Iowa suffered a 3-2 loss against Illinois State for a rare midweek setback after Illinois State scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning to propel the Redbirds to victory.
After Iowa’s Brody Brecht got two quick outs to start the seventh, he issued a walk and Illinois State’s JT Sokolove followed with a softly hit ball to shortstop. Michael Seegers’ throw to first was errant and went past Peyton Williams down the right field line, allowing Kayden Beauregard to score from first.
Iowa (26-15) had their chances late. Brett McCleary led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, the Hawkeyes had runners on the corners in the eighth after a Keaton Anthony walk and a Ben Wilmes single and Kyle Huckstorf was hit by a pitch in the ninth. Unfortunately, Iowa couldn’t find the big hit and the Redbirds dropped the Hawkeyes to 7-2 on the season in midweek contests.
As a result, Iowa’s postseason chances took a hit. D1Baseball has the Hawkeyes on the outside of their latest field of 64 projections. Iowa will look to get right beginning with a three-game series against Purdue this weekend.
In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of some of the best photos from the contest against the Redbirds from Duane Banks Field.