February 8, 2026 Iowa St. at Northern Iowa

(3-2)
5

(2-3)
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa St. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score
Iowa St.
Northern Iowa
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
lf Jessie Clemons
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
cf Tatum Johnson
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
ss Reagan Bartholomew
|
4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
c Karlee Ford
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2b Kadence Shepherd
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1b Sydney Malott
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
pr Ireland Buss
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
dp Kasey Kane
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
rf Tiana Poole
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
3b McKenna Andrews
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
p Liv Palumbo
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
p Ava Mullen
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
p Lauren Schurman
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B:
Reagan Bartholomew (2)
, Karlee Ford
, Kadence Shepherd
, Kasey Kane
RBI:
Karlee Ford
, Kadence Shepherd
, Sydney Malott
, Tiana Poole
Sac Fly:
Kadence Shepherd
Baserunning
SB:
McKenna Andrews
Fielding
E:
McKenna Andrews
DP:
Reagan Bartholomew
, Sydney Malott
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
3b Kate Lappe
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|
ss Sykora Smith
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
dp Brynn Acton
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Batting
2B:
Sykora Smith
, Brynn Acton
RBI:
Sykora Smith
, Brynn Acton
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BF | AB | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liv Palumbo | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 64 |
| Ava Mullen | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Lauren Schurman (W, 2-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 127 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Liv Palumbo (16)
, Ava Mullen (5)
, Lauren Schurman (11)
Pitches-Strikes: Liv Palumbo (64-36), Ava Mullen (22-9), Lauren Schurman (41-27)
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BF | AB | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy McDermott (L, 0-1) | 4.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 76 |
| Morgan Vertz | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 115 |
Pitching
Batters faced:
Maddy McDermott (25)
, Morgan Vertz (10)
WP:
Morgan Vertz
Pitches-Strikes: Maddy McDermott (76-48), Morgan Vertz (39-29)
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
Iowa St.
|
K. Ford singled to left field, RBI; R. Bartholom scored. | 1 - 0 |
| 4th | S. Smith doubled to right center, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third; A. Reynolds scored. | 1 - 1 |
| 4th | B. Acton doubled to center field, RBI; S. Smith advanced to third; E. Smithson scored. | 1 - 2 |
| 4th | B. Acton advanced to third; S. Smith scored on a passed ball, unearned. | 1 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
K. Shepherd flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; K. Ford advanced to third; R. Bartholom scored. | 2 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
S. Malott singled to right field, RBI; K. Ford scored. | 3 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
T. Poole singled up the middle, RBI; K. Kane advanced to third; I. Buss scored. | 4 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
T. Poole advanced to second; K. Kane scored on a wild pitch. | 5 - 3 |
Other Information
| Location: | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Stadium: | UNI-Dome |
| Attendance: | 100 |
| Duration: | 2:05 |
Play By Play
| Innings | Play | V - H |
|---|---|---|
Iowa St.
|
K. Ford singled to left field, RBI; R. Bartholom scored. | 1 - 0 |
| 4th | S. Smith doubled to right center, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third; A. Reynolds scored. | 1 - 1 |
| 4th | B. Acton doubled to center field, RBI; S. Smith advanced to third; E. Smithson scored. | 1 - 2 |
| 4th | B. Acton advanced to third; S. Smith scored on a passed ball, unearned. | 1 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
K. Shepherd flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; K. Ford advanced to third; R. Bartholom scored. | 2 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
S. Malott singled to right field, RBI; K. Ford scored. | 3 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
T. Poole singled up the middle, RBI; K. Kane advanced to third; I. Buss scored. | 4 - 3 |
Iowa St.
