Bartt Pierce

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Hawkeye Baseball: A Look Back at Iowa’s 2025 Season

1 week ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK The Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off a nail-biter 4-3 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament, punching their ticket to the semifinals against UCLA. Iowa came out swinging, dropping three runs in the first inning like they had a dinner reservation.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Lose Opportunity in Season Finale, Look for Redemption in Big Ten Tournament

2 weeks ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Benjamin Roberts In their three-game series from May 15 to 17, 2025, Oregon dominated Iowa with a clean sweep at Duane Banks Field. In Game 1, Oregon shut out Iowa 10-0 behind a complete-game, two-hit performance by Grayson Grinsell and home runs from Maddox Molony, Ryan Cooney, and Carter Garate.
Iowa Hawkeyes Baseball: The Home Stretch

3 weeks ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Lee Navin/For the Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Hawkeyes were able to tally a tie (that’s kinda crazy) in the third and final game in Des Moines against Oregon State. The Hawks lost the first two games of the series. Here’s a quick recap, and then we will take a look at this week’s opponent, the fifth-ranked Oregon Ducks. Game 1: Iowa 6, Oregon State 9 (Loss)Iowa fought back after falling behind early. Gable Mitchell tied the game 6–6 with a home run in the 7th.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Back “Home” to Des Moines

4 weeks ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

My mom had more sayings than Aesop. One of her most repeated sayings was “all good things come to an end.” Well, Mom, yes and no. The Hawks’ streak of dominating the B1G ended in Seattle, as Iowa went 1-2 versus the Washington Huskies. However, Reece Beuter went all Superman on the cold-weather puppies, and the Hawks can confidently come back to the state of Iowa for a tremendous challenge and opportunity against the #10 Oregon State Beavers in Des Moines.
Iowa Baseball: This is Getting Ridiculous (ly) Fun

1 month ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Hawkeyes Sweep HoosiersGame 1: Friday Night Nail-Biter Iowa opened the series with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Indiana in 10 innings. Big Fella Blake Guerin played small ball and laid down a clutch bunt to bring home the winning run — a strong reminder of his skill at the plate. Pitchers Cade Obermueller, Brant Hogue, and Anthony Watts combined to shut down Indiana’s offense, keeping the Hawkeyes in the game despite leaving 10 runners on base. It wasn’t easy, but Iowa found a way to finish strong.
Iowa Baseball: First Place Hawkeyes!

1 month ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

TheIowa Hawkeyeswent on the road to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and came home with another broom. The Hawks have been doing a great deal of cleaning up on the diamond this spring. In game one, Iowa led early (3-0) but fell behind. Iowa’s bullpen threw zeros over the final five innings, and the Hawkeye offense did enough to get the win. Ben Wilmes and Miles Risley each went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in. Daniel Wright, Anthony Watts, and Brant Hogue combined to not allow a Wolverine to score.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Win Another Big Ten Series

1 month ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK Coach Rick Heller’sIowa Hawkeyeswon yet another Big Ten series this weekend. The Hawkeyes took two out of three games from the Nebraska Cornhuskersto remain percentage points behind UCLA in the B1G standings. UCLA is 12-3 (.800), while Iowa is 14-4 (.778). The Hawks are 23-11 overall. In game one, Cade Obermueller was once again ridiculous. Obe went seven innings on Friday night, allowing just two hits, no earned runs, and striking out 11.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Take Two of Three from Wildcats

2 months ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Winning a series in any sport is a sizable accomplishment. The Iowa Hawkeyes left the Chicago area a little disappointed, even though the Iowa 9 won 67% of their games this past weekend against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hawkeyes were hoping to sweep their third consecutive B1G opponent. After winning the first game 12-1 and the second game 7-1, the Hawkeyes scratched and clawed back, only to lose in the bottom of the ninth 5-4.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Sweep Gophers, to Face Bradley and Northwestern

2 months ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Sitting looking out my window at downtown Minneapolis, I’m both bummed and elated. I’m bummed as I was planning on seeing a college buddy at the Hawk/Gopher game Sunday. His son, Reece Beuter, is Iowa’s Sunday starter. Minneapolis’s weather was beautiful Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday? Not so much. It’s snowing today. The Gophs and Hawks agreed to move the games to Thursday and Friday (doubleheader). Good call.
Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Sweep Ohio State, Head to Illinois State

2 months ago | blackheartgoldpants.com | Bartt Pierce

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK After a short hiatus and a sun-filled cruise through the Caribbean, I’m back. And... so is Iowa Hawkeyes Baseball! After a few setbacks early in the season, Coach Rick Heller reached out to me, asking if I’d be willing to step away for a few weeks. The superstition thing in baseball is a living, breathing beast, folks. So, of course, I did. I’m a team player.