Iowa State scored three runs in the second inning and held on for a 3-2 victory over Kansas in Big 12 softball Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Jessie Roane drove in both of KU’s runs, with a first-inning double and a third-inning fielder’s choice.
The Jayhawks (24-27 overall, 3-13 Big 12) and Cyclones (22-32, 5-12) will meet in the series finale at noon today.
Kansas 101 000 0 — 2 9 2
Iowa State 030 000 x — 3 6 2
W — Hylen. L — Alexis Reid.
2B — Taylor McElhaney, Jessie Roane, KU; Bosworth, Lewis, ISU. HR — Schaben, ISU.