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Cowgirls Drop Second Straight in Ames, Fall 5-2 to Iowa State
The Cowgirls have totaled just two runs in their first two games in Ames.
No. 5 Oklahoma State fell to unranked Iowa State 5-2 on Saturday, dropping the weekend series and enacting the Cowgirls’ first losing streak of the season.
The Cowgirls logged both of their hits in the fifth and left the inning with a lead. Jilyen Poullard’s double to right field hit the ground just once before smacking the back wall at Cyclones Sports Complex, and it sent two Cowgirls home.
JILYEN. POULLARD. DAWG.
Just like that, Cowgirls LEAD 🤠#GoPokes | @jilyenpoullard pic.twitter.com/dF84dWjVS5
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) April 13, 2024
That line drive put OSU up 2-1, but their lead was short-lived. In the bottom of the sixth, Iowa State’s Milaysia Ochoa scored on a grounder. The Cowgirls would convert that hit into double play, and the Cyclones would even it up at 2-2.
After Iowa State went up 1-0 in the first, Ivy Rosenberry kept the Cyclones at bay for the next five innings. She pitched a complete game, struck out two batters and walked just one, but she fell to 10-3 on the season thanks to Camille Marin.
LET’S WALK IT OFF‼️
🌪️🥎🌪️ | @camillemarin12 pic.twitter.com/Gdp5AP7SW3
— Iowa State Softball (@CycloneSB) April 13, 2024
The Cyclones defense had a handful of impressive gems to keep the Cowgirls from scoring, but according to OSU head coach Kenny Gajewski, OSU needs to find a way to put the ball in play.
After winning consecutive games by run rule in Houston last weekend, with 11 and 10 runs respectively, the Cowgirls bats have gone cold. OSU scored three to beat Tulsa before dropping a five-hit game 2-0 to Iowa State on Friday and then logging even fewer hits on Saturday.
“Bottom line, we’re just not hitting and it’s a disappointing thing,” said Gajewski. “We’re better than what we’re showing. Credit Iowa State. They were taking it to us. It’s like I told our team, ‘We’re just going to have to hit.’ Bottom line. Despite giving up five, I thought we played better than what that looks like.
“We’re pitching good enough. It’s just too much stress on our arms. So, gotta hit. It’s the bottom line.”
“We’re better than what we’re showing.” #GoPokes | #REP pic.twitter.com/FcYmXV7qF0
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) April 13, 2024
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With the loss, the Cowgirls fall to 34-8 on the year and 12-5 in league play. They can’t win the series, but they could try to leave Ames with some momentum when the two teams square off at noon Sunday. The Cowgirls head to Wichita State for a mid-week game at 6 p.m. Wednesday before hosting Texas Tech next weekend in a series that begins at 6 p.m. Friday.
When it comes to the Iowa Hawkeyes 2026 football season, it doesn’t get much bigger than Ohio State coming to Kinnick Stadium.
No one knows at this stage where the Buckeyes will be come Oct. 3, but Iowa has a chance to make an early impression against a team that is no stranger to winning the big one.
Iowa’s B1G schedule couldn’t get off to a worse start as they head to Michigan and then welcome the Buckeyes to Kinnick.
Hopefully for Iowa’s sake, their first three games against Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa are enough to get them prepared. If not, things could get ugly.
ESPN Believes Ohio State is Iowa’s Biggest Opponent in 2026
The Michigan game will certainly be a test, but hosting the Buckeyes is a different animal. That gives the Hawkeyes an advantage like no other, and if there was ever a time to give OSU a run for their money, it’s in Iowa City on Oct. 3.
“The Hawkeyes haven’t faced Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium since 2017, when Nate Stanley threw five touchdowns as they stunned the Buckeyes 55-24. An early October win over Ohio State could propel Iowa into the Big Ten title and playoff conversations,” Jake Trotter wrote.
To put things into perspective, Indiana and Oregon were the other two teams that had the Buckeyes listed as their defining game in the 2026 season. Shockingly, Iowa was actually selected against a team, that being Minnesota. Seeing as that’s for the Floyd of Rosedale, it makes complete sense.
Iowa Can’t Let Regular Season Opportunities Go To Waste
Last year was seemingly the Hawkeyes’ first time to actually make the College Football Playoffs. They came up short as their losses to No. 16 Iowa State, No. 11 Indiana, No. 9 Oregon and No. 17 USC all added up. Sure, those were by a combined 15 points, but that doesn’t matter, as it’s bad enough that a three-loss team made the playoffs.
Iowa ended with a bang as they took down No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl, 34-27. Now, all eyes are on either Jeremy Hecklinski or Hank Brown. One of those men will have a chance to make their first B1G start at the Big House in Michigan.
It doesn’t get any tougher than that, as Iowa is immediately putting their new QB into deep water. They’ll have three games prior to that to get up to speed, but other than that, it’s go time as OSU awaits after their trip to Michigan.
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MANCHESTER, Iowa — The state of Iowa lost a titan of the prep coaching world this week. Former Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz died on Monday at the age of 80.
Schultz spent 45 seasons as the baseball coach at Kee, helping turn the program into an Iowa dynasty. He won 9 State championships (not counting 2 fall titles, which the IHSAA doesn’t recognize in the record books), and took the Hawks to 19 State tournaments, which is also the most in Iowa history.
His 1,754 wins are not only the most in Iowa history, but the most of any high school baseball coach in the country.
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