Play-by-play recap: Iowa 13 Minnesota 0

The Iowa Baseball team continued their early season onslaught of Big Ten opponents, taking down Minnesota 13-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Hawkeyes move to 16-9 and 9-2 in Big Ten play, which keeps them in sole possession of first place in the standings.

Cade Obermueller and Anthony Watts were dialed in on the mound, combining for 16 strikeouts. Obermueller tossed 6.0 scoreless innings, including a career-high 11 strikeouts and threw 67 of his 103 (65.0%) pitches for strikes. In relief, Watts completed 3.0 scoreless innings, tacking an additional five strikeouts to the total.

Offensively, the big blow came in the sixth inning. Leading 3-0, Andy Nelson, making his first start since the Rutgers series, blasted a clutch two-out, three-run home run to break the game open. They added on seven runs on nine hits in the top of the ninth to reach double-digits for the 11th time in their last 16 games.

Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Golden Gophers…

TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

***LHP Justin Thorsteinson pitching for Minnesota***

Ben Wilmes BB, Gable Mitchell 4-6-3 DP (II), Reese Moore F-3 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

***LHP Cade Obermueller pitching for Iowa***

Parker Knoll 4-3 (I), Josh Fitzgerald 2B, Jake Elbeery ꓘ (II), Weber Neels F-9 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 2 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

Miles Risley F-6 (I), Caleb Wulf 1B/SB, Jaixen Frost ꓘ (II), Daniel Rogers K (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

Brayden Hellum BB/SB, Jake Perry ꓘ (I), Jake Larson K (II), Jack Mosh ꓘ (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 3 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

Andy Nelson BB, Ben Swails 2B, Wilmes F-8 SAC (1-0) (I), Mitchell 2B (2-0), Moore F-6 (II), Risley 5-3 (III)

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Sam Hunt K (I), Knoll ꓘ (II), Fitzgerald 6-3 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

TOP 4 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Wulf 1B, Frost 2-3 SAC (I), Rogers 4-3 (II), Nelson 6-3 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 4 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Elbeery K (I), Neels F-3 (II), Hellum K (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

TOP 5 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Swails BB/SB, Wilmes 1B, Mitchell 4-6 FC (3-0), Mitchell caught stealing (II), Moore K (III)

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 5 – Iowa 3 Minnesota 0

Perry ꓘ (I), Larson 2B, Easton Richter K (II), Drew Berkland 5-3 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 6 – Iowa 3 Minnesota 0

Risley BB, Wulf HBP

***RHP Joe Sperry pitching for Minnesota***

Frost K (I), Rogers 3U (II), Nelson 3HR (6-0), Swails F-9 (III)

3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

Knoll 2B, Fitzgerald BB, Elbeery 4-3 (I), Neels F-6 (II), Jameson Martin K (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base

TOP 7 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

Wilmes HBP/E1, Mitchell F-6 (I), Moore K (II), Risley F-8 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 7 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

***RHP Anthony Watts pitching for Iowa***

Perry K (I), Larson ꓘ (II), Richter ꓘ (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

TOP 8 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

Wulf F-6 (I), Frost F-8 (II), Rogers F-6 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 8 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

Berkland ꓘ (I), Knoll K (II), Fitzgerald HBP, Charlie Sutherland 4-3 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 9 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 0

Nelson 4-3 (I), Swails 1B, Wilmes 2B (7-0), Mitchell 2B (8-0), Moore 1B/9-3-2-6 (9-0), Risley 1B, Blake Guerin 2B, Frost 1B/E6 (11-0)

***LHP Kris Hokenson pitching for Minnesota***

Rogers 1B, Nelson BB, Kooper Schulte 1B (13-0), Jackson Beaman F-8 (III)

7 runs, 9 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base

BOTTOM 9 – Iowa 13 Minnesota 0

***RHP Jaron Bleeker pitching for Iowa***

Neels BB, Martin K (I), Perry BB, Landen Lozier ꓘ (II), Richter ꓘ (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base

FINAL SCORE – IOWA 13 MINNESOTA 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	F	H	E
Iowa	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	7	13	15	0
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Pitching Stat Lines

IOWA: Cade Obermueller (6.0 INN, 0 R, 3 H, 11 K, 2 BB), Anthony Watts (2.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 5 K), Jaron Bleeker (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K, 2 BB)

MINNESOTA: Justin Thorsteinson (5.0 INN, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 4 BB), Joe Sperry (3.2 INN, 7 ER, 8 H, 2 K), Kris Hokenson (0.1 INN, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB)