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Iowa baseball defeats NIU 8-6, hosts Nebraska for weekend series

Strong hitting led the way for Iowa Baseball on Tuesday en route to an 8-6 win (full box score here) over Northern Illinois at Duane Banks Field. The Hawkeyes faced a 3-0 deficit early and came back beginning in the third inning, thanks to 14 hits from the black and gold.

The Hawkeyes were led by strong performances from Tanner Wetrich, Yzaya Fullard and Austin Martin, who drove in six of the eight runs for the team.

Iowa’s first three hits came in the third inning, when they already had given up three runs in the second, thanks to a home run and two fielding errors.