IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 10-4, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

“Really good effort by our ball club today, and a nice bounce back on the weekend to get the series after a rough Friday night,” said Iowa head coach Rick Heller. “Shows a lot about our team and a lot about its character and toughness.”

The Hawkeyes and Gophers traded runs in the first and second innings with Iowa scoring in the first and Minnesota responding with a solo home run in the second.

Iowa scored a run in the fourth before the Gophers jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the top of the third. Iowa responded with a three-run bottom half and never looked back.  A two-run seventh and a three-run eighth put the game away and gave the Hawkeyes a series win.

Marcus Morgan started on the mound for Iowa. The Iowa City, Iowa, native threw 4 2/3 innings and allowed four runs while striking out six.

Ben DeTaeye entered and threw 2 1/3 innings and allowed just one hit while striking out four to earn his first win of the season.

Anthony Watts and Jack Young each threw a scoreless inning to close out the game.

“We got a solid start out of Marcus Morgan who was really good for four innings,” said Heller. “He fell behind some hitters in the fifth which cost him a chance to stay in the game a little longer. But Ben DeTaeye came in and did an awesome job. Then Anthony Watts was solid working back from a lead off 3 -0 count to get the 1-2-3 inning. Jack Young did an awesome job closing it out in the ninth.”

Michael Seegers was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two walks on the day. Davis Cop was 2-for-4 and with two RBIs and Raider Tello was 2-for-4 with three runs scored.

Gable Mitchell added three RBIs.

“Offensively, I was really happy with our hitters,” said Heller. “We faced a really good arm in Wietgrefe. He was tough. We ended up getting a run in the first, which I thought was really big for Marcus. And then we stayed after him all day long. It was a very good weekend for us offensively, all three games just competed and gave ourselves chances to score runs in virtually every inning. This game was no different.”

Iowa hit .462 with two outs compared to Minnesota’s .100 and the Hawkeyes had seven two-out RBIs.­­

Iowa returns to action on Tuesday traveling to Bradley for a midweek matchup in Peoria, Illinois.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

“Really happy with how our guys came out and played,” said Iowa. “We came out and played hard from the first pitch. Offensively, I couldn’t be happier with our approach at the plate or how we put pressure on them every inning.”

The Hawkeyes scored in every inning except one to even the series at one game apiece.

Cade Obermueller got the start for the Hawkeyes and earned his second win of the season. He threw five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits with three strikeouts.

Aaron Savary threw three innings in relief allowing one earned run. He struck out four and walked just one. Sam Hart threw the final inning allowing a two-run home run but closing the door on the win.

“Cade Obermueller picked up the win for us,” said Heller. “He logged five innings. After a little bit of a slow start, gave some free bases that scored but he really settled in and pitched well after that. We did a good job keeping leadoff men off base all game. Aaron Savary came in and did a nice job to get us to the ninth.”

Andy Nelson remained red hot going 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs and a home run. In nine games since moving into the leadoff spot Nelson is slashing .545/.652/.970 with 14 RBIs, four home runs, and 19 runs scored.

Raider Tello was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs and Ben Wilmes was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Kyle Huckstorf added two hits and an RBI while tallying two runs for the Hawkeyes.

“Happy with the bounce back,” said Heller. “Really mature and professional effort from our guys today. We didn’t let yesterday affect anything and we played a great game today.”

The Hawkeyes and Gophers will wrap up the series tomorrow at Noon

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa softball team split their Saturday afternoon double header against Michigan State. The Hawkeyes fell in game one, 8-2, before securing the series victory with a, 1-0, win in game two.

Freshman Soo-Jin Berry had two hits on the afternoon including a walk off single in game two. Sophomore Tory Bennett finished the afternoon going 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Sophomore Jalen Adams (9-6) picked up her second shutout victory of the weekend in game two against the Spartans

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The University of Iowa softball team closes out their homestand as they host in-state rival Drake in a midweek doubleheader at Pearl Field on Tuesday April 2. First pitch for game one is set for 4 p.m. CT and will be streamed on B1G+.

WACO, Texas – The Cyclones (12-18, 3-6 Big 12) fell in the series finale to a top-25 Baylor (19-12, 3-9 Big 12) squad on Saturday afternoon, 7-4, in the final game of ISU’s March slate.

After going over a week without playing, the Cyclones took one of three games against the Bears over the weekend, securing their first ranked-road win of the season in the process.

After the Cyclones jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, Baylor scored four unanswered runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to go up 4-1. A three-run shot from Tiana Poole in the third tied things up, but a three-run fourth frame from the Bears proved to be the difference.

Both Poole and Milaysia Ochoa had two hits on the day to lead the team. Poole tied a career-high with four RBI on the afternoon, as the sophomore accounted for all of the Cyclones’ run production. Angelina Allen, McKenna Andrews and Olivia Wardlow also notched hits.

Karlie Charles started the game pitching for ISU and was relieved by Jaiden Ralston. Ralston (2-4) pitched 3.2 innings and allowed five runs – of which only two were earned. Lauren Schurman finished the game for ISU, pitching the final two innings without surrendering a run.

Baylor’s Emily Hott and Aliyah Binford each had two RBI on the day, while four different Bears had at least two hits. BU’s RyLee Crandall (9-5) made her third-straight appearance against the Cyclones, again pitching a complete game. She gave up four runs (three earned) and struck out five

The second ranked Iowa Hawkeye women face a title game rematch as they get set to play LSU in Monday night’s regional final in Albany, New York. A year ago, LSU hammered to Hawkeyes 102-85 in the NCAA championship game. *

That’s Hawkeye coach Lisa Bluder. Iowa star Caitlin Clark diced up Colorado with dribble drives in Saturday’s 89-68 victory and finished with 29 points and 15 assists. Bluder says that will be tougher to do against LSU.

It is a rematch the country was hoping to see but it also means one of last seasons finalists won’t be returning to the Final Four.

Clark and LSU star Angel Reese are a big storyline after Reese taunted Clark during the waning seconds of last year’s championship game.

Clark says while her and Reese are getting attention it is all about the outcome of the game.

Clark says it is much more than just her against Reese.

Clark and the Hawkeyes are a win away from a second straight trip to the Final Four and the third in program history.

Clark says balanced scoring will be a key against LSU and not settling for the first shot.

LSU coach Kim Mulkey(mull-key) says Caitlin Clark sets the table for her teammates.

Mulkey says this game should be played at the Final Four.

Mulkey says there are a lot of similarities between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

Angel Reese on her relationship with Caitlin Clark.

Reese says slowing down Iowa is more than just defending Clark.

Iowa State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser (Mou-zir) hopes a talented wide receiver group will provide the Cyclones with more big plays next season. Mouser is entering his ninth season on the ISU staff and took over the offense after Nate Scheelhaase (sheel-house) left to take a job on the staff of the Los Angeles Rams.

Helping his transition to offensive coordinator is the presence of quarterback Rocco Becht. He was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

Mouser says it is important for the offense to develop and identity this spring.