Jacqueline Flood (P/1B, 5-8, Jr., Mt. Vernon, Ill., Mt. Vernon Township HS)
· Collected 8 hits in 15 at bats (.533), slugged .867 and had an .588 on-base percentage over the weekend to lead UIU
· Scored a team-high 6 runs, while bringing in 5 RBIs
· Combined to go 6-for-7 in two games against Minnesota Crookston, including a home run and a double
· Leads the Peacocks this season in batting average (.403), runs (17), hits (31), extra-base hits (9) and slugging (.610)
· Made two starts over the weekend, going 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA
· Both starts were complete games, tossing 14.0 innings, allowing just 14 hits while striking out 5 and walking 1
Team
· The Peacocks recorded a 3-1 record over the weekend, splitting with Bemidji State and sweeping Minnesota Crookston
· UIU hit .376 as a team, 121 points better than its season average
· Seven players had 5 hits or more over the weekend, led by Jacqueline Flood with 8, while Whitney Williams and Riley Kruel had 6 each
· Upper Iowa will head to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday for a mid-week doubleheader with Augustana before returning to Fayette for its 2015 home opener with St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth this weekend.
