Iowa gets 9th inning run to defeat Purdue in B1G Baseball Tournament
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.