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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 short-stop Nick Roscetti swings the bat during game three of the Iowa-Kansas State series at Duane Banks field on Sunday, May 1, 2016. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-2 taking the series. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Baseball faces pivotal weekend

Blake Dowson, [email protected] May 6, 2016

  The stakes have not been higher all year. For the Iowa baseball team (21-21, 7-8 Big Ten), this weekend is do or die. With three conference series left this season, the Hawkeyes sit in a tie...

Men’s golf heads to NCAA regional

Men’s golf heads to NCAA regional

The Hawkeye men’s golf team has been selected to play in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional, the eighth-consecutive NCAA appearance for the squad. The regional will be hosted by New Mexico and held at...

Penn State infielder Alyssa VanDerveer hits the ball at Bob Pearl Softball Field on Saturday, Apr 23, 2016. Iowa defeated the Penn State, 4-1. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Bittersweet weekend for softball

The next three games at home will more likely than not be the Iowa softball team’s last of the season. Minnesota will travel to Pearl Field to wrap up the Big Ten regular season with a three-game...

Iowa golfer Amy Ihm prepares to drive during media day at Finkbine on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Ihm is one of two seniors on the team. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Hawkeye Ihm 78th after first day

Competition at the 2016 NCAA women’s golf regionals got underway on Thursday, and Iowa’s Amy Ihm competed as an individual. The senior from Peosta, Iowa, made her NCAA postseason début by posting...

Hellerball

Hellerball

Ian Murphy May 5, 2016

The trip from Eldon, Iowa, to Iowa City is only around 90 miles. It takes no more than an hour and a half to drive. There are numerous ways to get from the small southeastern Iowa town to the home of...

Men’s hoops adds combo guard

Men’s hoops adds combo guard

May 5, 2016

Men’s hoops adds combo guard Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery finished his 2016 recruiting class Wednesday with Maishe Dailey, a 6-6 guard of Beachwood, Ohio. Dailey averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds,...

Iowa's Joel Booker and Tyler Peyton celebrate after winning game three of the Iowa-Michigan series at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, April 24, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 8-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Buckeyes’ baseball, by the numbers

Jake Mosbach, [email protected] May 5, 2016

With another nonconference midweek victory in the books, the Hawkeye baseball team (21-21) now shifts its focus to a three-game weekend series with the Ohio State Buckeyes (28-15-1) this weekend in Columbus. The...

"Iowa golfer Amy Ihm drives the ball at the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday Oct. 4-5, 2014. The Illinois Fighting Illini took first in the tournament, beating Iowa by 14 strokes. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)"

Ihm tees off in NCAA regional

NCAA regional competition begins today for Hawkeye women’s golf, and Iowa’s Amy Ihm will take the course at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas. While the Hawkeye women’s golf team was not fortunate...

Iowa catcher Daniel Aaron Moriel tries to tag Kansas state first baseman Jake Scudder at home during game three of the Iowa-Kansas State series at Duane Banks field on Sunday, May 1, 2016. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-2 taking the series. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Playing into ‘The Click’

Blake Dowson, [email protected] May 4, 2016

For some guys, it just clicks. The baseball starts to look more like a beach ball at the plate, and it jumps off the bat a way it had not previously. The ball starts to find the glove more when they...

Iowa defensive back Desmond King celebrates after an interception at Kinnick Stadium on April 23, 2016. The defense beat the offense 20-18 in the spring game. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Mulling the Hawks in next NFL draft

  Just one Iowa player came off the board at the NFL draft, the lowest number of picks since 2013. It was also the latest round the Hawkeyes first player drafted had gone since 1993. Next...

Iowa short-stop Nick Roscetti swings the bat during game three of the Iowa-Kansas State series at Duane Banks field on Sunday, May 1, 2016. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-2 taking the series. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Baseball seeks more production

Blake Dowson, [email protected] May 2, 2016

Coming off a weekend series loss to Kansas State, the Iowa baseball team (20-21, 7-8) would like to gain a bit of momentum against Western Illinois before they head to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes...

Iowa infield Kaitlyn Mullarkey catches the ball at Bob Pearl Softball Field on Saturday, Apr 23, 2016. Iowa defeated the Penn State, 4-1. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

One last road rodeo for softball

The Hawkeye softball team will compete in its last road game of the season against Iowa State at 4 p.m. today. Iowa recently just competed on the road against Illinois and finished 0-3 in the series....