Cyclones Fall To Baylor, 6-0

AMES, Iowa ? Whitney Canion struck out 12 and held Iowa State to just one hit as Baylor defeated the Cyclones, 6-0, in Big 12 softball action Saturday afternoon at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

With the loss, Iowa State falls to 19-23 overall and 1-7 in Big 12 play. Baylor improves to 32-15 and 8-3.

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Canion (20-11) was dominant, giving up just a two-out third inning single to Bianca Lopez.

After not taking advantage of a bases loaded, no-out situation in the first and going down without a hit in the second, BU got things going offensively in the third inning.

Brette Reagan opened the scoring with an RBI single before the Lady Bears tacked on a pair of solo homers in the fourth inning to go up 3-0. Bree Hanafin and Tiffany Wesley hit the homers for the Lady Bears.

Reagan added a solo homer to lead off the seventh and BU scored two more in the frame to round of the scoring and give the Lady Bears the 6-0 win.

Rachel Zabriskie (12-18) took the loss for the Cyclones, allowing six runs on 13 hits. Zabriskie struck out six in the game.

Hanafin led the Lady Bears, going 3-for-4 and driving in three runs. Five other Lady Bears collected two hits.

Iowa State will return to action Tuesday as it plays host to Nebraska at 3:30 p.m.

Baylor 6, Iowa State 0 (4-11-09 at Ames, Iowa)
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Baylor.............. 001 200 3 - 6 13 0 (32-15, 8-3 Big 12)
Iowa State.......... 000 000 0 - 0 1 1 (19-23, 1-7 Big 12)
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Pitchers: Baylor - Canion, Whitney. Iowa State - Zabriskie, Rachel.
Win-Canion, Whitney(20-11) Loss-Zabriskie, Rachel(12-18) T-1:49 A-257
HR BU - Wesley, Tiffany (2); Reagan, Brette (6); Hanafin, Bree (6).

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