Play-by-play recap: Iowa 10 Michigan State 0

Vastly different weather conditions swept across Duane Banks Field on Saturday, with wind chills pushing into the upper 20’s. The Hawkeyes had no issues, rolling past Michigan State 10-0 in seven innings to secure the series win in Iowa City. With the win, Iowa moves to 10-8 on the season and 4-2 in Big Ten play.
Rick Heller’s squad wasted no time landing a punch against the Spartans, plating four runs in the bottom of the first inning, including a two-out, two-run double from Jaixen Frost. The runs kept coming in the second inning, with the Hawkeyes adding on six more runs. A bases clearing triple from Miles Risley was the big blow that drove in three runs, expanding the lead to 9-0. They cruised from there and closed out the series win.
Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Spartans…
TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Michigan State 0
***RHP Reece Beuter pitching for Iowa***
JT Sokolove E5, Ryan McKay F-9 (I), Sam Busch K (II), Caleb Berry BB, Nick Williams BB, Parker Picot K (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base
BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 0 Michigan State 0
***RHP Aidan Donovan pitching for Michigan State***
Ben Wilmes 1B, Gable Mitchell 1B, Reese Moore 1B, Miles Risley 6-4 FC (1-0) (I), Jackson Beaman 1B (2-0), Daniel Rogers 3-1 (II), Jaixen Frost 2B (4-0), Blake Guerin 4-3 (III)
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4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 2 – Iowa 4 Michigan State 0
Randy Seymour K (I), Jake Dresselhouse K (II), Jacob Anderson 1B, Sokolove 5-3 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 4 Michigan State 0
Ben Swails 1B, Wilmes 1-6-3 (I), Mitchell 2B, Moore BB, Risley 3B (7-0)
***RHP Logan Pikur pitching for Michigan State***
Beaman 1B/SB (8-0), Rogers F-7 (II), Frost HBP, Blake Guerin BB, Swails 1B (10-0)
***RHP Tate Farquhar pitching for Michigan State***
Wilmes F-8 (III)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
TOP 3 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
McKay BB, Busch F-8 (I), Berry 1B, Williams 1B, Picot K (II), Seymour K (III)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base
BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Mitchell ꓘ (I), Moore F-9 (II), Risley 5-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 4 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Dresselhouse 1B, Anderson ꓘ (I), Sokolove 4-6 FC (II), McKay 3U (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 4 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Beaman F-6 (I), Rogers K (II), Frost F-8 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 5 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Busch F-2 (I), Berry K (II), Williams F-9 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
BOTTOM 5 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
***LHP Ganon Grundman pitching for Michigan State***
Blake Guerin 5-3 (I), Swails F-8 (II), Wilmes 6-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 6 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
***RHP Tyler Guerin pitching for Iowa***
Isaac Sturgess BB, Seymour 5-4 FC (I), Dresselhouse K (II), Anderson K (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Mitchell F-2 (I), Moore 5-3 (II), Risley 5-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 7 – Iowa 10 Michigan State 0
Sokolove BB, McKay BB
***LHP Brant Hogue pitching for Iowa***
Busch ꓘ (I), Berry 4-6-3 DP (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
FINAL SCORE – IOWA 10 MICHIGAN STATE 0
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | F | H | E | |
Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Iowa | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching Stat Lines
IOWA: Reece Beuter (5.0 INN, 0 R, 4 H, 8 K, 3 BB), Tyler Guerin (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K, 3 BB), Brant Hogue (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K)
MICHIGAN STATE: Aidan Donovan (1.1 INN, 8 ER, 8 H, 1 BB), Logan Pikur (0.1 INN, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 BB), Tate Farquhar (2.1 INN, 0 R, 2 K), Ganon Grundman (2.0 INN, 0 R)