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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa's Cole McDonald pitches during today's game against Rutgers at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, April 23. The Scarlet Knights went on to defeat the Hawkeyes 13-5. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Baseball fights for Big Ten position

Adam Hensley, [email protected] May 4, 2017

Four teams in the Big Ten enter this weekend with a 9-6 conference record in a tight race for third place. Iowa (27-16) needs a series win against Michigan State (23-17) in order to keep pace and possibly...

Tyler Cropley bats during Iowa's game against Milwaukee on Tuesday April 26, 2017.  The Hawkeyes won 4-3. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

For baseball, ‘crunch’ arrives ‘

May 3, 2017

By Blake Dowson [email protected] With only three more Big Ten series left in the regular season, the Iowa baseball team is officially in “crunch time.” Crunch time was good to the Hawkeyes...

Iowa's Mason McCoy dodges a ball during game two of the Iowa-Penn State baseball series at Duane Banks Field on Friday, April 28, 2017. The Hawkeyes swept the rain delayed, late night double header, 4-2 and 8-2, respectively. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Baseball falls to Western Illinois

May 2, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] After sweeping a Big Ten opponent in a three-game series for the first time since 2015, Iowa (27-16) dropped its second mid-week game in the past three weeks,...

Iowa's Mason McCoy smiles to the crowd during the Iowa-Rutgers baseball game at Duane Banks Field on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The Hawkeyes fell to the Scarlet Knights in the second game of the series, 5-3. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Hawks’ McCoy much more than real

Pete Ruden, [email protected] May 2, 2017

Mason McCoy is his own kind of player. He’s not Jake Adams, whose pure power has astonished Hawkeye fans across the state and has a Big Ten-leading 16 home runs. He’s not Robert Neustrom,...

Iowa's Ryan Erickson pitches during game two of the Iowa-Penn State baseball series at Duane Banks Field on Friday, April 28, 2017. The Hawkeyes swept the rain delayed, late night double header, 4-2 and 8-2, respectively. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Baseball seeks a streak

May 1, 2017

By Pete Ruden [email protected] After doing what it needed to do by sweeping Penn State this past weekend, the Iowa baseball team will try to carry that momentum into its midweek game against Western...

Pitcher Nick Gallagher throws a pitch during the Media Day on February 10, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Big Ten honors Gallagher

May 1, 2017

For the first time in his career, Iowa’s Nick Gallagher became the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Gallagher’s honor comes after one of his best performances of the season against Penn State...

Iowa pitcher Ryan Erickson throws the ball towards home plate at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday March 22, 2016. The Hawkeyes rally back in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the Braves 7-6. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Baseball beats the weather, Penn State

April 30, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Before the first game of Iowa’s weekend series (April 28-29 at Banks Field), the prospects of the Hawkeyes (27-15) playing all three games against Penn State...

Iowa first basemen Jake Adams bats against Grand View at Banks Field on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Vikings, 6-5. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Slew of late runs lifts Hawkeye baseball

April 29, 2017

Both Iowa (27-15) and Penn State (14-29) struggled to find the scoreboard early at Banks Field on Apri 29, but a big seventh inning gave Iowa a 9-1 win and its first Big-Ten-series sweep since 2015. Despite...

Iowa pitcher Nick Gallagher throws a ball during the first of three baseball games against UNLV at Duane Banks Field on Friday, March, 31, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Rebels, 3-0. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Iowa snags two wins in late-night baseball

April 29, 2017

By Pete Ruden [email protected] Rain proved to be an issue for Hawkeye baseball once again this season. After a 50-minute delay because of the weather, Iowa (26-15) finally met Penn State...

Iowa's Nick Gallagher pitches during the Iowa-Rutgers baseball game at Duane Banks Stadium on Friday, April 21, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Scarlet Knights, 8-2. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Baseball hears opportunity knocking

April 27, 2017

By Pete Ruden [email protected] Desmond King is going to have a busy weekend. While anxiously waiting to hear his name called in the NFL Draft, the 2015 Thorpe Award winner will also throw out...

Adams powers the Hawkeyes

Adams powers the Hawkeyes

April 26, 2017

By Adam Hensley  [email protected] Jake Adams hit his first home run when he was only 10 years old. He hasn’t let up since then. “I’ve hit a lot in my life,” Adams said following...

The Iowa Baseball team showers Mason McCoy with water after his walk-off hit against Milwaukee on April 25th, 2017. McCoy singled with the bases loaded to break a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Clutch hitting, pitching lead Iowa in walk-off win

April 26, 2017

By Pete Ruden  [email protected] It was going to happen at some point. Going up against 13-25 Milwaukee, there was a high probability that Iowa (24-15) was going to win. On paper, the Hawkeyes...