Play-by-play recap: Iowa 7 Minnesota 6

Break out the brooms, Iowa Baseball has swept another Big Ten series. The Hawkeyes hung on late to defeat Minnesota 7-6 and earn their second consecutive sweep in conference play. With the win, Iowa moves to 17-9 overall and 10-2 in Big Ten play, which will give at the very least a share of first place in the standings going into next week.

Although the offense has been the driving force behind the Hawkeyes successes lately, the bullpen made critical pitches to keep the lead intact in the series finale. It wasn’t pretty, but it ended up just effective enough. Rick Heller was forced to use six bullpen arms to get the final 16 outs, but they got it done. The Iowa pitching staff gave up 12 free bases, but held the Gophers to just 2/16 with runners in scoring position. Tyler Guerin was the hero, getting the final three outs of the game to secure the win.

At the plate, Reese Moore led the way with four hits, including a pair of home runs, while Daniel Rogers hit a home run and added an RBI double in the eighth to make it 7-3 at the time. It proved to be a crucial extra run.

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

TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Minnesota 0

***RHP Kyle Remington pitching for Minnesota***

Ben Wilmes 6-3 (I), Gable Mitchell 2B, Reese Moore 2HR (2-0), Miles Risley F-5 (II), Caleb Wulf 1B, Wulf picked off (III)

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

***RHP Reece Beuter pitching for Iowa***

Easton Richter 6-3 (I), Brayden Hellum ꓘ (II), Drew Berkland K (III)

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

TOP 2 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Jaixen Frost F-8 (I), Daniel Rogers 1B, Andy Nelson F-8 (II), Ben Swails F-4 (III)

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

BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Weber Neels HBP, Charlie Sutherland 6U-3 DP (II), Parker Knoll BB, Jake Elbeery BB, Jameson Martin F-8 (III)

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

TOP 3 – Iowa 2 Minnesota 0

Wilmes 1B, Mitchell F-8 (I), Moore 2B, Risley 4-3 (3-0) (II), Wulf F-6 (III)

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

BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 3 Minnesota 0

Landen Lozier F-7 (I), Richter HR (3-1), Hellum 1B, Berkland F-3 (II), Neels 1B, Sutherland 2B (3-2), Knoll 5-3 (III)

2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base

TOP 4 – Iowa 3 Minnesota 2

Frost 1B, Rogers 2HR (5-2), Nelson BB, Swails K (I)

***LHP Noah Rooney pitching for Minnesota***

Wilmes 5-3 (II), Mitchell 3-1 (III)

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

BOTTOM 4 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 2

Elbeery F-8 (I), Martin K (II), Lozier 1B

***LHP Ben DeTaeye pitching for Iowa***

Richter K (III)

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

TOP 5 – Iowa 5 Minnesota 2

Moore HR (6-2), Risley K (I), Wulf 3-1 (II), Frost F-9 (III)

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

BOTTOM 5 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 2

Hellum K (I), Berkland HR (6-3), Neels BB, Sutherland F5-3 DP (III)

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

TOP 6 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 3

Rogers F-6 (I), Nelson 6-3 (II), Swails ꓘ (III)

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

BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 3

Knoll 1B, Knoll caught stealing (I), Elbeery BB, Martin BB, Lozier HBP

***RHP Chas Wheatley pitching for Iowa***

Richter ꓘ (II), Hellum F-8 (III)

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

TOP 7 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 3

Wilmes F-9 (I), Mitchell 1-3 (II), Moore 2B, Risley F-9 (III)

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

BOTTOM 7 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 3

Berkland BB, Neels BB

***LHP Brant Hogue pitching for Iowa***

Sutherland K (I), Knoll K (II), Elbeery F-6 (III)

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

TOP 8 – Iowa 6 Minnesota 3

***RHP Eli Sundquist pitching for Minnesota***

Blake Guerin K/WP, Frost ꓘ (I), Rogers 2B (7-3), Nelson 6-3 (II), Swails 6-3 (III)

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

BOTTOM 8 – Iowa 7 Minnesota 3

Martin 1B, Lozier 1B, Richter ꓘ (I), Hellum F-6 (II)

***RHP Sam Hart pitching for Iowa***

Berkland 6-4 FC (III)

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

TOP 9 – Iowa 7 Minnesota 3

Wilmes F-8 (I), Mitchell BB, Moore 4U FC (II), Risley F-2 (III)

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

BOTTOM 9 – Iowa 7 Minnesota 3

Neels HBP, Sutherland HBP

***RHP Justin Hackett pitching for Iowa***

Knoll 1B, Elbeery E6 FC (7-4)

***RHP Tyler Guerin pitching for Iowa***

Kris Hokenson K (I), Lozier BB (7-5), Richter F-8 SAC (7-6) (II), Jake Perry 3U (III)

3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base

FINAL SCORE – IOWA 7 MINNESOTA 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	F	H	E
Iowa	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	7	11	1
Minnesota	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	10	0

Pitching Stat Lines

IOWA: Reece Beuter (3.2 INN, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 BB), Ben DeTaeye (1.2 INN, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 3 BB), Chas Wheatley (0.2 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 2 BB), Brant Hogue (1.2 INN, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K), Sam Hart (0.1 INN, 2 ER, 0 H, 2 HBP), Justin Hackett (0.1 INN, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H), Tyler Guerin (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB)

MINNESOTA: Kyle Remington (3.1 INN, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 K, 1 BB), Noah Rooney (3.2 INN, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K), Eli Sundquist (2.0 INN, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 1 BB)