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1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

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.

1 month 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.