Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Peacock softball team brought drama to a whole new level on Tuesday in Clermont, Fla. at the PFX Spring Games. Upper Iowa earned a sweep over the Falcons of Notre Dame College (Ohio) and the Tigers of Holy Family University to push their winning streak to five. UIU rallied down four runs in extra innings to win game one, and then used a solid offensive performance to win game two. With the sweep, the Peacocks improve to 11-3 on the season.

Upper Iowa will wrap up the Spring Games on Wednesday, March 7 with a pair of early games. The Peacocks will match up with the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville University at 9 a.m., before squaring off with the No. 6 Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan at 11:30 a.m. Both times are eastern.

PLEASE NOTE: All games will be streamed live via FloSoftball. The FloSports TV app can be downloaded on Roku and Apple TV, on mobile with the FloSports iOS app, or online here. Select games will have live stats provided. Check the Upper Iowa softball schedule page for links to any live stats as they become available. Complete information on The Spring Games can be found here. Please note that all game times listed on UIUPeacocks.com are posted in EASTERN TIME. Any game times listed on The Spring Games page are local time (eastern time) as well.

Game 1: Upper Iowa 7 - Notre Dame (Ohio) 6 (10 Inn.)
In what might be the game of the tournament, the Peacocks earned a come-from-behind win in the opener Tuesday against the Falcons. Upper Iowa led 1-0 after three innings with a Jenny Budds solo home run. That seemed to be enough to back up starting pitcher Jaclyn Thompson, who went 7 straight innings of one-run softball. However, with the game tied at one in extra innings, the Falcon offense awoke.

In the top of the eighth, three run-scoring singles forced Thompson out of the game, and a fielder's choice scored the fourth run of the frame to give Notre Dame a commanding 5-1 lead. Heading to the bottom of the eighth, the game seemed to be all over but the final score. However, the Peacocks had other plans.

In extra innings, the International Tiebreaker (ITB) takes place, where the last out from the previous inning is placed on second base to start the frame. Sami Kay Shafranski was placed on second for UIU, and Julia Buffington stepped up and opened the inning with an rbi-double. Katie Crogan then stepped up and smashed a two-run shot to center field to bring the Peacocks within one, 5-4, with still no outs recorded. After a pitching change, Ali Green kept it going with a single, and Jordyn Brennan stepped up and completed a sacrifice bunt.

Shannon Nix then delivered with a single, but Green stopped at third, placing runners on the corners with one away. Erin Drahozal then drew a walk to load the bases, and with Amanda Williams batting, a wild pitch scored another run to tie the game. UIU answered with four in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5, and the teams headed to the ninth in the most improbable way.

Emily Kisch came in to pitch in the ninth, and delivered with a one-two-three frame, and was in line for the win if Upper Iowa could walk off. However, the Peacocks could not do it in the ninth. In the 10th, Notre Dame took the lead again, 6-5, when a single and a throwing error propelled the lead for the Falcons. Upper Iowa had to answer the bell again on offense, and, again, they did not give in.

With Buffington placed on second, a wild pitch moved her to third base. A walk to Crogan put runners on the corners, and Green stepped up with a chance. The sophomore delivered with an rbi-single to left field to tie the game. With runners at first and second, Brennan then stepped up in a sacrifice situation. The bunt was put down, and a throwing error by the Falcon catcher scored the game-winning run. UIU earned a dramatic win to keep their winning streak alive. Kisch picked up the win for the Peacocks.

Game 2: Upper Iowa 8 - Holy Family 2
Kisch got the Peacocks off to a good start, with three strong innings to start game two. Her offense backed her up right from the beginning, with a run in the first, and a run in the second. Nix's solo shot in the second gave UIU the 2-0 lead, and the lead grew in the later innings. Leading 3-1 in the top of the sixth, the offense kept it going.

Drahozal started with two outs with a single, and an rbi-double from Williams extended the lead. Another run-scoring double from Budds helped a three-run inning, and the Peacocks led 6-1 heading to the seventh. UIU added two more in the final inning, and the pitching of Kisch, Drahozal, and Sydney Wilcox helped seal the deal. Kisch earned the win, picking up two victories in one day's work.