IOWA CITY, Iowa – Redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams hit for the cycle to lead the University of Iowa baseball team to a 15-8 victory over Bradley on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.

Williams finished the game 5-for-5 with five RBIs and four runs scored and he reached base in all six plate appearances.  The Johnston, Iowa, native doubled in the first, singled in the third, homered in the fourth, was hit by a pitch in the sixth, doubled again in the seventh and tripled down the right field line in the eighth.

The five hits are a career high and tie the program’s single game record.  The cycle is the first by a Hawkeye since Lorenzo Elion in 2018.  Williams’ four runs and five RBIs are also career highs and the triple was the third of his career.

“It was good to hit the ball hard, that’s the main thing I am trying to do right now,” said Williams. “Even if I get out, I am trying to hit the ball hard and let the game play out that way.”

Iowa finished the game with 15 runs on 15 hits with six different players tallying multi-hit games.  Redshirt junior Will Mulflur was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBIs.  The Washington native now has nine hits over his last six games.

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The Hawkeyes travel to the East Coast to face No. 8 Rutgers for a three-game Big Ten series from April 22-24.  The Scarlet Knights are 31-6 overall and are currently riding a 16-game winning streak.