DES MOINES, Iowa – Karlie Charles pitched a one-hit shutout as Iowa State (25-25, 4-11 Big 12) won its final midweek contest of the season, 9-0, against Drake (18-26, 12-11 MVC) in five innings Wednesday evening.

ISU has now won three in a row and four of its last five games.

Charles (8-5) struck out five and walked none in a dominant showing. The junior increased her season strikeout-to-walk ratio to 6.4:1 (64 K, 10 BB), the 20th-best mark in the country.

Angelina Allen logged a career-best four RBIs as part of a 2-for-2 night at the plate. The freshman hit her fourth home run of the season in her first at-bat of the game and drew a pair of walks. Kasey Simpson tied her season high with three RBIs on two hits while Kali Gose (2-of-3, 1 R) also added a multi-hit effort.

The Cyclones started fast with two home runs in the top of the first inning, one each from Allen and Simpson, to jump out to a 3-0 advantage.

Back-to-back singles from Gose and Skyler Ramos, followed by a walk from Kaylee Pond, loaded the bases with no outs for ISU in the second. The Cyclones were only able to muster a run from the threat, however, on a bases-loaded walk by Allen.

Iowa State stretched its lead to 7-0 with a three-run fourth inning, highlighted by a sac-fly from Mikayla Ramos and RBI doubles from Alesia Ranches and Simpson. Allen would add the Cyclones’ final two runs of the night in the fifth inning on a bloop single over the shortstop’s head.

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Iowa State will play its final home games of the season this weekend as it hosts Kansas in a three-game set. First pitch in the series opener is slated for Friday at 4 p.m.