Iowa baseball has hoisted one Big Ten Tournament trophy, in 2017.
Since then, most of Iowa’s best players have gone on to play in the professional ranks after being selected in the MLB Draft.
Jake...
A familiar face will return to the dugout at Banks Field in 2020.
Former Iowa infielder Jake Yacinich has been named the volunteer assistant coach for next season, head coach Rick Heller announced July...
Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• July 10, 2019
With the All-Star Break now complete in Major League Baseball, there are two main actions in the minds of higher-ups in front offices: buying and selling.
The moves front offices are going...
Major League Baseball is all about tradition. A game will start with a ceremonial first pitch, the fans will stretch and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in the middle of the seventh inning, and...
Cole McDonald is no longer the only Hawkeye baseball player headed to the professional ranks.
Iowa shortstop Tanner Wetrich signed a professional contract with the River City Rascals of the Frontier...
Everyone loves March Madness. After all, what’s better than watching basketball literally all day for a whole weekend? Answer: very few things.
But unfortunately, March only comes once a year, and...
Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor
• June 11, 2019
Money changes hands very quickly in the NL Central, with major acquisitions and trades continually making it one of the most competitive divisions in the MLB. With the 2019 season nearing its midpoint,...
For the first time in years, the MLB Draft has been kind to Iowa baseball.
The only defector to the draft from head coach Rick Heller’s squadwill be Cole McDonald, the senior Friday starter who gave...
Iowa senior pitcher Cole McDonald will be trading in his Iowa baseball hat for a Houston Astros one. The Astros made McDonald the first Hawkeye selected in the 2019 MLB Draft by taking him in the 15th...
Iowa baseball opened its day with an 11-1 loss to Nebraska in its second game of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The defeat forced the Hawkeyes to bounce back for another game and chance to keep their...
After a 4-2 win over No. 1 seed Indiana on Wednesday, Iowa found itself poised for a run through the Big Ten Tournament field. Until Nebraska came along.
The Huskers pounded the Hawkeyes, 11-1, for...
Iowa baseball’s rough stretch is officially over.
In what turned out to be a full-on pitcher’s dual, Iowa stepped up behind Cole McDonald’s arm to take down top-seeded Indiana, 4-2, in the first...
