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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Host Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Wednesday
04.16.2012 | Softball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (12-28, 1-11 Big 12) will play intrastate rival Iowa (17-21, 7-5 Big Ten) on Wednesday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at the Southwest Athletic Complex. Iowa State leads Iowa in the Cy-Hawk overall standings this year, 15-10.
On Saturday, the Cyclones dropped a doubleheader at Oklahoma State as juniors Erica Miller and Tori Torrescano continued to cement themselves among the best softball players in Iowa State history.
The duo hit home runs in the same game for the second time this season in the day's second game, each tallying 25 career home runs, tied for third all-time at Iowa State. Torrescano's dinger was her 11th of the season, tying the single-season record held by herself (2011), Miller (2011) and Lindsey Herrin (2002).
Miller drove in two runs with her blast over the batter's eye in dead centerfield, bringing her career RBI total to 90 and moving her to second-place in the Cyclone history books.
The Hawkeyes enter Wednesday's game having won two-of-three against Nebraska last weekend. Megan Blank leads Iowa with a .417 average, 13 doubles and four triples this season. Katie Keim, who had five RBIs when the teams met at the Littlewood Classic earlier this season, is hitting .325 this season with a team-high 30 RBIs.
Pitchers Chelsea Lyon and Kayla Massey have split time, almost evenly, in the circle for Iowa this season. Lyon has thrown 128.1 innings in 23 appearances and Massey has logged 121.1 innings in 22 appearances. Each player has completed 15 games and Lyon has a slight 2.62-2.65 ERA edge over Massey.
Wednesday's game is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. CST first pitch.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State and Iowa play in their annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk game Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. CST at the Southwest Athletic Complex.
- The teams played earlier this season at the Littlewood Classic at Arizona State where the Hawkeyes took the 26-5 win.
- The Cyclones are looking to even the season series with a win on Wednesday.
- Junior Erica Miller and senior Dalyn Varela each enter the Iowa game on career-best hitting streaks at 12 and seven games, respectively.
- In Sunday's 10-6 loss at Oklahoma State, Miller and Tori Torrescano hit home runs in the same game for the second time this season. Both players have 25 career home runs and rank third all-time at Iowa State.
- Torrescano's seventh-inning home run ties the single-season record of 11. Torrescano and Miller each tied the record last year after Lindsey Herrin hit 11 in 2002.
- Miller's two-run blast against the Cowgirls added RBIs 89 and 90 to the Pomona, Calif. native's three-year career, moving her to second all-time in school history.
- Sara Davison hit her first home run of the season in the first of Saturday's games and scored two runs in the extra-innings loss. Davison has scored two runs in five contests this spring.
- Freshman Jorden Smith also got in on the homer-fest, hitting her second of the season.
- Shortstop Lexi Slater had three hits in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, the second time this season the freshman has tallied three hits in a game.
- Miller has heated up over the Cyclones' last 10 games, hitting .412 and slugging .706 with three home runs and 10 RBIs.
- Varela is the only other Cyclone hitting above .300 during the same stretch with a .367 average.
- Batting with runners this season, Miller and Torrescano lead the club with averages of .377 and .358, respectively. Although Torrescano's average drops to .235 with runners in Big 12 games, Miller's average jumps to .529 and the team's average rises from .246 overall to .263.
- Against non-conference teams, the trio of Miller, Slater and Torrescano is hitting .351 with runners on base and a combined .403 when those runners are on second or third base.
- Not surprising, the three players are the only Cyclones with double-digit two-out RBIs this season. Torrescano: 23, Slater: 15, Miller: 10.
Notable Big 12 Rankings
- Iowa State is second in the Big 12 this season with 358 assists. Dalyn Varela (91, 4th), Lexi Slater (88, 6th) and Sara Davison (75, 8th) all rank in the top-10 for individual assists.
- The Cyclones are third with nine double plays turned.
- Erica Miller ranks in the top-10 in the conference in several categories: batting average (.381, 7th), doubles (nine, T6th) and hits (45, T7th)
- Fellow junior Tori Torrescano also boasts three top-10 areas: slugging (.685, 7th), total bases (76, 10th) and home runs (11, T4th).
