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Hawkeyes Fall in Extra Innings to No. 18 Oregon

The Iowa softball team dropped game two against No. 18 Oregon, 14-13, in eight innings on Saturday afternoon at Jane Sanders Stadium.

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Box Score
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Iowa softball team dropped game two against No. 18 Oregon, 14-13, in eight innings on Saturday afternoon at Jane Sanders Stadium. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
The Ducks struck first, scoring two runs on a single in the bottom of the first.

Iowa answered in the second when Leah McAnally hit her sixth home run of the season over the left-field wall, cutting the deficit to 2-1.

Oregon added two more runs in the bottom of the second, including a two-run triple to increase their lead to 4-2.

Iowa responded with a six-run top of the third. Devin Simon singled and stole second, Tory Bennett drove in a run with a double and later scored on a fielder’s choice. The Hawkeyes then loaded the bases with two walks, and McKenzie Leitgen singled up the middle, driving in two runs. Phoenyx Silva followed with an RBI single to cap the inning, giving Iowa a 7-4 lead.

The Ducks pulled within one in the bottom of the third on their second two-run triple of the game. 

Iowa added two runs in the fourth on a solo home run from Simon and an RBI single from Mariah Myers to make it 9-6. Oregon responded with a solo home run in the bottom of the frame.

The Hawkeyes added two-run innings in both the fifth and sixth, highlighted by back-to-back homers from Simon and Avery Jackson in the fifth and a two-run shot from Myers in the sixth. Oregon managed two runs in that span, leaving Iowa ahead 13-9.

Oregon tied the game with four runs in the seventh and secured the victory on an RBI sacrifice fly in the eighth.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH STACY MAY-JOHNSON
“I’m proud of the team. We hung with Oregon offensively, but we just let things get away from us. That’s what it’s been the last two weekends — we’re close but not quite putting ourselves on the right side of things. We’ve seen a lot of resilience from this team, and I’m honestly not surprised to see them come out and perform the way they did offensively today.”

NOTABLES

  • McAnally’s sixth home run of the season tied her 2025 total.
  • This was the fourth time this season Iowa scored at least six runs in a single inning.
  • Iowa has recorded 12 multi-home run games this season; this was the second game in which the Hawkeyes hit five home runs.
  • Simon notched her first career multi-home run game.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return to action Sunday for the series finale against No. 18 Oregon. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.