The Iowa baseball team lost to Michigan State, 4-3, in its second game of the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha on May 20.
The loss drops the Hawkeyes to 1-1 at the Big Ten Tournament this week.
Ben Swails led Iowa’s offense with a 3-for-4 outing at the dish, accounting for nearly half of the Hawkeyes’ seven hits. The redshirt junior had two singles and a double and also scored two runs. No other Hawkeye had more than one hit on the afternoon.
On the bump, Kyle Alivo went 5.2 innings and gave up seven hits and one earned runs while striking out seven Spartans. Justin Hackett pitched 2.1 innings of relief and gave up zero hits, but walked three batters and gave up an earned run. Joe Husak gave up two hits and one earned run in one inning of work.
Iowa will be back in action Thursday when they take on 5-seed Purdue. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa baseball falls to Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament
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