Three Takeaways From Iowa Baseball’s Big Ten Home-Opening Series Against No. 1 UCLA.

Three takeaways from Iowa baseball’s Big Ten home-opening series against No. 1 UCLA.

The Iowa baseball team was swept by No. 1 UCLA this weekend. The Hawkeyes kept it close with a 5-2 loss on Friday, but were mercy ruled on Saturday, 19-0, in seven innings, before falling to the Bruins again in the series finale, 14-6. Iowa used 15 pitchers through three games, including seven in game two on Saturday. The Hawkeyes surrendered 28 free bases in the series, as the Bruins took advantage of the Iowa mistakes. Offensively, the Hawkeye…

#1 UCLA sweeps Iowa

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell in the finale of its series against No. 1 UCLA, 14-6, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. “They are going to do that to a lot of teams,” head coach Rick Heller said. “But we didn’t make them work very hard, and that is what hurts the most. I thought we would come out and fight. I thought we had made progress on the mound with getting ahead in the count, …

No. 1 UCLA Rolls to Run-Rule Victory Over Iowa, 19-0

Bruins claim series over Iowa for 18th straight win.