Oregon State had a plane to catch and it cost may have prevented the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team from posting a victory over a top 10 foe. Sunday’s series finale at Principal Park in Des Moines was officially ruled a 6-6 tie after 10 innings due to a predetermined time limit which would allow the Beavers to make it to the airport. Iowa’s Jaixen Frost had tied the game in the bottom of the tenth with a solo homer to left.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller who says the coaches discussed and agreed upon the time limit before the game.

The ending spoiled a brilliant start on the mound by Hawkeye senior Ben DeTaeye. With regular Sunday starter Reese Beuter scratched with an elbow injury, DeTaeye responded by tossing five hit-less innings. He was lifted in the sixth inning with two runners on and nobody out and the Hawkeyes leading 3-0.

DeTaeye was notified on Saturday night that he would be making just his second start of the season in Principal Park against the 10th ranked team in the country.

Iowa was looking to avoid a sweep of the three game series that drew more than 15 thousand fans.

Heller says a decision on whether Beuter will be able to start Saturday’s game against fifth ranked Oregon will be made some time this week.

The Hawkeyes host the Ducks in a three game series beginning Thursday and with two wins will clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title.