Purdue 7, at Iowa 10

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Joey Nerat homered twice and drove in five runs to lead Iowa to a 10-7 victory over Purdue on Thursday night at Duane Banks Field. Nerat’s second home run, a three-run shot in the fifth inning, broke a 7-7 tie and gave the Hawkeyes the lead for good. He finished 2-for-4 with his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. Iowa improved to 27-21 overall and 10-12 in Big Ten play. Purdue fell to 34-16 and 10-8. The Boilermakers jumped out to an early lead. Brandon Rogers singled to start the game and was… Read more...