Iowa State Returns Home to Face SEMO in Doubleheader

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State will look to build upon a monumental upset over No. 3 Oklahoma State on Sunday in Stillwater as it returns home looking for its second and third home win of the season. Tuesday's action will be the second doubleheader in the last week as ISU will play two more DH this weekend against Colorado State.

The Matchup: Iowa State (14-25, 2-10 Big 12) vs. SEMO (24-9, 16-1 OVC)
Where: Cyclone Sports Complex // Ames, Iowa
When: April 18 /// 12 & 2:30 p.m.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: cyclones.com

Key Storylines

ISU defeated No. 3 Oklahoma State on Sunday, tying the program record for highest ranked team ever defeated - ISU also took down No. 3 Texas in Austin in 2005.
It was the second-straight season ISU downed a top 15-ranked OSU team. The Cyclone win gave OSU its first Big 12 loss.
The Cyclones are coming off an 11-inning outing, its longest of the season. The Cyclones' two conference wins have both come in extra innings.
ISU is up to 101 in the RPI, jumping 20 spots after defeating OSU.
ISU's Saya Swain (9.3) ranks among the top 50 nationally in strikeouts per seven innings.
Head Coach Jamie Pinkerton is three wins shy of notching his 150th win as ISU's head coach. Additionally, Pinkerton is three wins shy of his 500th career victory as a head coach.
Ten of ISU's losses have come to top ten teams this season, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 9 Texas and No. 3 Okla. State.

Series History
Series tied, 3-3
Last Meeting: 2/17/08 (W, 8-1)
Last Cyclone Win: 2/17/08 (W, 8-1)
Streak: W1
Trends: The Cyclones and Redhawks haven't faced off in over 15 years and the series is knotted at three-all.

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