The Iowa baseball team will begin a 10-day, nine-game road trip in Texas today.

The Hawkeyes will (4-5) play the first of four games against No. 3 Texas (9-3) in Austin today at 6 p.m. Iowa will remain in Austin for a double-header before playing the series finale on March 13.

Sophomore Jarred Hippen (1-1) will take the mound for today’s series opener. The 6-3 southpaw leads the team in innings pitched (19), and his 3.79 ERA is the lowest among Hawkeye starters.

Texas is expected to give the nod to sophomore Taylor Jungmann (2-0), who leads the Longhorns with a 0.83 ERA.

Iowa will head to San Antonio to play a two-game set at Texas-San Antonio (7-4) on March 16-17.

The Hawkeyes will conclude their trip with a three-game series against Texas Pan American (6-3) in Edinburgh, Texas, on March 19-20.

— by Jordan Garretson