University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Saturday, May 22
Columbia, Missouri
6:30 pm
University of Northern Iowa
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Iowa State University
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Northern Iowa
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Panther Softball Falls 4-3 to Iowa State in NCAA Regional
5/22/2021 10:23:00 PM | Softball
COLUMBIA, Missouri – The UNI softball team fell to the Cyclones of Iowa State 4-3 in the elimination game at the NCAA Regional on Saturday night. The Panthers finish the season with a 32-20 record.
The Cyclones got on the board first, going up 3-0 in the first inning. An early pitching change put Hailey Sanders in the circle for the Panthers. The freshman pitcher pitched 6 full innings, throwing 91 pitches with 6 strikeouts.
The Panthers scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the 6th inning when Kamryn Shaffer pierced a RBI double to center field, scoring Maggie Erpelding. Brooke Snider tied the game moments later, hitting a 2 RBI single to left center, bringing in Taylor Hogan and Kamryn Shaffer.
The Cyclones responded in the top of the seventh inning with a solo home run by Carli Spelhaug to take a 4-3 lead. The Panthers replaced Hailey Sanders with Kailyn Packard with 2 outs in the 7th. Packard threw 9 pitches with 1 strikeout.
UNI recorded 5 hits on the night led by Kamryn Shaffer going 2-2 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Brooke Snider finished the night going 1-2 at the plate with 2 RBI. Taylor Hogan finished 1-4 while Sammey Bunch ended her career going 1-2 with 2 walks.
The Cyclones got on the board first, going up 3-0 in the first inning. An early pitching change put Hailey Sanders in the circle for the Panthers. The freshman pitcher pitched 6 full innings, throwing 91 pitches with 6 strikeouts.
The Panthers scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the 6th inning when Kamryn Shaffer pierced a RBI double to center field, scoring Maggie Erpelding. Brooke Snider tied the game moments later, hitting a 2 RBI single to left center, bringing in Taylor Hogan and Kamryn Shaffer.
The Cyclones responded in the top of the seventh inning with a solo home run by Carli Spelhaug to take a 4-3 lead. The Panthers replaced Hailey Sanders with Kailyn Packard with 2 outs in the 7th. Packard threw 9 pitches with 1 strikeout.
UNI recorded 5 hits on the night led by Kamryn Shaffer going 2-2 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Brooke Snider finished the night going 1-2 at the plate with 2 RBI. Taylor Hogan finished 1-4 while Sammey Bunch ended her career going 1-2 with 2 walks.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Charles, Karlie (2-5)
L: Sanders, Hailey (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Spelhaug, Carli 1
RBI: Spelhaug, Carli 1 ; Ramos, Mikayla 1
SH: Simpson, Kasey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spelhaug, Carli 2 ; Williams, Sami 1 ; Ramos, Mikayla 1
HBP: Schaben, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Shaffer, Kamryn 2
RBI: Shaffer, Kamryn 1 ; Snider, Brooke 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Erpelding, Maggie 1 ; Hogan, Taylor 1 ; Shaffer, Kamryn 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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