Wednesday, March 18
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
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Iowa State
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Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Softball Drops Midweek Tilt with Iowa State, 6-2
3/18/2026 9:13:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. – Despite a strong start from junior Brooklyn Patchen in the circle, the Creighton Softball team dropped a 6-2 decision to Iowa State on Wednesday, March 18 at the Creighton Softball Stadium.
The midweek loss moved the Bluejays to 12-17 on the year, while the Cyclones improved to 16-10 overall.
After two quick innings of scoreless work from Patchen, Iowa State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third with a solo homer to straight away center from Reagan Bartholomew.
Creighton countered with a one-out single from Ella Dalton, an RBI double from Avery Barnard and an RBI single from freshman Zoey Greenwood to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Iowa State pulled even in the top of the fourth on a solo jack from Sydney Malott, forcing the Bluejays into a pitching change.
Knotted at 2-2 in the fifth, Iowa State pushed across four runs on five hits to surge out in front 6-2. A leadoff double from Jessie Clemons set the tone, as Bartholomew, Malott and Kadence Shepherd all delivered RBI singles to give the Cyclones a 6-2 advantage.
Iowa State's Lauren Schurman would close the door on the Bluejays from there, retiring the last nine batters in order to secure her seventh win of the season.
Creighton tallied three hits in the contests from Barnard, Greenwood and Dalton, while freshman reliever Ava Drehs (3-2) suffered the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in 1.1 innings of work.
Creighton is back at the Creighton Softball Stadium this weekend when they host Villanova for a three-game BIG EAST series, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
The midweek loss moved the Bluejays to 12-17 on the year, while the Cyclones improved to 16-10 overall.
After two quick innings of scoreless work from Patchen, Iowa State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third with a solo homer to straight away center from Reagan Bartholomew.
Creighton countered with a one-out single from Ella Dalton, an RBI double from Avery Barnard and an RBI single from freshman Zoey Greenwood to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Iowa State pulled even in the top of the fourth on a solo jack from Sydney Malott, forcing the Bluejays into a pitching change.
Knotted at 2-2 in the fifth, Iowa State pushed across four runs on five hits to surge out in front 6-2. A leadoff double from Jessie Clemons set the tone, as Bartholomew, Malott and Kadence Shepherd all delivered RBI singles to give the Cyclones a 6-2 advantage.
Iowa State's Lauren Schurman would close the door on the Bluejays from there, retiring the last nine batters in order to secure her seventh win of the season.
Creighton tallied three hits in the contests from Barnard, Greenwood and Dalton, while freshman reliever Ava Drehs (3-2) suffered the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in 1.1 innings of work.
Creighton is back at the Creighton Softball Stadium this weekend when they host Villanova for a three-game BIG EAST series, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lauren Schurman (7-2)
L: Drehs, Ava (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Jessie Clemons 1 ; Karlee Ford 1
HR: Reagan Bartholomew 1 ; Sydney Malott 1
RBI: Reagan Bartholomew 2 ; Sydney Malott 2 ; Kadence Shepherd 2
SH: Victoria Prado 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jessie Clemons 1 ; Reagan Bartholomew 2 ; Karlee Ford 1 ; Sydney Malott 2
Batting:
2B: Barnard, Avery 1
RBI: Barnard, Avery 1 ; Greenwood, Zoey 1
SH: Pierson, Ashten 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barnard, Avery 1 ; Dalton, Ella 1
SB: Bailey, Emma 1
HBP: West, Lily 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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