NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State baseball team defeated No. 17/25 Iowa with a key three-run 8th inning on Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field.
Fifth-year senior Connor Olson drove home the eventual winning run in the 8th inning while third-year junior Luke Cheng came home on a passed ball to pad the Redbird lead after he drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game.
Illinois State (8-11 overall) got three scoreless innings in relief by sixth-year senior Jared Hart against Iowa (19-4), which was off to its best start in program history and came in winners of nine-straight.