Alyssa Ransom grew up just more than 18 miles from Austin, Texas, and was raised with Texas Longhorn sports.

The Round Rock native was an avid fan of Longhorn softball in high school, making her 10th win of the year Sunday even sweeter with a 1-0 victory over the team she used to root for.

“I’ve always been a fan of UT softball, and it was awesome to come here with ISU and take a win,” Ransom said on ESPN after the game. “It feels great; this is definitely one of the best moments of my life.”

Ransom relied on a stone-cold demeanor and accurate pitching to carry her game to a new level.

“I was mainly using a fastball and hitting my spots well,” Ransom said. “I didn’t even get to use my best pitch, which is my screwball.”

Ransom wasn’t the game’s only hero, as another Cyclone player came through with an outstanding performance.

With only 12 hits to her credit before Sunday’s game, Jennifer Bigbee came through with what may have been the most memorable of her softball career.

After six innings of play, Iowa State and No. 4 Texas were locked in a 0-0 stalemate.

Ashley Killeen started the top of the seventh inning for Iowa State with a walk and was replaced by pinch runner Amber Wood, who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.

With only one out left for Iowa State to score, Bigbee came through with a slicing grounder to right center. Wood beat the ball home and scored the only run of the game.

“It’s so disappointing,” said Texas pitcher Meagan Denny. “You do everything you can; I pitched my heart out and one pitch, there it goes.

“It doesn’t feel too good.”

Ransom sat down three consecutive Longhorn batters in the bottom of the seventh to give Iowa State the 1-0 shutout.

The win was an ultimate rebound for Iowa State after being shut out itself Saturday, when Texas kept the Cyclones in check, winning 2-0.

Though Iowa State played solid defense, the Cyclones only mustered four hits against Texas’ ace, All-American and Olympian Cat Osterman. She earned her 20th win of the season with 12 strikeouts and two walks but said she wasn’t happy with Saturday’s performance.

“I didn’t have very good control,” she said. “Obviously, four hits is not something I’m very pleased about.”

Iowa State’s Katie Reichling had her record drop to 6-10 despite a strong presence on the mound. She struck out five and walked three.

The Longhorns scored both runs in the third with hits from Desiree Williams and Megan Willis, whose sacrifice fly to right field scored pinch runner Lacy Robinson. Wynter Turner left no doubt in the game with a two-out single that sent Williams home.

Iowa State garnered its second Big 12 victory of the year, the first a 2-1 decision over Oklahoma State. The team is 16-27 overall and 2-11 in the conference. Texas fell to 34-9 overall and 8-4 in the Big 12.

— The Daily Texan contributed to this article