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IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team won its home opener Tuesday night over Western Illinois, 7-4, at Duane Banks Field. In the win, the Hawkeyes took advantage of four Leatherneck errors and strung together seven hits.


In the Hawkeye win, Kevin Hoef was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and scoring two Iowa runs. Kyle Riffel extended his hitting streak to eight games tonight, going 1-for-3 with three RBIs and Wes Freie continued to swing the bat well going 2-for-4. Kurtis Muller utilized the bunt in the Iowa win, laying down two sac bunts.

The Leathernecks struck first in the first inning, scoring one on a Kenny Price RBI single to the right side. However, Hoef started things off for the Hawkeyes, reaching on an error to second. He advanced to second on an error by the first baseman, and reached third on a wild pitch. Justin Toole hit a grounder to shortstop to score Hoef tying the contest 1-1.
Western Illinois (1-14) regained the lead in the top of the third, taking a 2-1 lead. The inning featured another Price single.

Hawkeyes Win Home Opener Over Western Illinois :: Hoef scores two runs, with two RBIs.