Play-by-play recap: Northwestern 5 Iowa 4
The Iowa Baseball team rallied in the late innings and tied the game with two outs in the top of the ninth, but it was all for not. Northwestern walked it off in the bottom of the ninth, taking the series finale 5-4 on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes fall to 20-10 on the season and 12-3 in Big Ten play.
Up next, Iowa will host Milwaukee on Tuesday, before welcoming border rival Nebraska to Iowa City for a three-game series next weekend.
Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Wildcats…
TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
***RHP Matthew Kouser pitching for Northwestern***
Ben Wilmes K (I), Gable Mitchell 1B, Reese Moore BB, Miles Risley K (II), Daniel Rogers F-9 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
***RHP Reece Beuter pitching for Iowa***
Preston Knott 5-3 (I), Owen McElfatrick BB, Jackson Freeman BB, Trent Liolios K (II), Ryan Kucherak ꓘ (III)
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0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
TOP 2 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
Blake Guerin 1B, Ben Swails F-8 (I), Jackson Beaman F-7 (II), Kooper Schulte 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
Zach Carlson ꓘ (I), Tyler Ganus 6-3 (II), Jacob Hand F-5 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 3 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
Wilmes HBP, Mitchell 6-4 FC (I), Moore F-9 (II), Risley BB, Rogers K (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 0 Northwestern 0
Markinson 1B, Knott 1B, McElfatrick 2B (1-0), Freeman 2B/E1 (3-0)
***LHP Brant Hogue pitching for Iowa***
Liolios K (I), Kucherak K (II), Carlson HBP, Ganus F-3 (III)
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base
TOP 4 – Northwestern 3 Iowa 0
Blake Guerin 1B, Swails 6-4 FC (I), Beaman 2B, Schulte 6-3 (3-1) (II), Wilmes F-9 (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 4 – Northwestern 3 Iowa 1
Jack Counsell K (I), Markinson 1B, Knott 5-4-3 DP (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 5 – Northwestern 3 Iowa 1
Mitchell 4-3 (I), Moore 4-3 (II), Risley 1B, Rogers 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 5 – Northwestern 3 Iowa 1
***RHP Tyler Guerin pitching for Iowa***
McElfatrick K (I), Freeman 4-3 (II), Liolios 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 6 – Northwestern 3 Iowa 1
***LHP Blake MacMillan pitching for Northwestern***
Blake Guerin F-4 (I), Swails 6-3 (II). Beaman BB, Schulte 3B (3-2), Wilmes 1B (3-3), Mitchell F-2 (III)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 3 Northwestern 3
Kucherak K (I), Carlson F-9 (II), Ganus 5-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 7 – Iowa 3 Northwestern 3
Moore 3U (I), Risley 1B, Rogers BB, Blake Guerin 5-4-3 DP (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 7 – Iowa 3 Northwestern 3
Counsell BB
***RHP Daniel Wright pitching for Iowa***
Markinson 2-3 SAC (I), Knott K (II), McElfatrick F-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 8 – Iowa 3 Northwestern 3
Swails F-9 (I), Beaman 1B, Schulte 1B, Wilmes 1B, Nelson out 7-2 (II), Mitchell 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 8 – Iowa 3 Northwestern 3
Freeman F-7 (I), Liolios HR (4-3), Kucherak F-8 (II), Carlson BB, Ganus 1B
***LHP Ben DeTaeye pitching for Iowa***
Counsell F-8 (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
TOP 9 – Northwestern 4 Iowa 3
Moore K (I), Risley 1B, Rogers F-8 (II), Blake Guerin 2B (4-4), Swails F-9 III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 9 – Iowa 4 Northwestern 4
Markinson 6-3 (I), Knott HBP, McElfatrick BB
***RHP Chas Wheatley pitching for Iowa***
Freeman 4-3 (II), Liolios IBB, Kucherak 1B (5-4)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors
FINAL SCORE – NORTHWESTERN 5 IOWA 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | H | E | |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching Stat Lines
IOWA: Reece Beuter (2.0 INN, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 2 BB), Brant Hogue (2.0 INN, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K), Tyler Guerin (2.0 INN, 0 R, 2 K, 1 BB), Daniel Wright (1.2 INN, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB), Ben DeTaeye (0.2 INN, 1 ER, 0 H, 1 BB), Chas Wheatley (0.1 INN, 1 H, 1 BB)
NORTHWESTERN: Matthew Kouser (5.0 INN, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 BB), Blake MacMillan (4.0 INN, 3 ER, 8 H, 1 K, 2 BB)
