IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Jaixen Frost homered and drove in four runs, and Jaron Bleeker threw five shutout innings of relief as Iowa rallied from an early deficit to defeat Purdue 14-5 on Friday at Duane Banks Field.

The Hawkeyes improved to 28-21 overall and 10-12 in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers fell to 34-17 and 10-9.

Purdue took a 5-0 lead with four runs in the third inning and another in the fifth. Zachary Zychowski drove in two runs with a double, and Boyle and Rogers each added RBI singles. But Iowa chipped away with single runs in the third and fourth innings, then tied the game with four runs in the sixth. Miles Risley tripled and scored on a single by Caleb Wulf, and Frost delivered a two-run double later in the inning.

The decisive moment came in the eighth. With the score 6-5 Iowa, the Hawkeyes sent 12 batters to the plate and scored eight runs on six hits, aided by two Purdue errors and three wild pitches. Frost capped the outburst with a two-run homer to left, his fifth of the season. Risley added a two-run double, and Wulf, Mitch Wood and Strohmeyer each drove in runs during the inning.

Frost finished 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs. Wulf went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, and Wood was 3 for 5 with an RBI. Risley had two hits and two RBIs.

For Purdue, Aaron Manias had two hits and Zachary Zychowski drove in two runs. Jackson Bessette reached base four times with two hits and two hit-by-pitches.

Bleeker entered in the fifth inning and worked five innings, allowing four hits and no earned runs while striking out three to earn the win. Cole Moore picked up the save with 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing one earned run on two hits.

Purdue starter Zach Erdman took the loss. He pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits with one strikeout, but control issues plagued him.

The game was the second of a three-game series. The teams meet again Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Purdue 8, Iowa 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Iowa a 56.60 percent probability to win.