IOWA CITY, Iowa – Illinois State scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning, sending it to a 3-2 victory over the University of Iowa baseball team on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.

The loss drops the Hawkeyes’ record to 26-15 overall heading into a three-game weekend series against Purdue.

With the score tied at two in the seventh, freshman Brody Brecht got two quick outs before issuing a walk to extend the inning.  Illinois State’s JT Sokolove followed with an infield single on a softly hit ball to shortstop, and Michael Seegers errant throw scooted past Peyton Williams down the right field line, allowing Kayden Beauregard to score from first.

The Hawkeyes had traffic in the seventh courtesy of a Brett McCleary leadoff single, had runners on the corners with one out via a Keaton Anthony walk and Ben Wilmes single in the eighth and a Kyle Huckstorf hit by pitch in the ninth, but couldn’t come up with the big hit.

It was the story of the game as the Hawkeyes finished with just four hits against six Redbird pitchers.  Kubiatowicz allowed one hit and fanned six over 3 1/3 innings to earn the victory.

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The Hawkeyes will host Purdue for a three-game series from Friday through Sunday at Duane Banks Field.  Start times for Friday and Saturday’s games have been changed to 4:05 p.m. (CT) and 11 a.m., respectively.