Hawkeyes Travel to Illinois State

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team concludes its road trip at Illinois State on Tuesday for a midweek matchup. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. (CDT).

The Hawkeyes enter the contest with a 14-8 record, while the Redbirds sit at 17-7 on the season.

Illinois State is batting .315 as a team. The Redbirds are led offensively by Brayden Bakes, who is hitting .417. Graham Mastros paces the Redbirds with nine doubles. Illinois State carries a 5.00 ERA on the mound. Shuto Tiger Okumura leads the Illinois State pitching staff with a 0.84 ERA while Reece Clapp leads the Redbirds with 30 strikeouts and five saves. Opponents are batting .264 against the Redbirds.

Iowa is hitting .330 as a team with 189 runs scored this season. Gable Mitchell leads the Hawkeyes with a .424 batting average, totaling 39 hits and 26 runs scored. Mitch Wood leads the team with three home runs, while Caleb Wulf is hitting .418 with 38 hits and 20 runs scored. Wulf and Mitchell each have 21 RBIs on the season.

The Hawkeye pitching staff holds a 5.56 ERA. RHP Joe Husak has a team-best 2.19 ERA out of the bullpen with a 0.73 WHIP. RHP Logan Runde leads the staff with 21 strikeouts followed by RHP Kyle Alivo and RHP Jaron Bleeker each with 20.

Tuesday’s game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Hawkeye Radio Network.