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Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach Stacy May-Johnson before their game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, April 19, 2026.Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach Stacy May-Johnson before their game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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Softball Set To Host Northern Illinois For Midweek Matchup

The University of Iowa softball team will host Northern Illinois in a midweek matchup Wednesday evening at Bob Pearl Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

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by Adrian Delgado

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team will host Northern Illinois in a midweek matchup Wednesday evening at Bob Pearl Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

The Hawkeyes enter the game with a 25-25 overall record and a 6-15 mark in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa was swept in a three-game conference series this past weekend by No. 4 Nebraska.

The Huskies are 23-14 overall and 16-6 in the Mid-American Conference. Northern Illinois is coming off a 2-1 series victory over Western Michigan, winning the first two games before dropping the finale Sunday.

Iowa leads the all-time series, 25-16. The last meeting between the programs came March 26, 2008, when Iowa secured a 1-0 victory.

As a team, Northern Illinois is batting .330 with a 4.63 ERA. Senior Danielle Stewart leads the Huskies with a .474 batting average and tops the team in hits (33) and doubles (14) while tying for the lead in runs scored (33). Stewart also pitches and has recorded 28 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings. Senior Madison Carlson holds a team-best 2.56 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings.

Iowa is batting .281 as a team with a 4.94 ERA. Senior Tory Bennett leads the Hawkeyes with nine home runs and is the 14th player in program history to hit nine or more home runs in a season. In the circle, senior Serayah Neiss leads the team with a 4.18 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings. Neiss is eight strikeouts shy of 400 for her career.

Tickets for Wednesday’s game are $10 for adults, $3 for youth and free for students. The game will be streamed on B1G+. Live updates will be available via live stats and on X at @IowaSoftball.