- Davison is tied for fifth in the Big 12 with seven sacrifice bunts.
- Varela has been hit by a pitch six times this season, tied for third-most in the league.
- The senior has also helped turn seven double plays, tied for second in the Big 12
- Miller's 286 putouts ranks fifth.
- The Cyclones' 35 total bases against Brown are tops in the league and their six home runs in the same game ties for the most this season by a Big 12 program.
- During their series, Iowa State and Texas Tech topped the league with the most runs scored (26), hits (27), RBIs (23), total bases (42) and assists (32) in a game this season. The first four marks were set during the March 30 game, the other on April 1.
- Miller is one of three players with a league-best four runs scored in a game. Miller had four runs scored against Brown.
- In league play, the Cyclones are first in assists with 119 and tied for first with five double plays turned.
- Against Big 12 opponents, Miller is fourth in batting (.395), sixth in slugging (.763), tied for fourth in hits (15), tied for sixth in RBIs (11), fifth in home runs (4) and tied for third in total bases (29).
- Iowa State ranks second overall in assists with 330 and is third in double plays turned with nine on the season.
- Miller and Varela are fourth in the Big 12, having turned three double plays against conference foes.
- Miller has 98 putouts against Big 12 teams, ranked fifth.
- Iowa State's 34 at bats against Oklahoma State in game one of April 14's double header ties for the most at bats by a team during league play this season.
Revisiting Iowa
- The Cyclones and Hawkeyes met earlier this season at the Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Ariz. with Iowa earning the 26-5 victory.
- Iowa is 17-21 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten this season and have one win over a top-25 team: No. 23 Oklahoma State on March 3.
- Lexi Slater (2 RBIs), Sara Davison and Tori Torrescano had the Cyclones only RBIs in the game.
- All five of Iowa State's runs were unearned.
- The teams combined for seven errors and 10 unearned runs.
- Katie Keim, Liz Watkins and Bradi Wall each had five RBIs for the Hawkeyes.
- Kayla Massey (8-9) threw a complete game for Iowa. Entering Wednesday, Massey has 15 complete games this season.
- Megan Blank is hitting .417 this season with 13 doubles, 20 RBIs and a team-high 22 walks.
- Keim is the only other Hawkeye batting above .300 with a .325 average and leading the club with 30 runs batted in.
- Not a long-ball team, Iowa has only 12 home runs this season but includes 42 doubles and eight triples - four from Blank - on its stat sheet.
- Pitchers Massey and Chelsea Lyon have split time in the circle this season. Lyon leads with 128.1 innings pitched, followed closely by Massey's 121.1. Both hurlers have 15 complete games.
- Massey and Lyon have similar numbers in other areas (Massey/Lyon): ERA (2.65/2.62), runs (66/67), walks (58/62) and strikeouts (81/84).
Tag Team
• Although not by design, juniors Erica Miller and Tori Torrescano are often seen hitting doubles and home runs in the same game or back-to-back games this season.
Home runs:
Feb. 11 vs. Valparaiso - Torrescano
Feb. 12 vs. Green Bay - Miller
Feb. 12 vs. Western Illinois - Torrescano
March 4 vs. Brown - Each hit two
March 18 at St. Mary's - Torrescano
March 23 vs. Texas - Miller
March 31 at Texas Tech - Miller
April 4 at Creighton (two game gap) - Torrescano (2)
April 6 vs. Texas A&M (two game gap) - Miller
April 14 at Oklahoma State - Each hit one
Doubles:
Feb. 12 vs. Green Bay - Each hit one
Feb. 23 vs. Oregon State - Torrescano
Feb. 24 vs. Colorado State - Miller
March 2 vs. Valparaiso - Torrescano (2)
March 3 vs. UTSA - Miller (2)
March 18 at St. Mary's - Each hit one
March 24 vs. Texas - Each hit one
March 28 vs. Drake - Each hit one
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