OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — The Iowa Hawkeyes scored seven runs in the final three innings to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini 10-6 on Tuesday afternoon at Sapp Fieldhouse. Illinois jumped ahead early, plating six runs in the top of the first inning. J Zebig singled in a run and later scored on a sacrifice fly. Collin Jennings then homered to right field, driving in two more. The lead held until the bottom of the second, when Max Burt doubled in two runs and later scored on a single. Iowa chipped away, pulling within one in the fifth. In the seventh, the Hawkeyes seized control. After tying the game on a sacrifice fly, Burt put Iowa ahead 7-6 with another sacrifice fly. Joey Nerat then crushed a three-run homer to right center to cap the rally. Iowa outhit Illinois 13-11. The Hawkeyes improved to 30-21 overall and took the season series against Illinois, which fell to 27-26. Jaron Bleeker earned the pitching win for Iowa.