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University of Iowa
1
Western Illinois WIU 4-12
11
Winner Iowa IOWA 8-9
Western Illinois WIU
4-12
1
Final
11
Iowa IOWA
8-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Iowa IOWA 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 1 11 11 1

W: Jack Young (1-0) L: Buhl, Jason (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Western Illinois Falls at Iowa 11-1

MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois baseball team fell to the University of Iowa 11-1 in eight innings on Friday night. The Leathernecks fall to 4-12 on the season.

Western Illinois offense came alive early as the Leathernecks attacked the Hawkeye pitching. Chris Hege started the evening with a high chopper up the middle that the Hawkeyes miss played as Hege reached first base. Liam Bushey stayed red hot at the plate as he singled through the left side as WIU put their first two runners on in the first inning. Iowa found a pair of strikeouts and a groundout to keep WIU off the scoreboard.

Jason Buhl came out dealing, getting the strikeout to start the bottom of the first as he worked a 1-2-3 inning. Both teams stayed scoreless heading into the third when WIU cracked the scoring column. After a ground out to start the inning, Hege worked his way to base for the second time via the walk. Bushey followed with a single, then worked his way to second on an Adam Juran walk to load the bases. With two outs, Kyree Alexander beat out an infield single, and Western Illinois took a 1-0 lead.

Iowa fought back, grabbed the lead with two runs in the bottom of the third, and did not give it up the rest of the way. Western Illinois had scoring threats throughout the game. Jackson Horn and Hege worked walks in the 4th inning, giving the Leathernecks a runner in scoring position. In the 5th inning, Juran led off the inning with a double and moved to third as WIU loaded the bases for the second time of the night, but a flyout and double play wiped away any scoring opportunity. Western Illinois found three singles in the 7th inning, but a killer double play ended the scoring threat. Iowa took advantage of scoring opportunities, scoring a run in the 4th, four in the 5th, three in the 6th, and one in the 8th to take game one of the three-game series 11-1.

Liam Bushey stayed red hot at the plate, going three for four. Chris Hege reached base twice with two walks, and Western Illinois's first two hitters combined to go 3-6 with two walks and a run scored. Kyree Alexander had a multi-hit day, going two for three with an RBI. Adam Juran had the only extra-base hit, a double in the fifth inning.

Western Illinois and Iowa will finish their three-game set tomorrow with a doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for noon.
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