Strategies could change due to MLB’s 2020 playoff expansion if regular season play continues
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
August 2, 2020
With the arrival of a COVID-19 outbreak within the Miami Marlins organization just days after Major League Baseball began its season on July 23, it has been speculated that the league may have to stop all games if other teams see similar outbreaks. The league has taken steps to try to stop the o...
Hawkeyes find success in unique college summer league baseball season
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 30, 2020
Another summer means another year of collegiate summer league baseball, and while this summer is not like any other due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa baseball players are still spread out across the country for summer league play. The Northwoods league, which includes seven divisions of teams...
Opinion | Major League Baseball needs to do better
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 29, 2020
Just four days into the MLB season, a team-wide COVID-19 outbreak was announced. The Miami Marlins have announced 18 positive cases, 16 players and two coaches, and have had their season paused by the league through at least August 2. Despite the outbreak less than a week into the season, Major...
Baseball coach Rick Heller explains impact of NCAA’s blanket waiver on Iowa for 2021 season
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 23, 2020
Most of the college baseball season was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some elements of the season will still look different in 2021. Following the cancellation of the season, the NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief announced that teams would receive a bla...
Major League Baseball starts its season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 22, 2020
Major League Baseball is finally back. The season opens Thursday night, with the Yankees playing the Nationals at Nationals Park and the Giants playing the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. All other clubs are opening on Friday. But the season reopening doesn’t come without a multitude of chang...
Iowa’s Jack Guzek named Midwest Collegiate League Pitcher of the Week
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 20, 2020
Iowa redshirt sophomore Jack Guzek was named the Midwest Collegiate League Pitcher of the Week on Monday. The Northwest Indiana Oilman right-hander pitched his way to the MCL honor when he allowed just four hits over six shutout innings in a July 15 start against Crestwood. He racked up nine ...
Iowa high school baseball, softball teams grateful for season despite obstacles
Jordan Winke, Sports Reporter
July 16, 2020
When Iowa became the only state to allow high school baseball and softball to resume in June amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation watched. Some saw it as a much-needed step toward normalcy, while others saw it as a premature and unsafe decision. As with any navigation through uncharted water...
Iowa head coaches using social media to encourage mask wearing
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 16, 2020
While fall sports remain uncertain as concerns with COVID-19 continue, many University of Iowa coaches have come forward on social media to promote wearing a face covering to help prevent the spread of the virus. In a video posted on the Iowa Hawkeyes social media pages earlier this month, Iowa ...
Year in review: The top contests of 2019-20 at each Iowa athletic facility
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
July 13, 2020
After spring sports were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still uncertainty surrounding whether Iowa will be back in action in the fall. Before sports were canceled, it was a great year for Hawkeye sports. With the hiatus in live Iowa sporting events still ongoing, the DI lo...
Implementation of DH in National League for 2020 season beneficial to certain players
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 5, 2020
The designated hitter is coming to the National League for the first time in Major League Baseball history. The 2020 season mandated by the league’s owners includes 60 games, COVID-19 testing every other day, and a universal designated hitter. The DH has been in the American League since...
Recapping negotiations between MLB, MLBPA now that 2020 season is set
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
June 25, 2020
Major League Baseball is finally coming back. After months of negotiations, players have committed to reporting to their home stadiums by July 1 and starting a 60-game season on July 23 or 24. Uncertainty has swirled around the MLB season, with players and owners seemingly never able to come ...
Iowa baseball players miss out on opportunities due to shortened MLB Draft
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
June 18, 2020
After Major League Baseball announced that its 2020 draft would only be five rounds instead of the usual 40, thousands of draft hopefuls, both collegiate and high school, were left scrambling. Including Iowa baseball players. “From a players’ standpoint, it was obviously disappointing for t...