|
T. Poole advanced to second; K. Kane scored on a wild pitch. | 5 - 3 |
All Plays
|
| J. Clemons popped up to 2b. (1 out) |
| T. Johnson grounded out to ss. (2 out) |
| R. Bartholom doubled to left center. |
| K. Ford singled to left field, RBI; R. Bartholom scored. |
| K. Shepherd doubled up the middle; K. Ford advanced to third. |
| S. Malott flied out to cf. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| S. Benesh grounded out to ss. (1 out) |
| P. Johnson grounded out to ss. (2 out) |
| K. Lappe singled through the left side. |
| D. Hinrichs struck out swinging, out at first c unassisted. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| K. Kane struck out looking. (1 out) |
| T. Poole singled to right center. |
| M. Andrews singled up the middle; T. Poole advanced to second. |
| J. Clemons flied out to cf; T. Poole advanced to third. (2 out) |
| M. Andrews stole second. |
| T. Johnson grounded out to p. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| K. Callahan reached first on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second. |
| E. Smithson grounded out to 3b. (1 out) |
| S. Smith singled to right center; K. Callahan advanced to third, out at home cf to 1b to 3b. (2 out) |
| B. Acton flied out to cf. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| R. Bartholom struck out swinging. (1 out) |
| K. Ford fouled out to 1b. (2 out) |
| K. Shepherd walked. |
| S. Malott flied out to 2b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| P. Peterson struck out looking. (1 out) |
| S. Benesh singled up the middle. |
| P. Johnson struck out swinging. (2 out) |
| K. Lappe struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| K. Kane grounded out to ss. (1 out) |
| T. Poole lined out to rf. (2 out) |
| M. Andrews singled up the middle. |
| J. Clemons singled up the middle; M. Andrews advanced to second. |
| T. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice; J. Clemons out at second ss unassisted; M. Andrews advanced to third. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| D. Hinrichs grounded out to 3b. (1 out) |
| K. Callahan singled through the left side. |
| E. Smithson walked; K. Callahan advanced to second. |
| A. Reynolds pinch ran for K. Callahan. |
| S. Smith doubled to right center, RBI; E. Smithson advanced to third; A. Reynolds scored. |
| A. Mullen to p for L. Palumbo. |
| B. Acton doubled to center field, RBI; S. Smith advanced to third; E. Smithson scored. |
| P. Peterson struck out swinging. (2 out) |
| B. Acton advanced to third; S. Smith scored on a passed ball, unearned. |
| S. Benesh walked. |
| P. Johnson grounded out to 1b unassisted. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB |
|
| K. Callahan to rf for A. Reynolds. |
| R. Bartholom singled through the left side. |
| K. Ford doubled to right field, ground-rule; R. Bartholom advanced to third. |
| K. Shepherd flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; K. Ford advanced to third; R. Bartholom scored. |
| S. Malott singled to right field, RBI; K. Ford scored. |
| I. Buss pinch ran for S. Malott. |
| K. Kane doubled to left center, ground-rule; I. Buss advanced to third. |
| M. Vertz to p for M. McDermott. |
| T. Poole singled up the middle, RBI; K. Kane advanced to third; I. Buss scored. |
| T. Poole advanced to second; K. Kane scored on a wild pitch. |
| M. Andrews grounded out to 3b. (2 out) |
| J. Clemons grounded out to 1b unassisted. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 4 Runs , 5 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| S. Malott to 1b for I. Buss. |
| K. Lappe walked. |
| L. Schurman to p for A. Mullen. |
| B. Slockett pinch ran for K. Lappe. |
| D. Hinrichs grounded into double play ss to 1b; B. Slockett out on the play. (2 out) |
| K. Callahan walked. |
| E. Smithson grounded out to p. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| K. Lappe to 3b for B. Slockett. |
| T. Johnson struck out swinging. (1 out) |
| R. Bartholom doubled down the lf line, ground-rule. |
| K. Ford flied out to lf. (2 out) |
| K. Shepherd struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| S. Smith grounded out to p. (1 out) |
| B. Acton singled to center field. |
| A. Brunner pinch hit for P. Peterson. |
| A. Brunner lined out to 3b. (2 out) |
| S. Benesh grounded out to p. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
|
| P. Peterson to cf for A. Brunner. |
| S. Malott flied out to cf. (1 out) |
| K. Kane struck out looking. (2 out) |
| T. Poole lined out to 3b. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB |
|
| P. Johnson walked. |
| F. Netten pinch ran for P. Johnson. |
| K. Lappe fouled out to 1b. (1 out) |
| D. Hinrichs lined out to cf. (2 out) |
| K. Callahan struck out swinging. (3 out) |
| Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB |
