Completed Event: Softball versus DMACC on September 17, 2025
Final
Softball
DMACC
Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, February 28
Youngsville, La.
2 p.m.
Iowa State University
6-8
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Stephen F. Austin
5-10
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Iowa State
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0
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Stephen F. Austin
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4
6
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Iowa State Falls Twice on Opening Day of Mardi Gras Mambo
02.28.2025 | Softball
YOUNGSVILLE, La. – Iowa State (6-9) opened up the Mardi Gras Mambo Friday afternoon, dropping a pair of contests to Stephen F. Austin (6-10) and Southeastern (13-6).
Iowa State fell to the Lumberjacks in the opening game of the tournament, 4-3, in eight innings. After putting three on the board in the first, ISU's offense was held silent for the remainder of the afternoon as SFA clawed back in and eventually walked it off.
ISU played tournament host Southeastern in the final game of the day, falling to the 2024 Regional Final squad by a score of 9-3. ISU again found itself with three runs in the first two innings, but SLU would stack quality at-bats together to eventually earn the win.
Stephen F. Austin 4, Iowa State 3 (8 Inn.)
Iowa State looked well on its way to a tournament-opening win, as it started hot out of the gates against SFA. The Cyclones plated a trio of runs in the top of the first to take an early 3-0 lead. The Lumberjacks used three single run innings to claw back into things before taking it to extras and eventually winning.
Sereniti Trice led the Cyclones with a pair of hits on the day with five other Cyclones recording a hit. Sydney Malott added to her team-best 14 RBI on the season, notching a pair on her third homer of the year.
Aziza Rodriguez got the start, as three Cyclones saw the circle. Rodriguez gave up a pair of runs (1 earned) on a pair of hits in two innings pitched before Lauren Schurman (2-5) took over. Schurman threw 5.1 innings and gave up a pair of runs (1 earned).
How it Happened
Iowa State took the plate first in the opening inning, putting a three-spot on the board. The Cyclones led the game off with back-to-back singles from Sereniti Trice and Angelina Allen to put runners on the corners. A sac fly from Jessie Clemons would score Trice and put the Cyclones up. Next up, Sydney Malott clobbered her third homer of the year, a two-run blast, to score Allen and make it 3-0 in favor of ISU.
The Lumberjacks got one back in the bottom of the frame, capitalizing on an ISU error. A throwing error allowed the first runner to reach and advance before being moved over and then scored on back-to-back groundouts to make it 3-1.
The Lumberjacks added one more in the third, after a scoreless second by each team. A leadoff triple was driven in on the very next at-bat, a single, to make it 3-2 in favor of Iowa State.
The 'Jacks would tie things up in the fourth, using a pair of singles to put runners on the corners early. Then, with one out, SFA grounded into a fielder's choice, scoring a third run.
The two teams would combine for one hit over the last three innings, with neither bringing a run across. For the second time this season, ISU went to extras.
In the eighth, the international tiebreaker rule was assessed, as each team was given a ghost runner on second. ISU was unable to bring in any runs, so the frame flipped to the bottom.
With runners on the corners and one out, Mikaelah Burkland singled into left field to plate the winning run via walkoff fashion.
Friday G1 Notes
Home Runs
Iowa State: Sydney Malott (3)
Stephen F. Austin: N/A
WP – Brooke Gainous (1-3): 8.0 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
SV – N/A
LP – Lauren Schurman (2-5): 5.1 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 0 walks, 6 strikeouts
Southeastern 9, Iowa State 3
Iowa State again got off to a quick start in game two, taking an early 2-0 lead and then another 3-2 lead. Southeastern though showed how it made a regional final last year; opportunistic base-running and timely hitting. It would score seven unanswered runs to earn its 13th win of the season.
ISU totaled nine hits in the game, with Jessie Clemons and Tatum Johnson leading the way with a trio of hits apiece – tied for a game-high. Johnson and Ashley Minor each had an RBI, while three other Cyclones collected hits.
Abby Huhn (1-1) got her second start of the season, picking up her first loss. Lauren Schurman and Jaiden Ralston also saw the circle for ISU.
How it Happened
Following a scoreless first, Iowa State put a pair on the board in the top of the second. A Tatum Johnson leadoff double gave ISU its first baserunner of the inning. A Maddie Knowles single would advance Johnson and put runners on the corners. Ashley Minor would pinch hit for ISU and reached on a fielder's choice that would plate Johnson and give Minor her second RBI of the season. Next up, Trice hit into a fielder's choice, but a bad throw by the second baseman would allow Knowles to score from second and put ISU up, 2-0.
SLU would open the second putting a pair of runners on via single and walk before a sac bunt would move them both into scoring position. A Lion RBI double would then knot the game at two as the game shifted to the third.
Clemons led off the third with a single before eventually moving to second on a groundout. A Johnson single into right would be enough to score Clemons from second, as ISU retook the lead heading into the bottom of the frame.
Southeastern would plate two in the bottom of the third as well as the fourth and fifth as it extended its lead to 8-3 before adding a ninth run in the sixth.
Friday G2 Notes
Home Runs
Iowa State: N/A
Southeastern: N/A
WP – Hailie Burns (4-2): 4.0 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeoutsÂ
SV – N/AÂ
LP – Abby Huhn (1-1): 3.0 IP, 6 hits, 5 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
On Deck
The Cyclones are back in action tomorrow, March 1, when they take on both Southern and Houston Christian. Tomorrow's action begins at 3 p.m. with the second game following at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: B. Gainous (1-3)
L: Schurman, Lauren (2-5)
Batting:
HR: Malott, Sydney 1
RBI: Clemons, Jessie 1 ; Malott, Sydney 2
SF: Clemons, Jessie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trice, Sereniti 1 ; Allen, Angelina 1 ; Malott, Sydney 1
SB: Trice, Sereniti 1
Batting:
3B: J. Varga 1
RBI: M. Burkland 1 ; E. Vance 1 ; L. Bean 1 ; K. Paul 1
Base Running:
RUNS: M. Burkland 1 ; E. Vance 1 ; C. Reneau 1 ; J. Varga 1
SB: E. Vance 1 ; K. Paul 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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1
RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
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