An in-state softball contest in Iowa City today (Wednesday), will feature Iowa hosting Northern Iowa. The Panthers are 18-14 overall and coming off a Missouri Valley Conference series that saw them take two of three games from Missouri State. UNI coach Ryan Jacobs who says the Panthers will face an Iowa team that has gone up against a very challenging schedule. Iowa is 15-17 after dropping all three games of a weekend series at Maryland. The first pitch is set for 5-p.m.