Bartholomew, Malott homer in road victory
Senior infielder Reagan Bartholomew of Waukee went 2-for-2 at the plate including a home run in Iowa State’s 6-2 victory at Creighton on March 18, 2026. | Iowa State Softball – Instagram OMAHA, Neb. — Iowa State softball (16-10, 0-3 Big 12) recorded a 6-2 victory over Creighton (12-17, 4-2 BIG EAST) Wednesday evening at Creighton Softball Stadium.
With the win, the Cyclones tie up the series with the Bluejays at 26-26-1 — the tie occurred on April 17, 1984, due to darkness. In that game, both teams tallied two runs in 11 innings. “We stuck to the scout, our bullpen did a great job today,” head coach Jamie Pinkerton said in a postgame interview with ESPN+.
“We got a few innings out of Liv Palumbo and then Schurman came in and did a really nice job after the game got tied. ” Reagan Bartholomew opened the scoring for Iowa State in the top of the third inning with her fifth home run of the season. T3 | a Bartholomew Blast for 235' 🫡 🌪️🥎🌪️ | @reagbart23 pic.
twitter. com/k9kxqmsiW1 — Iowa State Softball (@CycloneSB) March 18, 2026 Creighton recorded their two runs in the bottom of the third inning as Avery Barnard’s double to right center scored Ella Dalton and Zoey Greenwood’s single through the right side scored Barnard. Sydney Malott tied the game with a home run – her fifth on the season – to center during the first at bat of the fourth inning.
T4 | a 𝗻𝗼-𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗲𝗿 from Lottie 😳 All tied up! 🌪️🥎🌪️ | @malott_sydney pic. twitter.