Illinois State Tops Iowa, 10-8

NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State topped Iowa on Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field by a final score of 10-8. The Redbirds combined for 10 hits in the game.

Illinois State (9-13) saw sophomore Luke Stulga provide an offensive spark with a 3-for-4 night at the plate with an RBI and home run.

Iowa drops to 14-9 overall.

Top Hitters:

• Brayden Bakes: 2-for-5, 3 RBI
• Daniel Contreras: 2-for-2, 2B, 3 RBI
• Luke Stulga: 3-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R

Pitching Breakdown:

• Carter Monke (W, 2-4): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's
• MacCallan Conklin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
• Jack Finn: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB
• Michael Addari: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB
• Joe Husak: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Scoring Breakdown:

• Brayden Bakes got the scoring started with an RBI single to right field in the 1st for an early 1-0 lead.
• Luke Stulga launched a no-doubt home run to left field in the 2nd for the 2-0 advantage.
• Bakes tallied his second RBI game with a single up the middle in the 3rd to make the score, 3-0.
• The Redbirds scored seven runs in the 4^th, highlighted by a bases clearing triple by Daniel Contreras, to lead 10-0 after four innings
• Iowa got on the board in the top of the 6th with an RBI single
• The Hawkeyes added three runs in the top of the 8th with a two-run HR and wild pitch to make it a 10-4 ballgame.
• In the 9th, Iowa added four runs to make the scoreline its final margin of 10-8.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Judah Morris extended his on-base streak to 19 games, longest by a Redbird this season
• Luke Stulga sent out his third home run of the season
• Bakes records his third multi-RBI game as a Redbird

UP NEXT

Illinois State sees their second midweek in as many days as they will travel to SIUE on Wednesday. First pitch is set for 4 PM in Edwardsville.

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