Hawkeyes Fall to Buckeyes in Series Finale

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The University of Iowa softball team fell to Ohio State, 10-2, in six innings Sunday afternoon at Buckeye Field. With the loss, Iowa moves to 14-8 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
Ohio State struck first in the opening inning, loading the bases and plating a run on an RBI groundout.

The Hawkeyes answered in the third. Tory Bennett drew a walk and later scored on a Kiara Sipe double to right field to tie the game at 1-1.

The Buckeyes quickly regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning, hitting two home runs to score three runs and take a 4-1 advantage.

Iowa cut into the deficit in the fourth when Leah McAnally launched a solo home run to left field, making it 4-2.

Ohio State responded in the bottom of the inning with a two-run home run — its third long ball of the game — to push the lead to 6-2. The Buckeyes sealed the run-rule victory in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs and scoring four runs on an RBI walk, a two-run double and an RBI single.

NOTABLES

• Iowa has hit 25 home runs this season.
• Avery Sapp is three strikeouts shy of 200 for her career.
• Kiara Sipe hit .500 over the weekend with one RBI and one run scored.
• Brianna Johnson led Iowa with three RBIs during the series.

UP NEXT
Iowa travels to Normal, Illinois, for a midweek matchup at Illinois State on Tuesday at 3 p.m. (CT).