Cole McDonald is Back! Watch & Listen for FREE (May 17, 6 pm; May 18, 6 pm; May 19, 6:30 pm)

[Franisdaman]

Watch & Listen for FREE (May 17, 6 pm; May 18, 6 pm; May 19, 6:30 pm): Penn State at IOWA Baseball

If you open the BTN video link too soon, you will get this message: "We're sorry, but the page you are looking for does not exist."

However, about 15 min before the 1st pitch, you should see the BTN2GO logo. The game will begin to stream close to the first pitch.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When you open the link at the beginning of the game there appears to be no problems. However, if you try joining the game in progress, it might say that the event will be starting soon, which obviously is wrong. In that case, go down to the timer and hit/click to the very far right and it should get you close to where the game is but it may still be a little bit behind. So you can get close to the live broadcast, but not quite.

The BTN video link works well on mobile devices; I have been out and about and have watched games on my smart phone. NOTE: the only difference is INSTEAD of the game automatically streaming, you many have to press on the PLAY button to get the video to stream.

If you join the BTN game in progress, you can go to the start of the game by going to the timer at the bottom of the screen, hover on the time line to see when the screen changed from the BTN logo to the game, and click.

Or you can:

* Click on the timer to bounce around and look at key innings
* Click on the timer to back up to watch a replay of a key play
* Always use this link as the REPLAY of the game.

_______________________________________

NOTE: Coming into this game, Penn State's RPI was 235 and their overall strength of schedule was 141. Iowa's RPI was 64 and their overall strength of schedule was 86.


Thur May 17 Penn State Streaming VIDEO Link: https://www.btn2go.com/embed?id=35518


FREE RADIO LINK (Pregame show begins 30 min prior to start time): https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Hawkeye-Sports-Network-s231143/


LIVE STATS LINK: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=197788


BONUS COVERAGE:

Rankings Listed are the RPI Rankings:

2:00 ET #18 Minnesota @ Rutgers Link
4:00 ET #31 Ohio St. @ Michigan St. Link
6:00 ET #50 Michigan @ #48 Purdue Link
7:00 ET #46 LSU @ #12 Auburn VLC Link
7:00 ET #51 Houston @ SE Louisiana VLC Link
7:00 ET Maryland @ #26 Indiana Link
7:00 ET #107 Nebraska @ #44 Illinois Link
7:30 ET #39 Wichita St. @ Memphis VLC Link
7:30 ET South Dakota St. @ North Dakota St. VLC Link
9:00 ET #118 Arizona St. @ #43 Arizona VLC Link



_______________________________________

NOTE: Coming into this game, Penn State's RPI was 232 and their overall strength of schedule was 130. Iowa's RPI was 64 and their overall strength of schedule was 96.


Fri May 18 Penn State Streaming VIDEO Link: https://www.btn2go.com/embed?id=35525


FREE RADIO LINK (Pregame show begins 30 min prior to start time): https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Hawkeye-Sports-Network-s231143/


LIVE STATS LINK: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=197789



BONUS COVERAGE:

Rankings Listed are the RPI Rankings.

1:00 ET #248 South Dakota St. @ #237 North Dakota St. VLC Link
1:00 ET #15 Minnesota @ #164 Rutgers Link
1:30 ET #69 Washington @ #200 Utah VLC Link
3:00 ET #44 Wichita St @ #190 Memphis (DH) VLC Link
4:00 ET #102 Rice @ #127 Fla. Int'l. (DH) VLC Link
4:00 ET #29 Ohio St. @ #199 Michigan St. Link
4:30 ET #274 Belmont @ #214 Northwestern Link
6:00 ET #99 Maryland @ #24 Indiana Link
7:00 ET #51 Michigan @ #45 Purdue Link
7:00 ET #49 Houston @ SE Louisiana VLC Link
7:00 ET #175 Arkansas St. @ #158 New Orleans VLC Link
7:30 ET Middle Tennessee @ #193 UAB VLC Link
7:00 ET #108 Nebraska @ #43 Illinois Link
7:00 ET #92 Oregon @ #39 UCLA VLC Link
9:00 ET #174 Washington St. @ #2 Stanford VLC Link
10:00 ET #5 Oregon St. @ USC VLC Link
10:00 ET #122 Arizona St. @ #42 Arizona VLC Link


_______________________________________

NOTE: Coming into this game, Penn State's RPI was 233 and their overall strength of schedule was 130. Iowa's RPI was 65 and their overall strength of schedule was 98.


