No. 14 Arizona capped a doubleheader sweep Sunday over Iowa State with a six-run seventh inning in an 8-7 victory over the Cyclones at Ames, Iowa.
In the first game, Arizona outscored Iowa State 10-7.
The Wildcats (29-8, 11-3 Big 12) have an eight-game winning streak heading into Monday’s series finale against Iowa State (21-14, 3-7). The game will start at 11 a.m., Tucson time.
Arizona will then travel to Baton Rouge, La., to play No. 22 LSU (25-13) in a three-game non-conference series that starts Friday at 4 p.m.
In the first game Sunday against Iowa State, Arizona plated 10 runs on 12 hits with four home runs in the win.
Kez Lucas and Sydney Stewart each drove in three RBIs for Arizona.
The Wildcats scored four times in the first inning. Stewart brought in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Lucas hit her fifth home run of the season — a three-run shot to center field — to give Arizona a 4-0 lead.
Iowa State cut into Arizona’s lead in the bottom of the first with a pair of runs on a two-run home run.
Arizona added two runs in the second inning to extend its lead to 6-2.
Former Iowa State player Sereniti Trice tripled to bring in the first run and Tayler Biehl hit a sac fly to score Trice.
Arizona extended its lead to 8-2 in the top of the third.
Tele Jennings hit her first home run as a Wildcat to score the first run of the inning. Jenna Sniffen followed with a solo home run to plate the eighth run of the game.
In the bottom of the third, Iowa State plated five runs on three home runs to cut the deficit to 8-7.
Stewart hit the fourth home run for the Wildcats in the top of the fifth to lead off the inning and extend Arizona’s lead to 9-7.
In the top of the seventh, Stewart drove in her third run of the game with a double to left center.
In the circle, Jenae Berry improved to 3-0 after pitching 4 2/3 innings in relief and limiting the Cyclones to just two runs. She struck out four batters en route to the win.
Jalen Adams, formerly of Iowa, started in the circle for Arizona, going 2 1/3 innings and allowing five runs on seven hits.
Arizona won the second game in a dramatic comeback.
The Wildcats had eight runs on 10 hits, led by Addison Duke‘s home run and three RBIs.
Arizona struck in the first inning with Stewart’s run-scoring groundout that brought home Trice.
In the second inning, Duke drove in Arizona’s second run of the game with a double down the left line.
Iowa State tied the game at 2 in the bottom of the second with an RBI single and a sacrifice fly.
Iowa State took the lead in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to make it 3-2. The Cyclones used a pair of two-run home runs in the fourth to extend their lead to 7-2.
TIE GAME IN AMES!!@gracee_jenkins doubles home two runs to tie it up in the seventh! pic.twitter.com/yfj63cVEny
— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball) April 5, 2026
KEZ GIVES US THE LEAD!!
Kez Lucas hits one down the left line to bring home Molli Daley! pic.twitter.com/wgjnwOE1Jj
— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball) April 5, 2026
Arizona rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead.
Duke started off with a two-run homer and Biehl drove in the third run of the inning with an RBI double.
Grace Jenkins tied the game with a two-run double on a 2-2 pitch with two outs. Lucas gave Arizona the lead with an RBI single.
Adams picked up the win to improve to 16-4 in the circle after entering in the fourth and tossing 3 1/3 innings in relief.
She held Iowa State scoreless on three hits.
Rylie Holder started and went 2 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits. Berry pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on three hits.
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