University of Minnesota Athletics
#12 IOWA EDGES GOPHERS IN BIG TEN SOFTBALL
4/7/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Shelly Nichols led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Morgan Holden. Nichols moved to third on a sacrifice by Christine Lindberg and scored on a wild pitch by Iowa pitcher Kristi Hanks. Iowa took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning with two runs. Hawkeye second baseman Christina Schmaltz doubled home the first run, and a two-out single by shortstop Kristin Johnson scored Amber Morrow from second base.
Iowa pitcher Kristi Hanks raised her record to 23-4, pitching a two-hitter and striking out seven batters. Minnesota had two singles in the game from Tammi Hays and Anne Thul. Minnesota hurler Angie Recknor dropped to 6-5, allowing two runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Minnesota concludes its Big Ten weekend with a single game against the Hawkeyes on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Iowa 2, Minnesota 1 Minnesota 010 000 0-1 2 0 Iowa 000 020 0-2 7 2 Recknor, Marten (6) and Smith. Hanks and Jendrzejewski. WP-Hanks (23-4). LP-Recknor (6-5). HR-none. BIG TEN STANDINGS Michigan 5-0 19-11-1 Iowa 6-1 29- 7 Northwestern 4-2 13-13 Wisconsin 3-3 21-15 Illinois 3-3 33-15 Ohio State 3-3 26-12 Purdue 2-4 25-12-1 MINNESOTA 2-5 23-14-1 Indiana 2-5 12-24 Penn State 1-3 19-15 Michigan State 1-3 14-25 Saturday's Results Iowa 2, Minnesota 1 Michigan 2, Indiana 0 Purdue at Michigan State, 1 Wisconsin at Northwestern, 2 Illinois at Penn State, 5 Sunday's Games (All times CDT) Minnesota at Iowa, 1 Indiana at Michigan, noon Purdue at Michigan State, noon Illinois at Penn State, noon Wisconsin at Northwestern, 1 Friday's Results Northwestern 5-2, Minnesota 0-1 Ohio State 5-3, Illinois 0-4 Michigan 4-6, Purdue 3-1 Indiana 4-0, Michigan State 3-8 Iowa 3-8, Wisconsin 1-3
