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Iowa State University Athletics
Busy Week Includes UNI, Drake And Texas Tech
03.26.2012 | Softball
AMES, Iowa - The Cyclones (9-18, 0-3 Big 12) will play five games this week, hosting Northern Iowa and Drake on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, before traveling to Texas Tech for a three-game series.
Iowa State enters Tuesday game with UNI on a three-game skid after being swept by No. 6 Texas last weekend. Sophomore Amber Ewert had a stellar 5-for-10 weekend against the Longhorns and carries a career-best five game hitting streak into the week. Ewert's five-hit series against Texas included a 3-for-3 day at the plate on Saturday.
Freshman pitcher Madison Jones threw her best performance of the season in Iowa State's 7-3 loss on Saturday. Jones entered with two outs in the third inning and held Texas scoreless through the final 4.1 innings, giving up three hits and no runs, walking and striking out two.
Tuesday and Wednesday's contests are both slated for 4 p.m. CST starts at the Southwest Athletic Complex. Friday's game at Texas Tech is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CST first pitch followed by noon games on Saturday and Sunday.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State hosts mid-week games against UNI and Drake this week before flying south to Lubbock, Texas to play three games at Texas Tech.
- With three losses against No. 6 Texas last weekend, the Cyclones start the conference season 0-3 for the first time since 2007.
- Iowa State's 8-4 loss to the Longhorns on Friday is the only loss of the season for the Cyclones when scoring first. Iowa State took a 2-0 lead over Texas in the fourth inning on Friday.
- Hitting with two outs has been a strength of Iowa State's this season as the team entered the Texas series hitting .267 with two outs. Against the stalwart pitching of Texas, Iowa State hit just .167 with one out remaining in any given frame.
- Entering the weekend, Iowa State had driven in 51 two-out runs but managed only four two-out RBIs against the Longhorns, who posted 13 such RBIs.
- Although Iowa State was more successful in hitting with runners in scoring position than Texas, .389-.343, it was the Cyclones' .158 average with the bases empty that sank them, as Texas hit .450 with no runners, giving them more opportunities (35-18) to drive in runners in scoring position.
- Pinch hitting continues to be a challenge for Iowa State in 2012. Last season the team finished with a 1-for-26 pinch hitting mark and this season, Anna Cole is the only Cyclone with a pinch hit in Iowa State's 14 pinch hit at-bats.
- Erica Miller hit Iowa State's only home run of the weekend series, tying her (again) with teammate Tori Torrescano with 22 career dingers. The duo sits third all-time at Iowa State for home runs.
- While Iowa State's only home run came off Miller, the Longhorns went deep eight times over the weekend with two home runs in Friday's game and three each in Saturday and Sunday's contests.
- Opponents have hit multiple home runs off Iowa State in 11 games this season and the Cyclones have given up three or four home runs in seven games.
- Walks were hard to come by against the Longhorns as Iowa State drew just five bases-on-balls, two from Torrescano.
- Freshman Madison Jones had her best outing of the season on Saturday, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings in relief, walking two and striking out two.
- Jones' Saturday outing was the only appearance by a Cyclone pitcher that did not result in at least two runs for Texas.
- Amber Ewert and Dalyn Varela were the only Cyclones to hit in all three games over the weekend.
- Ewert led the Cyclones against Texas, going 5-for-10 at the plate and slugging .600. The sophomore transfer takes a five game hitting streak into Tuesday's game with the Panthers.
- Three of Ewert's hits came in her 3-for-3 performance on Saturday. Ewert was also hit by a pitch during the game.
- In six leadoff at-bats against Texas, Ewert hit .667 (4-for-6), bringing her season average in the leadoff position to .556 (10-for-18).
Notable Big 12 Rankings
- Erica Miller ranks 10th with a .377 batting average (Bennett, UT, .469)
- Tori Torrescano is tied for sixth in the league with eight home runs (Chamberlain, OU, 12)
- Lexi Slater and Miller are third in the Big 12 with seven doubles this season (Hall, TTU, 9)
- With 27 RBIs this season, Torrescano is sixth in the Big 12 (Chamberlain, OU/Bennett, UT, 38)
- Torrescano ranks ninth with 56 total bases on the year (Chamberlain, OU, 74)
- The junior is slugging .727 this season, fifth-best in the conference (Chamberlain, OU, .851)
- Iowa State's six home runs against Brown are the most by a Big 12 team this season, as are the Cyclones' 35 total bases in the same game.
- Miller is one of three players with a league-best four runs scored in a game. Miller had four runs scored against Brown.
- Dalyn Varela and Sara Davison tie for the seventh spot in the Big 12 with 55 assists each this season (Hall, TTU, 101)
- In conference action, Iowa State's .216 batting average is third and one of only three teams in the league to hit over .200 against Big 12 foes after the first two weekends of Big 12 play.
- The Cyclones' 14 assists against Texas on Saturday ties for the most assists in a league game this season.
