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Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, May 5
Ames, Iowa
4:00 PM
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Postseason Play On The Line As ISU Faces Kansas
05.04.2017 | Softball
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball team (20-32, 3-12 Big 12) will close out the 2017 regular season with a critical three-game series at home vs. Kansas (24-25, 3-11 Big 12) this weekend. The series has postseason implications for both teams, with a spot in the Big 12 Softball Championship on the line.
The Cyclones, winners of four of their last five contests, need to win two of three games this weekend to assure themselves one of six bids to the conference postseason tournament. The Jayhawks can secure their bid with one win this weekend.
Sunday's contest at 12 p.m. will also be 2017 Senior Day, as Iowa State honors Cathlin Bingham, Rachel Hartman, Mandi Moore and Hope Scheffert. Admission is free to all home softball games at the Cyclone Sports Complex this weekend.
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Where: Ames, Iowa – Cyclone Sports Complex
When: Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7
Live Stats: Live stats can be found on the schedule page here.
Broadcast: Friday's game will be broadcast by FCS Central. Saturday and Sunday's games will be broadcast on Cyclones.tv
Live Updates: Follow @CycloneSB on Twitter for live in-game updates from the field.
Cyclone Headlines
-The Iowa State softball team needs to win two of three games this weekend to assure themselves one of six bids to the conference postseason tournament. ISU (3-12 Big 12), KU (3-11 Big 12) and TTU (4-14 Big 12) are all fighting for the final two spots in the field.
-Last time out in Big 12 play, Iowa State pulled out an historic series win vs. Texas. ISU won two of three games against UT for its first-ever series win over the Longhorns. Entering the series, Iowa State was 1-48 all-time against Texas. It also marked ISU's first Big 12 series win since April 6, 2013.
-The Cyclones are currently riding a three-game winning streak, their longest since March 18. ISU won the series finale at Texas, followed by home wins vs. UNI and Western Illinois. Most recently, ISU defeated WIU, 10-6, behind a pair of two-run home runs from Kaylee Bosworth.
-Sami Williams broke Iowa State's single-season school record with her 17th double of the season in game two vs. Texas. Williams now ranks T-No. 2 nationally and No. 1 among all NCAA DI freshmen in doubles with 19.
-Williams is a finalist for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year. Against conference foes, Williams leads the team in batting average (.378), hits (17), RBIs (10), doubles (6) and home runs (3). Williams' slugging percentage in conference play is .711, the best mark among all league batters. Williams also ranks No. 2 in the conference in total bases with 32 in 15 league games.
-Emma Hylen is having one of the finest stretches of her career right now. The sophomore is 3-0 in her last four starts, including two wins against Texas. Hylen allowed just one earned run in 14.0 innings of action during the UT series to lead ISU to victory.
-The Cyclones not only stole the series vs. UT, they also stole six bases to break the single-season school record of 89 (2013). The season total is now at 99 stolen bases, lead by Cathlin Bingham (20), Megan Schweitzer (17), Kelsey McFarland (16).
-Iowa State, which won one Big 12 game in 2016, has now won three of its last four in conference play. The Cyclones were victorious in a 10-9 walk-off thriller in the series finale vs. Oklahoma State, notching their first league win of the season.
-Junior Kelsey McFarland provided the highlight the Cyclone win over OSU, crushing her first grand slam of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning. The shot gave Iowa State its first lead of the series, and was McFarland's third dinger of the year.
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