UNI Softball Falls to Iowa State

Wednesday, April 26

Ames, Iowa

4 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

27-18

Iowa State

19-32

UNI

Iowa State

UNI Softball Falls to Iowa State

4/26/2017 6:07:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

AMES, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa softball team lost a makeup game on Wednesday against the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, 15-4.

ISU (19-32) took an early lead with a single run in the bottom of the first. Nychole Antillon reached on a fielders choice while Kelsey McFarland followed up with a RBI double down the left line for a 1-0 lead.

The Cyclones used an eight-run second inning to blow the contest open. All eight of Iowa State's runs in the second were unearned as a result of two Panther errors.

The Panthers got some offense going in the top of the third when Tianna Drahn would reach on a fielder's choice. A single from Brittney Roby advanced Drahn to second. Both Drahn and Roby would advance a base after a wild pitch from ISU's Emma Hylen. Macey Wolfe hit a single up the middle and knocked in two runs with Drahn and Roby reaching home to cut Iowa State's lead to 9-2.

UNI inserted Brooke Craig in to pitch in the bottom of the third and the Cyclones added a single run to up the margin to 10-2.

The Panthers drew back to within 10-4 on an RBI double from Alyssa Buchanan and a run-scoring single from Brittney Krodinger in the top of the fourth.

UNI continued to fight in the top of the fourth inning as Crivaro led off with a walk. Alyssa Buchanan would hit a double RBI to cut the score. 10-3. Tianna Drahn followed up with a pop up to the shortstop. A single to right field by Brittney Krodinger would give her an RBI from Buchanan. The Panthers cut the Cyclones lead, 10-4.

The Cyclones put the game out of reach by plating five runs in the bottom of the fourth. Buchanan finished off the game pitching for the Panthers and retired the final two Cyclones in the bottom of the fourth.

The Panthers went down in order in the top of fifth to end the contest.

UNI's Bailey Lange took the loss as she pitched two innings and gave up eight hits, eight runs (one earned) as she faced 17 batters. Lange falls to 5-9 on the season.