Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASEBALL | IOWA Iowa baseball opens season with pair of wins at MLB Desert Invitational ethan.petrik Feb 17, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Updated Feb 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — The Iowa baseball team opened the 2026 season to mixed results during the MLB Desert Invitational in Goodyear, Arizona over the weekend.kAm%96 w2H<6J6D 76== E@ z2?D2D $E2E6 `d\e @? uC:52J 367@C6 3@F?4:?8 324< H:E9 H:?D @G6C p:C u@C46 Wc\bX 2?5 }@CE962DE6C? Wa`\`bX E@ C@F?5 @FE E96 H66<6?5]k^Am Iowa's Caleb Wulf makes contact on a hit during an NCAA baseball game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 16. ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times kAmw625 4@249 #:4< w6==6C 42==65 E96 D62D@?\@A6?:?8 =@DD E@ E96 (:=542ED[ H9@ H6C6 A:4<65 E@ 7:?:D9 D6G6?E9 :? E96 q:8 `a AC6D62D@? A@==[ 2 “492==6?8:?8 52J” 7@C x@H2’D A:E49:?8 2?5 5676?D6]k^Am kAm“(6 925 D@>6 D=@AAJ >@>6?ED @? E96 >@F?5 2?5 :? 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