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Iowa sweeps Nebraska in baseball

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April 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 17th ranked Iowa Hawkeye baseball team completed a sweep of Nebraska on Sunday. Tyler Peyton bounced back from a foot injury to pitch eight and a third innings as Iowa claimed a 5-1 win in the series finale. The Hawkeyes rallied from a 2-0 deficit to claim Sunday’s opener 3-2. Junior catcher Jimmy Frankos drove in the game winner with a two out single in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Iowa has reached the 30 victory plateau for the second straight year. The first time that has happened since 1989 and 1990. They are 13-2 iun the Big Ten, a half game behind league leading Illinois.

(Learfield Sports)