Northwestern Falls 9-2 at Iowa

Saturday, May 4

Iowa City, Iowa

3:05 p.m. CT

Northwestern

13-29, 2-15

Iowa

27-18, 12-8

Northwestern

Iowa

5/4/2024 6:35:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Northwestern scratched a run across in the first inning for the second consecutive game but was silenced offensively in a 9-2 loss at Iowa on Saturday afternoon.

Preston Knott led off the game with a double down the right field line and came around to score on a Jackson Freeman sacrifice fly, giving NU (13-29, 2-15 Big Ten) a 1-0 advantage in the top of the first.

Another First Inning RBI for @Jacksonrfreeman ?? pic.twitter.com/PyjjIDCoZz
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) May 4, 2024

Jack Dyke gave the Wildcats 4.0 scoreless innings on the mound, surrendering three hits, walking two and recording one strikeout.

.@JDyke19 departs after four scoreless ??

4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K pic.twitter.com/7ZB2Mc8RKt
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) May 4, 2024

In the bottom of the fifth, the Iowa (27-18,12-8 Big Ten) offense came to life, pushing across three runs on a hit by pitch, a bunt single, and two walks. The Hawkeyes added on with one in the sixth and five in the eighth.

Jackson Freeman collected his second RBI of the game on a solo home run to right in the top of the ninth. Freeman's home run marked his 9th of the 2024 campaign, second-most by a Big Ten true-freshman.

Peter Michael (0-1) is credited with the loss, allowing three runs on one hit.

Brody Brecht (3-2) earned the win, allowing one run on two hits, striking out 13 over 8.0 innings pitched.

The series finale is slated for 1:05 p.m. CT on Sunday at Duane Banks Field.