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Hawkeyes Split Doubleheader on Opening Day

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The University of Iowa softball team split games against Louisville (1-1) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-0) on Friday afternoon at Chapman Field. The Hawkeyes (1-1) defeated the Cardinals, 1-0, in game one before falling to the Islanders, 2-1, in game two.

After putting runners on in each of the first two innings, the Hawkeyes plated their first run of the 2016 season in the top of the third. Sammi Gyerman reached on an error by the Louisville shortstop. The redshirt junior stole second to move herself into scoring position, before senior Whitney Repole sent a double to left center to give the Hawkeyes a 1-0 lead.