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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, May 4
Des Moines, Iowa
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Charles Tosses One-Hit Shutout Against Drake
05.04.2022 | Softball
DES MOINES, Iowa – Karlie Charles pitched a one-hit shutout as Iowa State (25-25, 4-11 Big 12) won its final midweek contest of the season, 9-0, against Drake (18-26, 12-11 MVC) in five innings Wednesday evening.
ISU has now won three in a row and four of its last five.
Charles (8-5) struck out five and walked none in a dominant showing. The junior increased her season strikeout-to-walk ratio to 6.4:1 (64 K, 10 BB), the 20th-best mark in the country.
Angelina Allen logged a career-best four RBIs as part of a 2-for-2 night at the plate. The freshman hit her fourth home run of the season in her first at-bat of the game and drew a pair of walks. Kasey Simpson tied her season high with three RBIs on two hits while Kali Gose (2-of-3, 1 R) also added a multi-hit effort.
The Cyclones started fast with two home runs in the top of the first inning, one each from Allen and Simpson, to jump out to a 3-0 advantage.
Back-to-back singles from Gose and Skyler Ramos, followed by a walk from Kaylee Pond, loaded the bases with no outs for ISU in the second. The Cyclones were only able to muster a run from the threat, however, on a bases-loaded walk by Allen.
Iowa State stretched its lead to 7-0 with a three-run fourth inning, highlighted by a sac-fly from Mikayla Ramos and RBI doubles from Alesia Ranches and Simpson. Allen would add the Cyclones' final two runs of the night in the fifth inning on a bloop single over the shortstop's head.
Up Next
Iowa State will play its final home games of the season this weekend as it hosts Kansas in a three-game set. First pitch in the series opener is slated for Friday at 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Charles, Karlie (8-5)
L: P. Bedsworth (7-6)
Batting:
2B: Ranches, Alesia 1 ; Simpson, Kasey 1
HR: Allen, Angelina 1 ; Simpson, Kasey 1
RBI: Allen, Angelina 4 ; Ramos, Mikayla 1 ; Ranches, Alesia 1 ; Simpson, Kasey 3
SF: Ramos, Mikayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Allen, Angelina 2 ; Ranches, Alesia 2 ; Simpson, Kasey 1 ; Gose, Kali 1 ; Ramos, Skyler 1 ; Pond, Kaylee 2
SB: Nelson, Lea 1 ; Pond, Kaylee 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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