Before the rain started to fall at the Southwest Athletics Complex, Creighton pitcher Tara Oltman rained down strikes on Iowa State as she struck out 12 of the 25 Cyclones she faced. The Bluejays were able to ride the strong performance by Oltman to a 3-1 victory over Iowa State in game one, the second game was rained out. “Things were really clicking today and Lauren [Larson], my catcher, called a really smart game,” Oltman said.... read more »
During game one of Wednesday’s series against Creighton, the Cyclones faced junior pitcher Tara Oltman, the reigning two-time Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year. Apparently, no one told junior outfielder Kelsey Kidwell. The Cyclones had a hard time getting much of anything going offensively against the 26 game winner, with the exception being Kidwell, who collected a pair of hits against the right hander. In her four at-bats... read more »
It was a tale of two games this weekend during Iowa State’s road series against Texas A&M. Iowa State’s sophomore pitcher Rachel Zabriskie went from looking un-hittable on Saturday to looking very vulnerable on Sunday. One day after tossing a complete game, four hit shut out and leading Iowa State to a 3-0 victory, Zabriskie lasted just two innings while giving up four runs on six hits in a 9-1 loss. Iowa State was only able to... read more »