FRANKLIN, Wis. –  The University of Iowa baseball team scored a season-high 16 runs on a season-high 18 hits and nine Hawkeye hurlers limited Milwaukee to two hits in a 16-2 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Franklin Field.

Iowa stormed out to a 6-0 lead in the first and poured it on with an eight-run sixth to improve to 17-12 overall heading into this weekend’s Big Ten series against Minnesota.

“It was nice to get a lead early, they gave us some free bases and on this night we made them pay,” said head coach Rick Heller. “We had some big hits with runners in scoring position and gave ourselves a cushion and our pitchers did a good job.  It was a good team effort and a bounce back after a tough Sunday.”

Six different Hawkeyes posted multi-hit games, including three-hit contests from Peyton Williams (3-for-6) and Will Mulflur (3-for-4, 2 RBIs).  Seegers, Izaya Fullard, Petersen and Kyle Huckstorf all had two hits.  It was Fullard’s fourth straight two-hit game.

Eight of Iowa’s nine pitchers put up scoreless innings and Milwaukee didn’t get its first hit until the sixth inning.  Connor Schultz (1-0) earned the win after pitching a perfect first and redshirt sophomore Benjamin DeTaeye struck out four in two innings of work.

This was Iowa’s third two-hitter of the season and fourth game allowing two or fewer hits.

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The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota for a three-game series from April 15-17 at Duane Banks Field.  Friday’s series opener will begin at 7:02 p.m. (CT) and be televised live on BTN.