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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Fiser, Evans Lead Minnesota to 13th Straight Win Against Iowa
4/23/2021 7:58:00 PM | Softball
Amber Fiser struck out six and pitched a complete game two-hit shutout as Minnesota beat Iowa 3-0 on Friday night at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
Freshman Chloe Evans broke open a scoreless game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run home run to center field to score Katelyn Kemmetmueller, who reached base on a single to start the inning. It was the second home run of the season for Evans and first since she hit a pinch hit three-run homer in a 10-4 win at Northwestern on April 11.
Back home on Friday, Megan Dray followed Evans' blast with a walk and was replaced by pinch runner MacKenzie Denson. Emily Hansen then pinch hit for Sydney Strelow and made it 3-0 when she plated Denson with a double to center field.
Fiser, who improved to 11-6, was in command the entire game. The senior threw 105 pitches and allowed only two Hawkeye doubles – one in the fourth and one in the fifth – in the series-opening win.
Minnesota improved to 23-6 (7-2 at home) on the season and is 9-1 in its last 10 games. Iowa fell to 15-14 on the season.
The Gophers have now won 13 straight games against the Hawkeyes and are 21-1 in their last 22 games against their border rival.
Minnesota plays a doubleheader against Iowa on Saturday before closing out the four-game series with a single game on Sunday.
Freshman Chloe Evans broke open a scoreless game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run home run to center field to score Katelyn Kemmetmueller, who reached base on a single to start the inning. It was the second home run of the season for Evans and first since she hit a pinch hit three-run homer in a 10-4 win at Northwestern on April 11.
Wave bye to this Chloe Evans 💣. 👋 @GopherSoftball pic.twitter.com/bFnUBbXzPL
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) April 23, 2021
Back home on Friday, Megan Dray followed Evans' blast with a walk and was replaced by pinch runner MacKenzie Denson. Emily Hansen then pinch hit for Sydney Strelow and made it 3-0 when she plated Denson with a double to center field.
Fiser, who improved to 11-6, was in command the entire game. The senior threw 105 pitches and allowed only two Hawkeye doubles – one in the fourth and one in the fifth – in the series-opening win.
Minnesota improved to 23-6 (7-2 at home) on the season and is 9-1 in its last 10 games. Iowa fell to 15-14 on the season.
.@emilyhans25 sends this one straight up the gut to bring Denson straight home! pic.twitter.com/QmObOrcYwp
— Minnesota Softball (@GopherSoftball) April 23, 2021
The Gophers have now won 13 straight games against the Hawkeyes and are 21-1 in their last 22 games against their border rival.
Minnesota plays a doubleheader against Iowa on Saturday before closing out the four-game series with a single game on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fiser, Amber (11-6)
L: Lehman (5-7)
Batting:
2B: Peek 1 ; Diaz 1
SH: Sheehy 1
Batting:
2B: Evans, Chloe 1 ; Hansen, Emily 1
HR: Evans, Chloe 1
RBI: Evans, Chloe 2 ; Hansen, Emily 1
SH: Kinch, Sara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kemmetmueller, Katelyn 1 ; Evans, Chloe 1 ; Denson, MacKenzie 1
SB: Kinch, Sara 1
CS: Kinch, Sara 1
HBP: Partain, MaKenna 1
Game Leaders
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