyclones. The senior has 21 career dingers.
Ellie Spelhaug is three saves shy of becoming Iowa State's all-time leader in the category.
Head coach Jamie Pinkerton is six wins shy of eclipsing his 150th win as ISU's head coach. Additionally, Pinkerton is six wins shy of his 500th career victory as a head coach.

Series History

Nebraska leads, 73-23
Last: 2022 (ISU 7, NU 3

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Players Mentioned

Jaiden Ralston

Mikayla Ramos

Carli Spelhaug

Ellie Spelhaug

Saya Swain

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