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Kooper Schulte celebrates after hitting a triple.Kooper Schulte celebrates after hitting a triple.
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Hawkeyes Set New School Record For Runs

The Iowa baseball team broke a 36‑year‑old program record on Tuesday night, erupting for 34 runs in a victory over UW‑Platteville.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team broke a 36‑year‑old program record on Tuesday night, erupting for 34 runs in a 34–5 victory over UW‑Platteville at Duane Banks Field.

“Before the game we talked about the fact that we had a long weekend, got back at four in the morning with flight stuff, and how it would have been really easy to sleepwalk through this one,” head coach Rick Heller said. “We challenged everyone to come out with great energy and focus and play as well as we can tonight. Rare opportunity to play this early in February, so I was really proud of our guys offensively. We didn’t throw any at‑bats away.”

Eight Hawkeyes posted multi‑hit performances as Iowa finished with 28 hits.

Senior Kooper Schulte led the charge, going 5‑for‑6 with three doubles and a triple, finishing a home run shy of the cycle. Redshirt juniors Kellen Strohmeyer and Jaylen Ziegler each drove in five runs, while redshirt freshmen Kyle Alivo and Brett White and graduate student Matthew Delgado added four RBIs apiece.

Delgado, Strohmeyer and White each homered for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa used nine pitchers in a scheduled bullpen game. Nick Terhaar made his Hawkeye debut and first career start, earning the win after tossing two no‑hit innings with two strikeouts. Beau Leisure, Tate Slagle and Justin Hackett also recorded two strikeouts each.

OF NOTE

  • Iowa broke the school record for runs scored with 34, surpassing the previous mark of 32 set in 1989 against Quincy.
  • Tuesday’s contest is believed to be the earliest home opener in program history, topping a Feb. 15 game against Loras in 2024.
  • The Hawkeyes have now scored 21‑plus runs in back‑to‑back games and have totaled 65 runs on the year.
  • Delgado, Strohmeyer and White each hit their first home runs of the season; White’s was the first of his career.
  • Terhaar made his collegiate debut and first career start. Brolan Frost and Cole Moore also made their collegiate debuts.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes (3–1) travel to Boca Raton, Florida, for a three‑game series at Florida Atlantic from Feb. 20–22.