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Iowa gets 9th inning run to defeat Purdue in B1G Baseball Tournament
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With 2 outs and facing an 0-2 count in the top of the 9th inning, Iowa’s Izaya Fullard came up with a clutch hit which brought the game-winning run across home plate.
Iowa defeated Purdue 5-4 on Day 2 of the B1G Tournament, keeping their hopes alive of an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The game’s winning run was knocked in by Fullard, giving the Hawkeyes a 5-4 advantage in the final inning.
Purdue was able to get a runner across home plate in the bottom half of the inning, leading to an Iowa victory. The Boilermakers’ season came to an end, suffering a 10-3 loss to Rutgers on Thursday.
Below are some of the highlights from Iowa’s victory:
B3 | Nedved channeling his inner Ben Beutel with the pickoff. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/ZfXTEsPzJy
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
T5 | #HELLERBALL!
Seegs safety squeeze gives #Hawkeyes the 2-1 lead! pic.twitter.com/aeV7GVgH0U
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
T5 | HUCK = Heady base running! #Hawkeyes lead 3-1 after Huck scores on a wild pitch! pic.twitter.com/Q9rQ3l2kCc
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
T6 | MOSS DELIVERS!@cademoss17 RBI 2B gives #Hawkeyes 4-2 lead! pic.twitter.com/lMEv7XNEWM
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
E7 | BIG. TIME. PUNCH. OUT. @willll13 | #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/9U7NZyL6wg
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
T9 | 🍔🍔🍔🍔 CLUTCH! @IzayaFullard23 #Hawkeyes take the 5-4 lead! pic.twitter.com/3BLfIWGbxa
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2022
Iowa is now 1-1 in the B1G Tournament after losing to Penn State on Thursday. The Hawkeyes will play the loser of Game 6 on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET from Charles Schwab Stadium.
Game 6 will feature Penn State and Rutgers.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB