Iowa's Lauren Shaw (8) winds up to deliver a pitch during the top of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Riley Sheehy (33) stands at the outfield wall after Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) hit a home run during the top of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the top of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Brylee Klosterman (right) slaps gloves with Aralee Bogar (2) after the top of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Angela Zedak (9) eyes a fly ball during the bottom of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa pitcher Lauren Shaw (left) waits to congratulate Denali Loecker (5) as they run towards the dugout out after the top of the second inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Teammates encourage Iowa's Marissa Peek (4) as she is up to bat during the bottom of the second inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Lauren Shaw (8) delivers a pitch during the top of the third inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Brylee Klosterman (left) congratulates Grace Banes (23) after she made a catch during the top of the third inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Brylee Klosterman (22) can't field a hit by Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) during the top of the third inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. Lewis made it to third base on the play. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) talks to Wildcats head coach Kate Drohan after making it to third base on a hit during the top of the third inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Renee Gillispie (right) knocks fists with Grace Banes (23) after her up during the bottom of the third inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Riley Sheehy (33) runs down a fly ball in the outfield during the top of the fourth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Riley Sheehy (left) is congratulated by Brylee Klosterman after Sheehy made a catch in the outfield during the top of the fourth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Grace Banes (23) throws to second base after fielding the ball during the top of the fifth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Ashley Hamilton (18) eyes an infield fly ball to get the out and close the top of the fifth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Jordyn Rudd (36) celebrates her RBI double during the top of the sixth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Morgan Newport (18) rounds third base on her way to home plate after hitting an RBI home run during the top of the sixth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes assistant coach Rick Dillinger (left) pats pitcher Lauren Shaw (8) on the back after she was replaced with Sarah Lehman (right) during the top of the sixth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Sammy Stanley (23) slides safely into second base as the ball gets past Iowa's Grace Banes (23) during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) drives a shot to left field during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Riley Sheehy (33) fields a hit to left field to throw to home plate during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa catcher Marissa Peek (4) tags out Northwestern's Lauren Boyd (15) at home plate during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Sarah Lehman (16) delivers a pitch during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Skyler Shellmyer (8) runs for home plate and a score during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) runs for home plate and a score during the top of the seventh inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Rachel Lewis (11) is congratulated after hitting a home run during the top of the first inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa's Denali Loecker (right) tags out Northwestern's Angela Zedak (9) at first base during the top of the fourth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern's Nikki Cuchran (right) tags out Iowa's Riley Sheehy (33) at first base during the bottom of the fourth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Northwestern pitcher Danielle Williams (center) comes to the huddle after closing the fourth inning of their Big Ten Conference softball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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