IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Illinois State baseball team was topped by Iowa, 8-7, on Tuesday at Duane Banks Field, thanks to a late inning comeback for the Hawkeyes with six runs across the 6th and 7th innings.
Illinois State (21-21 overall) was led by sophomore Daniel Pacella, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Iowa improves to 25-17 overall including 17-3 at home this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Iowa opened the scoring in the 2nd inning with a solo home run before adding one more run to end the frame for a 2-0 lead.
Illinois State scored the game's next five runs with three in the 3rd inning, one in the 5th, and one in the 6th. Two of the five runs for the Redbirds came off an RBI single by Pacella in the 3rd inning.
Iowa pushed across two runs in the bottom of the 6th to trim the Redbird lead to 5-4.
In the 7th inning, a bases-loaded single and throwing error by the Redbirds scored four runs for Iowa to give the Hawkeyes an 8-5 lead.
The Redbirds would rally late as senior Auggie Rasmussen sent out his 10th home run of 2024 in the top of the 9th to make it an 8-7 game, but it would not be enough for the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Sophomore Luke Lawrence's on-base streak moves to 28 games, the longest by a Redbird this season.
- Junior Carter Monke got the start for ILS, throwing 5.2 innings with five strikeouts
- Illinois State moves to 19-4 when leading after six innings in 2024.
UP NEXT
Illinois State is scheduled to host Western Illinois at Duffy Bass Field Wednesday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. CT with the game broadcasted on ESPN+.
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