Gophers Open Series With Loss to Hawkeyes

Iowa City, IA (Gophersports.com) - Minnesota tied the game in the sixth after trailing 3-0, but Iowa scored three runs in the same inning and won the series opener in Iowa City 7-3. The Golden Gophers (19-27, 7-12 Big Ten) had eight hits and committed two errors, while the Hawkeyes (35-12, 16-3 Big Ten) had seven hits and made one error.

Cather Matt Halloran had two hits for Minnesota, and center fielder Dan Motl extended his reached base streak to 20 games with a single. Tyler Peyton pitched seven innings for the Hawkeyes, and Eric Toole and Taylor Kaufman each had two hits.

For the Gophers, Ben Meyer (4-5) allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out five in 5 2/3 innings. Brian Glowicki, Jordan Jess and Tyler Hanson all pitched in relief. Hanson pitched a 1-2-3 eighth.