Iowa pounded out 14 hits and avoided a sweep at the hands of Northwestern with a 10-7 victory in Evanston. Freshman Jack Dreyer (dry-ur) picked up his fourth victory on the mound as the Hawkeyes improved to 10-9 in the Big Ten.

Iowa coach Rick Heller. Sophomore Ben Norman led the offense with three hits.

Iowa is seventh in the league race and will close out the regular season by hosting last place Penn State beginning Thursday. The top eight teams qualify for the Big Ten Tournament.

(Learfield Sports)