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10 a.m.
Softball
Omaha
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 25
Ames, Iowa
4:00 PM
Iowa State
vs
Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Iowa State Ready For Cy-Hawk Showdown
04.24.2018 | Softball
AMES, Iowa – The Cy-Hawk rivalry continues this week, as Iowa State (21-25, 3-9 Big 12) is set to take on in-state rival Iowa (19-25, 5-11 Big Ten) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Cyclones and Hawkeyes will battle for bragging rights with two points up for grabs in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series. Iowa currently leads the 2017-18 Cy-Hawk battle, 13-10, with softball and academics still to be determined.
Admission is free to all home softball games at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
vs. Iowa
Where: Ames, Iowa
When: Wednesday, April 25
Live Stats: Live stats will be available on the schedule page here.
Watch: The game will be broadcast live by Cyclones.tv
Live Updates: Follow @CycloneSB on Twitter for live in-game updates from the field.
Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State is 41-35-2 all-time vs. Iowa in a series that dates back to 1975. The Hawkeyes won last year's Cy-Hawk game 2-1 in Iowa City. ISU's last victory in the series came on May 3, 2016 in a 5-0 win at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
-The Cyclones return to the Cyclone Sports Complex for the first time since March 30. Iowa State, which has played just three of its first 46 games at home, is tied for second in NCAA DI for fewest home games to date. ISU is the only Power 5 program in the nation that has played fewer than four home games so far in 2018.
-Iowa State will look to build on its first Big 12 series win of the season after taking two of three games off Texas Tech in Lubbock over the weekend. The Cyclones won the first two games at Rocky Johnson Field to secure their first Big 12 road series win since April 23, 2017 at Texas. With the series win, Iowa State took sole possession of fifth place in the conference with two series remaining.
-Logan Schaben shined at the plate to lead the Cyclones at Texas Tech. The sophomore was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after going 4-of-8 with two home runs, a double, four RBIs and three runs scored in Lubbock. Schaben, who also drew a pair of walks, had a .600 on-base percentage and 1.375 slugging percentage during the series.
-First-year head coach Jamie Pinkerton has the Cyclones playing their best in tight games. With the 10-7 eight-inning victory over UNI on April 13, Iowa State improved to 5-0 in extra-inning games, and is also 8-3 in games decided by one run. Last season, Iowa State was 1-2 in extra innings and 8-7 in games games decided by one run.
-The NCAA released the first RPI rankings of the season on March 20. Iowa State was ranked No. 57 on March 27, the program's best standing since the NCAA began to release weekly RPIs in 2011. The Cyclones are No. 64 in this week's RPI rankings.
-Sami Williams tallied five hits at TTU to crack Iowa State's single-season top 10 for the second consecutive season, becoming just the second player in program history to appear on the single-season hits chart multiple times (Brittany Gomez). Williams tallied 66 base hits as a freshman to tie for fifth on ISU's season charts, and has 63 so far in 2018.
-As a sophomore, Williams has already secured spots in the program's top-10 for career doubles (32 - T-No. 7) and home runs (18 - No. 9). Her .375 career batting average would rank No. 2 on Iowa State's career list, while her .389 average in 2018 would place No. 6 on the single-season list.
-Williams is leading Iowa State in hits (63), runs (34), home runs (10), RBIs (25) and total bases (107). The sophomore is third in the Big 12 in hits, while her .389 batting average ranks ninth among league hitters. As a freshman, Williams was named to the 2017 All-Big 12 First Team. She was one of three freshmen to garner first team accolades and is just the second newcomer in program history to be named to the first team. She is also a finalist for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year.
-Nychole Antillon's solo home run in game one vs. OU marked the first run given up by Sooner ace Paige Parker in her last 41 2/3 innings of action. Iowa State also scored first-inning runs in games two and three of the series. Oklahoma has not allowed a run in the first inning against any other opponent this season. Iowa State tallied five runs in game two vs. OU, the most runs the Sooners have allowed thus far in 2018.
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