Panthers Fall to Stephen F. Austin

Friday, February 28

Conway, AR

11:30 AM

University of Northern Iowa

Stephen F. Austin

Panthers Fall to Stephen F. Austin

2/28/2020 2:16:00 PM | Softball

Box Score Box Score

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.