Sat May 19 Penn State Streaming VIDEO Link: See Page 2 for instructions and a Link


FREE RADIO LINK (Pregame show begins 30 min prior to start time): https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Hawkeye-Sports-Network-s231143/



LIVE STATS: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=197790



BONUS COVERAGE:

Rankings Listed are the RPI Rankings.



_______________________________________


HOOOoooooooze watching?

@funnyfletcher ?

GO HAWKS!!!

@funnyfletcher , the rest is up to you! Do we go 3-0 this weekend or 0-3 ?



What follows comes from https://hawkeyesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball :

• 
  
  MAY 17 (THU) 6:05 P.M. (CT) BTN PLUS
  BIG TEN
  IOWA VS PENN STATE
  IOWA CITY, IOWA
  • WATCH
    
  • LISTEN
    
  • LIVE STATS
  • FLOLIVE
• 
  
  MAY 18 (FRI) 6:05 P.M. (CT) BTN PLUS
  BIG TEN
  IOWA VS PENN STATE
  IOWA CITY, IOWA
  • WATCH
    
  • LISTEN
    
  • LIVE STATS
  • FLOLIVE
• 
  
  MAY 19 (SAT) 6:30 P.M. (CT) ESPNU
  BIG TEN
  IOWA VS PENN STATE
  IOWA CITY, IOWA
  • LISTEN
    
  • LIVE STATS

 

[Franisdaman]

Pre-series notes: https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2018/5/16/baseball-game-notes-penn-state.aspx

Game 1 match up:
Iowa: LHP Nick Allgeyer (5-4, 2.71 ERA)
PSU: RHP Bailey Dees (1-2, 6.26 ERA)

Game 2 match up:
Iowa: RHP Cole McDonald (3-1, 3.61 ERA)
PSU: RHP Justin Hagenman (3-6, 4.26 ERA)

Game 3 match up:
Iowa: LHP Jack Dreyer (4-2, 4.21 ERA)
PSU: LHP Dante Biasi (3-5, 4.89 ERA)


COMEBACK KIDS /CRAZY STAT:

The Hawkeyes have posted 15 come-from-behind victories in 2018, which includes five walk-off victories.


THIS WEEK

The University of Iowa baseball team closes out the regular season, hosting Penn State for Alumni Weekend at Duane Banks Field from May 17-19. Thursday's and Friday's games will begin at 6:05 p.m. (CT), while Saturday's series finale will start at 6:32 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG

• Thursday and Friday's games will be streamed live on BTN Plus on BTN2Go. It is a paid subscription service. Saturday's game will be televised on ESPNU with Steve Lenox and Nick Belmonte on the call.

• All Iowa games will also be available via the Hawkeye Radio Network with Zach Mackey and Steve Duncan on the call. The games can be heard on Hawkeye All-Access and on select stations across the state or by searching Iowa Hawkeyes on the Tune In Radio app.
Thursday: WDBQ-FM 107.5 (Dubuque), KDEC-AM 1240 (Decorah), KKFD-FM 95.9 (Fairfield), KMJM AM 1360 (Cedar Rapids)

Friday: WDBQ-FM 107.5 (Dubuque), KDEC-AM 1240 (Decorah), KKFD-FM 95.9 (Fairfield), KMJM AM 1360 (Cedar Rapids)

