University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Friday, February 28
Conway, AR
11:30 AM
University of Northern Iowa
4-8
0
vs
13
Stephen F. Austin
11-4
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4
5
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H
E
SFA
4
0
0
3
6
13
11
1
Northern Iowa
0
0
0
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0
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1
2
Panthers Fall to Stephen F. Austin
2/28/2020 2:16:00 PM | Softball
Conway, Ark. – The Panthers struggled in game one of the Adam Brown Memorial Shamrock Classic, falling 13-0 despite efforts from senior Adara Opiola who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Freshman Samantha Heyer (2-5) got the ball to start for UNI (4-8) and took the loss. At the plate, the Panthers were paced by Opiola, who went 1-for-2 on the day with a double.
UNI did not advance a runner past second base in the game. The Panthers went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position, last placing a runner as far as second in the fourth, when Opiola made it into scoring position with nobody out.
GAME NOTES
» UNI pitchers faced 32 SFA hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and five fly balls while striking out three.
» Opiola led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double.
» SFA was led offensively by freshman Gaby Garcia, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Senior Ashley Kriesel led the Ladyjacks pitching staff, throwing four shutout innings.
UP NEXT
Next up for the Panthers is a matchup on Saturday, Febuary 29th at 11:00 a.m. CST against Belmont University.
Freshman Samantha Heyer (2-5) got the ball to start for UNI (4-8) and took the loss. At the plate, the Panthers were paced by Opiola, who went 1-for-2 on the day with a double.
UNI did not advance a runner past second base in the game. The Panthers went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position, last placing a runner as far as second in the fourth, when Opiola made it into scoring position with nobody out.
GAME NOTES
» UNI pitchers faced 32 SFA hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and five fly balls while striking out three.
» Opiola led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double.
» SFA was led offensively by freshman Gaby Garcia, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Senior Ashley Kriesel led the Ladyjacks pitching staff, throwing four shutout innings.
UP NEXT
Next up for the Panthers is a matchup on Saturday, Febuary 29th at 11:00 a.m. CST against Belmont University.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kriesel, Ashley (7-1)
L: Heyer, Samantha (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Novegil, Bryana 1 ; Govan, Shaylon 1 ; Clements, Madison 1
HR: Garcia, Gaby 1
RBI: Hedspeth, Alex 1 ; Novegil, Bryana 3 ; Garcia, Gaby 3 ; Clements, Madison 3 ; Richards, Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hedspeth, Alex 1 ; Novegil, Bryana 2 ; Govan, Shaylon 1 ; Bennett, Mackenzie 1 ; Garcia, Gaby 1 ; Arriaga, Marisa 1 ; Clements, Madison 2 ; Kriesel, Ashley 1 ; Parker, Savanna 1 ; Richards, Bailey 2
CS: Novegil, Bryana 1 ; Arriaga, Marisa 1
HBP: Novegil, Bryana 1 ; Arriaga, Marisa 1 ; Clements, Madison 1
Batting:
2B: Opiola, Adara 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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