It wasn’t until the bottom of the eighth inning, when Gable Mitchell delivered his first career home run over the right field wall, that the Hawkeyes could finally exhale. Up until that point, St Thomas had kept themselves within striking distance for a potential midweek upset. The two-run home run, however, put the finishing touches on a 17-11 win over the Tommies. With the win, Iowa moves to 17-13 overall. “The offense just kept coming after them and that was good to see, especially not having (Sam) Petersen and still being able to score runs like that when we needed to was a good sign,” sai…