Iowa's Cade Obermueller (33) pitches during the second inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Iowa's Cade Obermueller (33) pitches during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Iowa's Kellen Strohmeyer (44) bunts during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
The Iowa bench celebrates after a run against Rutgers during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Iowa's Gable Mitchell (2) connects during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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Iowa's Gable Mitchell (2) rounds third base to score on a single by Caleb Wulf (1) during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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Iowa's Caleb Wulf (1) motions after an RBI during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
OMAHA, Neb. — The Iowa baseball team only needed one game to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The three-seed Hawkeyes (33-20-1, 21-9 Big Ten) defeated 10-seed Rutgers (29-28, 15-15 Big Ten) 4-3 in the team’s first game of the tournament on Wednesday.
Iowa's Cade Obermueller (33) pitches during the second inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Iowa's Cade Obermueller (33) pitches during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Iowa's Kellen Strohmeyer (44) bunts during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
The Iowa bench celebrates after a run against Rutgers during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Iowa's Gable Mitchell (2) connects during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Iowa's Gable Mitchell (2) rounds third base to score on a single by Caleb Wulf (1) during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Iowa's Caleb Wulf (1) motions after an RBI during the first inning a Big Ten Baseball tournament game against Rutgers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.