THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK SOFTBALL…
Upper Iowa (8-14) opens the Northern Sun Conference schedule with three games this week. The Peacocks open with a doubleheader at Winona State University on Tuesday, Mar. 28, and then will come back to Fayette to host the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State University on Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 1-2. The midweek doubleheader with the Warriors begins at 2 p.m., while the Saturday doubleheader with the Cougars opens at 1 p.m., and the Sunday matinee with the Mustangs begins at 12 p.m. This weekend's games will be broadcast online on UIU TV and will be available in eastern Iowa on KCRG TV 9.2 on Saturday and KCRG TV 9.3 on Sunday.
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| GAMESÂ 23-24Â |
GAMES 25-26 |
GAMES 27-28 |
| AT WINONA STATE |
VS. SIOUX FALLS |
VS. SMSU |
| TUESDAY, MAR. 28 |
SATURDAY, APR. 1 |
SUNDAY, APR. 2 |
| 2 P.M. |
1 P.M. || KCRG TV 9.2 |
12 P.M. || KCRG TV. 9.3 |
| WINONA, MINN. |
FAYETTE, IOWA |
FAYETTE, IOWA |
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PEACOCK STORYLINES...
OPENING DAY IN FAYETTE: Upper Iowa picked up a split in the final non-conference doubleheader of the season last Tuesday to open the home schedule. Upper Iowa and Wisconsin-Parkside each traded offensive outbursts in a pair of run-rule shortened games. UIU picked up a 10-1 win in five innings in game one, and the visiting Rangers picked up a six-inning, 11-3 victory in game two. Emily Kisch tossed a complete-game win in the opening game for UIU, earning her fifth win of the season.
500-CLUB: The Peacocks have moved into the 500 club as a program at the NCAA Division II level. Upper Iowa has now played in 503 games, winning 213 of those contests. UIU moved up from DIII after the 2003 year, and was a provisional institution until 2006, when they joined the Northern Sun Conference. 2017 marks the 14th season at the DII level.
SAMMY & SAMI: Both Sammy Garrett and Sami Kay Shafranski are off to good starts at the plate as the Peacocks move into conference play. Garrrett leads the team in average (.437), hits (31), runs batted in (15), and on-base percentage (.452). Shafranski is third in average (.343), second in RBI (11), and third in hits (24) on the season.
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS…
WINONA STATE: The Warriors (19-6) went 3-3 at the HyVee Classic in St. Joseph, Mo. a couple weeks ago, winning their final two games of the tournament over Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney. The Warrior pitching staff is the main reason for WSU's success, with a combine 1.43 ERA through the first 25 games.
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SIOUX FALLS: The Cougars (13-12) were off last week after going 1-5 at the HyVee Classic in St. Joseph, Mo. USF picked up an 8-1 win over Fort Hays State on day two of the tournament. Sioux Falls is led by Kenna Heath, who is leading the team in average, hitting .463. In the circle, Courtney Mathews paces the staff with a 3.77 earned run average.
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SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE: The Mustangs (9-7) swept Dakota Wesleyan in a Saturday doubleheader to open its 2017 home schedule and has now won four straight games. Tori Brooks went 4-6 with a stolen base and 2 runs scored, while Taylor Koloc went 4-8 at the plate with 1 home run, 8 total bases, a stolen base, and four runs scored.
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