Cyclones To Face No. 1 Oklahoma In Home Opener

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State softball team (22-5) is set to play its first home games since May 18, 2019, as the Cyclones open Big 12 play vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (22-0) this weekend. Iowa State, which is off to its best start in program history, will open a three-game series against the unbeaten Sooners on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

Every game of the Iowa State vs. Oklahoma series will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Limited fan attendance will be allowed at this weekend's series. Masks are required while inside the facility, and other mitigation efforts such as social distancing will also be in place.

vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Where: Ames, Iowa – Cyclone Sports Complex
When: March 26-28
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: Available here.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
March 26 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma – 4:00 p.m. CT
March 27 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma – 1:00 p.m. CT
March 28 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma – 12:00 p.m. CT

FROM THE NOTEBOOK
- Iowa State is 22-5 on the season, good for the best 27-game start in program history. The Cyclones are receiving votes in both the NFCA Coaches and ESPN.com polls.

- It has been 678 days since the Cyclones' last home game at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Cyclones defeated Purdue, 5-3, on May 18, 2019 to clinch the NISC Ames Regional title. ISU has played 55 straight games away from home since.

- The Cyclone offense is turning heads this season, ranking T-No. 2 nationally in doubles (48) and No. 5 in runs scored (183).

- Sami Williams is just two base hits away from becoming Iowa State's all-time hits leader. Brittany Gomez currently holds the record of 297, while Williams has 296.

- Williams already holds Iowa State's all-time records for doubles (72 - No. 1), home runs (59 - No. 1), RBI (164 - No. 1), runs scored (183 - No. 1) and at-bats (751 - No. 1)

- Junior Mikayla Ramos ranks No. 6 nationally with 10 doubles on the season. She was 6-of-10 with three homers in three games vs. Saint Louis.

- Milaysia Ochoa has 14 stolen bases this season, ranking No. 3 nationally among freshmen.

- Iowa State has played 27 games away from home this season - the most of any team in the nation.

- Pitchers beware - four of the nation's top five home run hitters will be playing at the Cyclone Sports Complex this weekend. OU's Jocelyn Alo (No. 1 - 19), Tiare Jennings (No. 3 - 14), Kinzie Hansen (T-No. 4 - 13) and ISU's Sami Williams (T-No. 4 -13).

- Sami Williams is currently ranked 9th in career doubles in NCAA history with 72. She is the first NCAA DI player to reach 70 doubles since Lea Foerster (Michigan St. - 2018). The all-time record is held by Washington's Sarah Pickering (91).

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Brittany Gomez

Milaysia Ochoa

Mikayla Ramos

Sami Williams

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