- Amber Ewert's .500 batting against Texas ties her for fourth in league-only batting.
- Ewert is 10th in hits (5) and fifth in on-base percentage (.545) in conference play.
- Miller ranks seventh with a .667 slugging percentage in conference.
Getting to Know UNI
- The Cyclones lead the all-time series 37-35-1 as both teams picked up a win against each other last year.
- In the first game of 2011, UNI's Courtney Dunker hit a two-run homer in the first and put the Cyclones in a hole early as the Panthers took a 4-2 victory in Cedar Falls.
- Heidi Kidwell and Anna Cole each drove in runs for the Cyclones in the losing effort.
- Erica Miller and Tori Torrescano made Iowa State history in the second meeting as both hit two home runs to lead Iowa State to a five-inning, 11-3, victory. It was the first time in school history that two Iowa Staters had two homers in the same game.
- This season, Northern Iowa is 20-9 overall and 6-0 in the MVC. The Panthers currently boast a seven-game winning streak that includes three-game sweeps of Evansville and Indiana State.
- Mackenzie Daigh and Laura Turner have been UNI's producers at the plate. Daigh leads the Panthers with a .388 average, .460 on-base percentage and 22 RBIs. Turner is not far behind with a .384 average, .423 on-base percentage and 21 RBIs.
- The Panthers boast five additional players with at least 10 RBIs in Whitney Plein (19), Hannah Borschel (16), Courtney Dunker (14), Gina Brown (13) and Haley Kreiner (11).
- Jamie Fisher will lead the Panthers pitching staff against Iowa State. Fisher has a 10-1 record in 15 starts with 11 complete games and a 1.40 ERA. She has struck out 93 batters and opponents are only hitting .183 off her.
Getting to Know Drake
- Iowa State holds the all-time series lead, 69-17, against the Bulldogs, which includes three wins last season.
- The Cyclones won the first meeting, which took place in Tulsa, Okla., 3-2. Iowa State scored all three runs in the seventh inning as Heidi Kidwell drove in the first and Sara Davison brought home Kidwell and Evan Folks on a one-out single.
- The second meeting in Des Moines was a 10-inning affair the Cyclones took 2-1. Erica Miller drove in a run in the first, but the Cyclones would not get the needed run until a fielding error by Drake's Amy Pierce brought home Tori Torrescano.
- Torrescano was the hero in the third 2011 meeting as her seventh-inning grand slam capped off a five-run inning to give Iowa State an 8-6 victory. Drake's Jordan Gronewold hit two home runs in defeat.
- Drake comes into the game with a 13-14 record this season, but is on a six-game win streak after sweeping Indiana State and Bradley to start Missouri Valley Conference play.
- Gronewold is the ace of the Drake staff, making 22 starts with a 10-10 record and 2.35 ERA. Her bat has also been important, as she has hit .268 and driven in five runs.
- Third baseman Hayley Nybo is Drake's top offensive threat, leading the Bulldogs in batting average (.327), hits (25), home runs (5), RBIs (22) and slugging percentage (.605). Nybo also has the top on-base percentage of regular starters at .391.
- Pierce and Craddock have both driven in at least 10 runs this year with 15 and 13, respectively.
Getting to Know Texas Tech
- The Red Raiders lead the all-time series 20-14, including a two-game sweep of the Cyclones last season.
- Iowa State last beat TTU on March 28, 2010, 4-2.
- Texas Tech looked on its way to a five-inning win in the first meeting, up 11-0 going into the bottom of the fifth. However, the Cyclones rallied behind home runs from Erica Miller and Cassie Knutson to go with RBIs from Erin Johnson and Katie Harms to prolong the game. The Red Raiders won 15-5.
- The second game was another high-scoring affair that went to TTU, 16-5. Dalyn Varela and Miller each posted two-run home runs.
- Texas Tech come into the week 26-7 overall, 0-2 in the Big 12. The Red Raiders square off against Midwestern State Tuesday before entertaining the Cyclones.
- Adriana Perez is one of the biggest offensive threats in the Big 12. Perez leads the league in hits with 39, ranks third in home runs with nine, fourth in RBIs with 27 and seventh in batting average with a team-high .380 clip.
- Perez posted two home runs and a career-high seven RBIs in the Red Raiders' 9-0 win against Seton Hall.
- TTU boasts three more players with an above-.300 batting average in Mikey Kennedy (.337), Sandy James (.323) and Raven Richardson (.318).
- Kennedy leads the team with 10 home runs while James is second on the squad with 26 RBIs.
- Freshman Cara Custer has established herself as one of the top pitchers in the Big 12. The Red Raider ace is tied for the league lead in wins at 14, third in innings pitched (108.1), third in complete games (11) and seventh in strikeouts (89). Custer has a 2.00 ERA.
- Texas Tech has a solid second starter in Brittany Talley. She brings in an 8-2 record with a 2.05 ERA.
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