Cyclones, Cowgirls, Split Friday Doubleheader

Friday, April 10

Ames, Iowa

1 p.m.

Iowa State

23-26, 4-9

Oklahoma State

26-10, 8-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oklahoma State	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	8	11	1
Iowa State	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	1

Photo by: Iowa State Athletics

Cyclones, Cowgirls, Split Friday Doubleheader

04.10.2026 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 G1 Box Score (.pdf)G2 Box Score (.pdf)

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (24-16, 5-9 Big 12) and No. 19 Oklahoma State (26-11, 8-6 Big 12) battled to a split decision Friday afternoon, as each side claimed a victory in the series-opening doubleheader.

A four-run first inning proved too much to overcome for the Cyclones in game one, as the Cowgirls continued to add on, backing up a strong performance from Ruby Meylan in the circle as OSU went on to take the opener, 8-3.

The Cyclones responded emphatically in the second contest, blasting the 19th-ranked team by a score of 12-0 in five innings. Iowa State plated 12 runs on 13 hits, evening the series up at one apiece.

Oklahoma State 8, Iowa State 3
Oklahoma State plated the first four runs of the game and never looked back, leading by as many as seven in the contest. The Cyclones got some late offensive production, but it wasn't enough against the talented Meylan.

Iowa State scattered six hits across six players, with both Reagan Bartholomew and Karlee Ford picking up RBI. Ford's RBI came on her fifth homer of the season. Four pitchers saw the circle in the loss.

Aubrey Jones and Lexi McDonald led OSU at the plate, combining to hit for five of the team's 11 knocks. Ruby Meylan (16-6) was the story, though, as the senior fanned seven in a complete game effort.

How it Happened
No. 19 Oklahoma State opened game one with some quality two-out at-bats. After seeing the first two players retired, the Cowgirls would earn four free passes and collect three hits to plate four and take an early 4-0 lead.

The Cyclones would get a run back in the bottom of the second thanks to Ford, who mashed a ball over the left field fence to put ISU on the board and trim the deficit to three.

Following a scoreless third, Oklahoma State added on in the fourth. An RBI groundout from Tia Warsop and an RBI double from Rosie Davis would do the damage, putting OSU up, 6-1.

The Cowgirls would add two more runs in the fifth and the sixth to drive the lead to seven, leading 8-1.

The Cyclones would plate two late, but it wasn't enough as they fell to OSU in game one of the series, 8-3.

Friday G1 Notes
Home Runs
Iowa State: Karlee Ford (5)
Oklahoma State: N/A

WP – Ruby Meylan (16-6): 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
SV – N/A
LP – Liv Palumbo (6-3): 0.2 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts

Iowa State 12, Oklahoma State 0 (5 Inn.)
After scoring in the first three innings to take a 4-0 lead, Iowa State broke things open in the fourth frame, putting an eight-spot on the board. ISU's offense was alone in standing out, as the Cyclones blanked the Cowgirls – picking up the team's first shutout since March 13.

Reagan Bartholomew and Kadence Shepherd each had three knocks in the contest, with Shepherd leading all players in RBI with three. Both Karlee Ford and Ashley Minor also had multi-hit games. Lauren Schurman locked it down in the circle, tossing a complete game shutout.

The Cowgirls were limited to just four hits in the setback, scattering the knocks among four athletes. RyLee Crandall took the loss in the circle for Oklahoma State.

How it Happened
Unlike game one, ISU struck first in game two thanks to the bat of Bartholomew. The senior blasted her 12th homer of the season in the bottom of the first, a solo shot, to put the team up 1-0 early.

A leadoff double from Ford and a one-out single from Minor put runners on the corners in the second for ISU. A sacrifice fly from McKenna Andrews would plate Ford and add to the Cyclone lead, making it 2-0.

Iowa State doubled its advantage in the third, again utilizing the long ball. Bartholomew led the frame off with a single, setting the stage for Shepherd. Shepherd entered the box and uncorked a 228-foot blast, putting the Cyclones up by four.

The Cyclones really blew things open in the fourth, taking advantage of two Cowgirl errors in the process. Bartholomew, Shepherd, Ford, Hayleigh Oliver, Minor, Andrews, Jessie Clemons and Tatum Johnson all had hits in the frame as ISU plated eight to take a commanding 12-0 lead.

Oklahoma State notched a one-out double in the fifth, but that was it for an attempt at a rally, as ISU earned its second ranked-win of the week and won 12-0 in five innings.

Friday G2 Notes
Home Runs
Iowa State: Kadence Shepherd (11), Reagan Bartholomew (12)
Oklahoma State: N/A

WP – Lauren Schurman (14-5): 5.0 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
SV – N/A
LP – RyLee Crandall (6-4): 3.2 IP, 13 hits, 12 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, 1 strikeout

On Deck
The Cyclones and Cowgirls will meet in a rubber match this Sunday, April 12. ISU and OSU are set to square off at noon and the contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.