Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller believes the Hawkeyes will need to win the Big Ten Tournament to advance to an NCAA Regional. The Hawkeyes are 34-19 and tied for fourth place in the Big Ten. They open the conference tournament Wednesday night in Bloomington, Indiana, against Maryland.

Heller says the Hawkeyes’ schedule is not strong enough to secure an at-large bid. He believes at least four Big Ten teams will play in a regional. Heller says the depth in the Big Ten has improved to the point that the tournament should expand.

Regular season champion Nebraska is the top seed.

(Learfield Sports)