PEORIA, Ill. — The University of Iowa baseball team bested Bradley, 13-3, in seven innings on Tuesday night at Dozer Park.
The Hawkeyes mustered eight hits and walked 14 times.
“It was a strange game tonight, really,” said heach coach Rick Heller. “We were able to take advantage of a lot of Bradley free bases.”
The Hawkeyes plated five in the first off of seven walks and an error. They didn’t score again until the fifth frame when junior Gable Mitchell hit a 2 RBI single and transfer Miles Risley slapped a 2 RBI double.
“In the fifth we broke through with some clutch hits,” said Heller. “Gable Mitchell had a big two-out hit that gave us some breathing room, and Risley followed two batters later.”
Iowa scored its final three runs in the seventh inning when grad transfer Daniel Rogers hit an RBI triple, his first of the season, and junior Kooper Schulte smacked a two-run dinger.
Risley was the lone Hawkeye with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Freshman Jaixen Frost walked in two runs and scored twice. Junior Caleb Wulf and redshirt sophomore Reese Moore each scored two runs. Senior Ben Wilmes recorded an RBI walk.
Freshman Jaron Bleeker started on the mound for the second time in his career and was credited with the win. He gave up one run, walked a batter and struck out a batter. Six other pitchers saw the mound for Iowa, each throwing an inning. The pitching staff combined for 12 strikeouts and seven walks and didn’t give up a run after the fourth inning. The Hawkeyes held the Braves to three hits.
“On the mound we were definitely better than we were last Tuesday, which was a good sign,” said Heller. “A few too many free bases, but it wasn’t a great night to play. To get out of here with a 10-run rule win — we’ll take it.”
Up Next
The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern for a three-game series starting on Friday at 3 p.m. The game will be available on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
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