IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Aaron Jungers threw five hitless innings of relief to lead the Lindenwood Lions to a 4-3 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday evening at Duane Banks Field.

The Lions scored three unearned runs in the fifth and sixth innings to secure the win after Iowa had taken a 3-1 lead. Joey Nerat’s two-run triple in the third gave Iowa its advantage.

Jungers entered in the fifth and struck out seven, shutting down the Hawkeyes after Seth Benes allowed three runs over four innings. Tanner Simpson homered for Lindenwood. Iowa starter Logan Runde allowed one earned run over 4 2/3 innings in the loss.

Lindenwood improved to 6-8. Iowa fell to 6-5. The teams conclude their series Sunday.