IOWA CITY, Iowa - Illinois State secured the season sweep over the Big Ten's Iowa on Tuesday night, defeating the Hawkeyes at Duane Banks Field by a final score of 6-5.
Illinois State (21-21) saw Judah Morris lead the offense with a 2-for-4 night at the plate. On the mound, senior Carter Monke gave the Birds a strong start, going 7.0 innings with no walks allowed.
Iowa drops to 31-13 overall.
Top Hitters:
Pitching Breakdown:
- Carter Monke (W, 4-5): 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
- Tresdon Rybarczyk: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER
- Joe Husak (S, 6): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's
Scoring Breakdown:
- Iowa tallied the night's first run with a sac fly in the bottom of the 2nd
- Daniel Pacella got the Redbird scoring started with a two-run home run in the top of the 4th
- Luke Stulga sent out a grand slam in the 4th to expand the lead to 6-1 in favor of the Birds
- Iowa saw four runs score in the 8th to trim the margin to 6-5
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Luke Stulga tallied his fifth home run of the season, extending his hit streak to 18 games
- Pacella moves his career RBI total to 167, tied for second all-time in program history
- Joe Husak records his sixth save of 2025, his 13th as a Redbird to move into second all-time in program history
- ILS moves to 15-10 all-time versus the Hawkeyes
UP NEXT
Illinois State will welcome in MVC-leading Missouri State for a pivotal three-game MVC weekend from May 2-4 at Duffy Bass Field.
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