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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
On April 27, the Iowa baseball team completed a three-game sweep over Indiana, winning its seventh consecutive series in a row, and finding itself on top of the Big Ten conference standings. The Hawkeyes were the talk of the college baseball world for weeks, but all of that quickly came to a halt.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
OMAHA, Neb. - In the waning hours of Thursday night, the Iowa baseball team fell to Indiana, 5-0, to close out pool play in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers compiled all of their runs in the third and fourth innings and relied on strong pitching to suppress the Hawkeye offense. The contest was mostly meaningless, with the Hawkeyes clinching a spot in the semifinals with their victory over Rutgers on Wednesday. Here are two takeaways from the Hawkeye loss.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
OMAHA, Neb. - Walking off the mound and backdropped by a crowd of black and gold, Iowa starting pitcher Cade Obermueller pumped his fists in the air with pure excitement. A Big Ten Tournament pool play contest against Rutgers determined if Iowa would move on to the conference semifinals and increase its chances at an NCAA Tournament berth.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
The Iowa baseball team lost two of three games this weekend against No. 10 Oregon State at Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa. After losing on Friday and Saturday by a combined seven runs, the Hawkeyes and Beavers ended up with a 6-6 tie on Sunday. This was due to a travel curfew placed on Oregon State to get back home to Corvallis. So Iowa moves to 32-17-1 on the season and remains 21-6 in Big Ten play.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
Iowa baseball relief pitcher Anthony Watts has been a staple out of the bullpen in 2025 for head coach Rick Heller. Holding talents in both relief and starting pitching roles, Watts brings a unique asset to the Hawkeye pitching staff. Watts started his journey at Waukee Northwest High School in Waukee, Iowa, dazzling Class 4A with his high velocity and large 6-foot-4 frame.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
The Iowa baseball team dropped two of three games on the road at Washington over the weekend, losing its first Big Ten series of the season in the process. The Hawkeyes fell to the Huskies in walk-off fashion on Friday and Saturday nights before winning 8-0 on Sunday to avoid the sweep. Iowa moves to 32-15 on the season and 21-6 in conference play, and still retain a 2.5 game lead over UCLA for first place in the conference standings.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
The Iowa softball team completed the series sweep with a 4-0 victory over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. Hawkeye batters took advantage of inconsistent Scarlet Knight pitching to score a plethora of runs. Iowa moves to 35-17 and 15-7 in Big Ten play and concludes the regular season in sixth place in the conference standings.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
In this game, teams that haven't won a single game can beat any opponent on any given night. You can outplay a team for eight innings, but might fall if you lose that one inning. This was the instance when Iowa dropped a tough one to Illinois State on Tuesday night, 6-5. If a random person looked at that box score, they would assume Illinois State played an amazing game and dominated the Hawkeyes in all facets of the game. But it was actually the opposite. Iowa dominated the game.
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1 month ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
If you run a web search for who the best golfer of all time is, you'll probably come back with a short list that includes Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. While Woods has done plenty for the sport through a heck of a career, Nicklaus remains the greatest golfer of all time. That's not to say Woods is a bad or even mediocre golfer, but the numbers clearly show Nicklaus as an all-time favorite.
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2 months ago | 
dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson
Iowa baseball won all three contests against Indiana and picked up its second consecutive series sweep this weekend at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. After a thrilling 2-1 extra-inning victory on Friday, the Hawkeyes outscored the Hoosiers, 23-2, in the final two games. Iowa is 31-12 on the season and 20-4 in Big Ten play, retaining the top spot by three games over UCLA. This is the best conference start in program history.
