Coming into Iowa's final regular season series against a terrible Northwestern team, Iowa was in good position to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. Friday night's loss to the Wildcats pushed the Hawks a little closer to the Tournament Bubble. Another loss to Northwestern could've put Iowa back squarely into bubble conversation.
To avoid a series loss, Iowa turned to Brody Brecht in game 3. Brecht responded with a 6 inning outing in which he surrendered just 1 hit, 1 walk, and no runs. Even better, he threw first pitch strikes to 75% of the hitters he faced. The game was close for a while, but Iowa ultimately won 10-0. More on Brecht's big outing here:
https://iowa.rivals.com/news/brecht-watch-2023-filing-the-zone
To avoid a series loss, Iowa turned to Brody Brecht in game 3. Brecht responded with a 6 inning outing in which he surrendered just 1 hit, 1 walk, and no runs. Even better, he threw first pitch strikes to 75% of the hitters he faced. The game was close for a while, but Iowa ultimately won 10-0. More on Brecht's big outing here:
https://iowa.rivals.com/news/brecht-watch-2023-filing-the-zone
