Play-by-play recap: Iowa 16 Minnesota 7
The Iowa Baseball team, for at least 24 hours, will hold sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, after defeating Minnesota 16-7 in the series opener on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Hawkeyes move to 15-9 overall and 8-2 in Big Ten play.
Rick Heller’s squad has been on fire at the plate on Thursday was no different. The Hawkeyes put up four runs in the 2nd, four in the 6th and four in the 7th inning, with those crooked numbers leading to a dominant win. On the mound, Aaron Savary allowed four runs over 3.2 innings, but Daniel Wright was huge in relief with a doubleheader on the horizon, allowing one run over 3.1 innings.
Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Golden Gophers…
TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0
***RHP Cole Selvig pitching for Minnesota***
Ben Wilmes 2B, Gable Mitchell F-8 (I), Reese Moore F-5 (II), Miles Risley 1B/SB (1-0), Daniel Rogers BB, Jaixen Frost BB, Blake Guerin F-8 (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base
BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 1 Minnesota 0
***RHP Aaron Savary pitching for Iowa***
Parker Knoll K (I), Easton Richter 1B, Drew Berkland BB, Jake Elbeery HBP, Josh Fitzgerald BB (1-1), Kris Hokenson F-8 SAC (2-1) (II), Weber Neels E6/6-5 (III)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base
TOP 2 – Minnesota 2 Iowa 1
Jackson Beaman 1B, Ben Swails E6, Wilmes 1B, Mitchell F-6, Moore 1B (3-2), Risley 1B (4-2), Rogers E4 (5-2), Frost F-4 (II), Blake Guerin BB, Beaman F-7 (III)
4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 3 left on base
BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 2
Jake Perry 1B, Jameson Martin 1-4-3 DP (II), Knoll K (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 3 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 2
***LHP Will Whelan pitching for Minnesota***
Swails 5-3 (I), Wilmes 6-3 (II), Mitchell 1B, Moore K (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 2
Richter 1B, Berkland 2B, Elbeery F-5 (I), Fitzgerald F-7 (5-3) (II), Hokenson K (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 4 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 3
Risley 6-3 (I), Rogers ꓘ (II), Frost F-4 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
BOTTOM 4 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 3
Neels F-6 (I), Perry ꓘ (II), Landen Lozier BB, Knoll 1B
***RHP Daniel Wright pitching for Iowa***
Richter HBP, Berkland 1B (5-4), Elbeery 4-3 (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base
TOP 5 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 4
Blake Guerin K (I), Beaman K (II), Swails BB, Wilmes F-9 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 5 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 4
Fitzgerald 3U (I), Hokenson 4-3 (II), Neels 1B, Perry F-4 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 6 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 4
Mitchell 1B, Moore F-6 (I), Risley BB, Rogers BB
***RHP Seth Clausen pitching for Minnesota***
Frost 1B (7-4), Caleb Wulf BB, Tyler Guerin 1B (9-4), Swails 2-5-1 FC (II), Wilmes K (III)
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 9 Minnesota 4
Lozier 1B, Knoll 1B, Richter K (I), Berkland 6-5 FC (9-5) (II), Elbeery K (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 7 – Iowa 9 Minnesota 5
Mitchell 1B, Moore BB, Risley 1B, Rogers 2B (11-5), Frost F-9 (I), Wulf F-9 SAC (12-5) (II), Kellen Strohmeyer BB
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***RHP Adam Urban pitching for Minnesota***
Swails 1B (13-5), Wilmes 6-3 (III)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 7 – Iowa 13 Minnesota 5
Fitzgerald 2B, Hokenson ꓘ (I), Neels 5-3 (II), Perry 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 8 – Iowa 13 Minnesota 5
Mitchell BB/E1, Moore K (I), Risley 1B (14-5), Rogers 1-3 (II), Frost BB, Wulf F-6 (III)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 8 – Iowa 14 Minnesota 5
***RHP Jack Whitlock pitching for Iowa***
Lozier BB, Knoll F-7 (I), Richter K (II), Brayden Hellum 2-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 9 – Iowa 14 Minnesota 5
***RHP Jonathan Dobis pitching for Minnesota***
Strohmeyer BB, Kooper Schulte K (I), Andy Nelson 1B, Mitchell 1B (15-5), Mitch Wood F-9 SAC (16-5) (II), Risley F-6 (III)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 9 – Iowa 16 Minnesota 5
Charlie Sutherland F-7 (I), Fitzgerald E6, Jack Mosh 3U (II), Neels 2HR (16-7), Jake Larson 6-3 (III)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base
FINAL SCORE – IOWA 16 MINNESOTA 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | H | E | |
| Iowa | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Pitching Stat Lines
IOWA: Aaron Savary (3.2 INN, 4 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 3 BB), Daniel Wright (3.1 INN, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 K), Jack Whitlock (2.0 INN, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB)
MINNESOTA: Cole Selvig (2.0 INN, 5 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB), Will Whelan (3.1 INN, 3 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 3 BB), Seth Clausen (1.1 INN, 5 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 3 BB), Adam Urban (1.1 INN, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 2 BB), Jonathan Dobis (1.0 INN, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB)
