IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team won for the eighth time in nine games, run-ruling Western Illinois, 11-1 in seven innings, on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.

The Hawkeyes improve to 7-1 in midweek games this season and 24-13 overall.  Iowa has won 11 of its last 14 games and 16 of 21 heading into a three-game weekend series at Nebraska.

Iowa scored in four of the first five innings to jump out to an 11-1 lead.  The team finished with nine hits in the contest with three going for extra bases.

Seven different Hawkeyes took the mound in the game, allowing one run on eight hits and fanning seven. Redshirt sophomore Benjamin DeTaeye (1-1) earned the win, allowing two hits and fanning two over two innings in the start.

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Iowa will return to action Friday, opening a three-game series at Nebraska.  First pitch is set for 7:02 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised live on BTN.