IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Des Moines Area Community College, 17-2, on Friday night at Duane Banks Field in a 14-inning exhibition.
The Hawkeye pitching staff combined for 29 strikeouts in the contest. Five Hawkeye pitchers tallied at least three strikeouts: redshirt sophomore Keaton Anthony (5), Redshirt juniors Will Christophersen (3), Luke Llewellyn (3), Casey Day (3) and freshman Cade Obermueller (3).
Sophomore Sam Petersen and redshirt junior Sam Hojnar led the way offensively for the Hawkeyes. Petersen went 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run, while Honar was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple. Freshman Blake Guerin and graduate student Brennen Dorighi each notched two RBIs. Anthony was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The Hawkeyes will hold game one of the Black and Gold World Series on October 17 at 2 p.m. (CT). Admission is free.