Upper Iowa University Athletics

Erica Kirgan nearly helped the Upper Iowa softball team pull off an improbable comeback this past Wednesday with one swing of her bat. With her team trailing Missouri-St Louis 7-0, the sophomore first baseman stepped to the plate with runners on first and second. Kirgan loaded up and rocketed a pitch over the fence for the three-run jack - her third home run in the last nine days. The bomb was not enough to spark a comeback however, as UIU dropped the game 9-3.

The team went 0-2 this past week in the final non-conference doubleheader of the season. Two early leads for the Tritons of the University of Missouri - St. Louis proved to be the difference in Wednesday afternoon's twin bill. The Peacocks 9-3 loss in game one and 5-1 defeat in game two drops UIU to 7-13 in non-conference play this year. The team returns to Fayette looking ahead to next week's NSIC matchup with Winona State. The Peacocks' NSIC opener against Winona State has been postponed until further notice. UIU will now look ahead to this weekend's matchups against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State.