Iowa State to Host Top-10 Longhorns for Three-Game Series

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State returns to the Cyclone Sports Complex for a meeting with the ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns for its third Big 12 series of the season. The Cyclones will take on the Longhorns in a three-game series beginning Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. Iowa State will be in its first action since returning from Sunday's game in Lubbock due to a midweek cancellation.

The Matchup: Iowa State (12-19, 1-5 Big 12) vs. No. 9 Texas (30-8-1, 3-3 Big 12)
Where: Cyclone Sports Complex // Ames, Iowa
When: April 6 - April 8 // 4 p.m., 4 p.m., 1 p.m.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: cyclones.com

Key Storylines

Iowa State visited Texas Tech this past weekend, picking up its first conference win in game one, 3-2, before falling in games two and three.
A record crowd (1,715) piled into the Cyclone Sports Complex to watch the Cyclones in the last home contest against top-ranked OU.
Milaysia Ochoa hit .636 in the TTU series with a 1.727 slugging percentage. She smashed three homers and three doubles and posted a 2.300 OPS.
Mikayla Ramos' 148 career RBIs rank third in Iowa State history. The senior had back-to-back 50-plus RBI seasons entering her final campaign. Ramos is one RBI shy of moving into a tie for second all-time in school annals.
ISU's Saya Swain (9.2) ranks among the top 50 nationally in strikeouts per seven innings.
With 52 career stolen bases, Carli Spelhaug is the first player in school history to record 20 career homers and 50 stolen bases. Spelhaug is tied for the 18th-most triples in the country, as the senior from Bettendorf has four on the season.
Head Coach Jamie Pinkerton is five wins shy of notching his 150th win as ISU's head coach. Additionally, Pinkerton is five wins shy of his 500th career victory as a head coach.

Series History

Texas leads, 63-4
Last Meeting: 4/3/22 (L, 7-2)
Last Cyclone Win: 5/10/19 (2-0)
Streak: L7
Trends: The Longhorns have won nine of the last ten meetings and are riding seven straight wins over the Cyclones.
Iowa State's last win over Texas came in the 2019 Big 12 Championship.

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