The Iowa State softball team faced the University of Texas Arlington on Tuesday and University of North Texas on Wednesday.

The Cyclones beat UT-Arlington 2-1. On Wednesday, the Cyclones split a double-header against North Texas. The first game they won with a score of 7-3 and the second game they lost with a score of 9-6.

Single

Emma Hylen pitched well in the two games she pitched. Hylen started for the Cyclones in the first game against North Texas and pitched six innings. In those six innings, she gave up three runs on six hits. She had four strikeouts in the game.

Hylen also came in to pitch in the second game against North Texas in replace of Brianna Weilbacher. Hylen pitched two innings and two outs. She gave up one run on two hits and had two strikeouts in the game.

Hylen is now 5-4 this season with a 2.98 ERA.

Double

Sami Williams stayed hot. In the first game, Williams homered twice and scored the Cyclones’ only runs against UT-Arlington.

In the first game against North Texas, Williams homered to center field to give the Cyclones a 4-3 advantage over North Texas.

In the last eight games in Texas, Williams has had a .517 batting average, five home runs, nine RBIs, and 11 runs.

Triple

Weilbacher shined in the first game against UT-Arlington, pitching seven innings giving up only one run on three hits. She had six strikeouts in the game.

Weilbacher also pitched in the first game against North Texas. She pitched one inning in place of Hylen and was perfect in her one inning with three strikeouts.

In the last game against North Texas, Weilbacher pitched an inning. Weilbacher came in for Savannah Sanders and it was a rare poor performance for Weilbacher. She gave up five runs on six hits and she had earned runs. Weilbacher picked up the loss in that game.

Weilbacher performed well in the first two games, but in the last game she did not perform to her standers. She is 7-3 this season with a 2.13 ERA.

Home Run

These three games proved a lot about the 2018 Iowa State softball team. Both teams they faced have been playing well this season.

University of Texas Arlington is 10-12 overall. They’ve had big wins against Syracuse and North Texas.

North Texas has also played well this season and are 10-13 overall. They have notable wins against UT Arlington and now Iowa State.

The Cyclones are now 15-13 overall.

Iowa State will head to Fayetteville, Arkansas. They will face off against Omaha, Saint Francis, and coach Jamie Pinkerton’s former teams, Tulsa and Arkansas. Pinkerton graduated from Tulsa and was its head coach for four seasons.