Iowa to Host Illinois State and NDSU

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team welcomes Illinois State to Duane Banks Field on Tuesday before hosting North Dakota State on Wednesday. Both games are at 6:05 p.m. (CT) and admission is $2.

The Hawkeyes enter the contest with a 24-17 record. The Cardinals come into the contest with a 21-20 record and the Bison are 13-24-1.

As a team, Illinois State is hitting .290 and its pitching staff has a 6.69 ERA. They are led by Luke Cheng leads the Cardinals with a .373 batting average, and Daniel Pacella leads the team with 47 RBIs.

North Dakota State has a .252 team batting average and a 6.88 earned run average. They are led by Jake Schaffner with a .356 average and Sam Canton with 27 RBIs.

Overall, the Hawkeyes are hitting .304 as a team. The Iowa pitching staff has a 5.97 ERA.

Raider Tello leads the team with a .367 batting average. Tello leads the team with 51 RBIs followed by Davis Cop with 49.

Kyle Huckstorf leads the team with six home runs and Sam Petersen has a team high 17 stolen bases.

Both games will be available on BTN+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.