Saturday: WDBQ-FM 107.5 (Dubuque), KKFD-FM 95.9 (Fairfield)

WEEKEND PROMOTIONS

• Alumni Weekend
• Thursday: Baseball Bingo
• Friday: "Have a Catch" Day
• Saturday: Sunday Runday, Senior Night

LEADING OFF

• Iowa's 5-4 victory over Western Illinois on May 15 was the Hawkeyes' 30th win of the season. Iowa has won 30 or more games in each of Rick Heller's five seasons -- the longest stretch since posting seven straight 30-win seasons from 1979-85

• The Hawkeyes have won 140 games from 2015 to 2018, matching the best four-year stretch (2014-17) in school history. With one more win, the current four-year stretch is the best all-time. Iowa can also extend its school-record Big Ten Tournament streak to five consecutive years.

• This weekend is Alumni and Senior Weekend. The Hawkeyes will recognize Nick Allgeyer, Tyler Cropley, Austin Guzzo, Matt Hoeg, and Nick Nelsen prior to Saturday's game.

• The Hawkeyes' road series loss at Northwestern was just their second Big Ten series loss in their last nine series dating back to the 2017 season.

• The Hawkeyes have three series wins against ranked foes -- at No. 22 Illinois, No. 7 Michigan, and No. 12 Oklahoma State. The win over Michigan was Iowa's first over a top-10 opponent since 2008.

• Iowa is 8-9 against ranked opponents this season with wins over No. 11 Indiana, No. 22 Illinois (2), No. 25 Minnesota, No. 7 Michigan (2), and No. 12 Oklahoma State (2).

• Junior Nick Allgeyer has twice been named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week during the 2018 season. He was honored following a road win at Nebraska and a victory over No. 7 Michigan.

• Allgeyer is second in the Big Ten in strikeouts (80) and innings pitched (83.0), and fourth in ERA (2.71).

• Senior Tyler Cropley has reached base safely in 19 straight games dating back to April 11. He is hitting .389 with nine doubles, six home runs, 22 runs, and 20 RBIs during the stretch. Cropley is tied for the Big Ten lead with 19 doubles.

• The Hawkeyes hit a season-high and Big Ten-best seven home runs in the May 1 loss to Missouri. The seven home runs are the second-most in a single game in school history.

• Iowa's pitching staff leads the Big Ten in strikeouts with 447 -- 49 more than second place Ohio State.

• Sophomore Lorenzo Elion became the second Hawkeye in the last decade to hit for the cycle, finishing 5-for-6 with two home runs, six RBIs, and four runs on April 11 against Coe College. The five hits tied a single-game school record.

• Iowa is 17-6 at Duane Banks Field this season, running its record to 69-20 at home since the start of the 2015 season. The Hawkeyes have won 10 of their last 11 home series.

• Iowa is fifth in the Big Ten with 41 home runs coming from 10 different Hawkeyes. Iowa has seven players with 20 or more RBIs.


QUICK HITTERS

• Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, and Indiana have all clinched Big Ten Tournament berths. Iowa is looking to extend its tournament streak to a school-record five straight years.

• Iowa currently has an RPI of 64 and is 10-9 against current top-50 RPI teams and 10-12 against top-100.

• Iowa has five wins against top-12 ranked teams this season (No. 7 Michigan (2), No. 11 Indiana (1), No. 12 Oklahoma State (2).

• The Hawkeyes will be using its third different starting rotation of the season this weekend against Penn State. Iowa used the same starting rotation for the first 11 weeks of the season.

• Mitchell Boe stole home with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning in Iowa's 5-4 road victory at Western Illinois on Wednesday.

• Iowa stole a season-high seven bases in the road win at Western Illinois, including three from Robert Neustrom and two from Boe.

• Iowa has played four doubleheaders this spring where it has posted a 5-3 record. The Hawkeyes swept their twin bill against Evansville on March 17 and split doubleheaders against No. 11 Indiana, Ohio State and Nebraska.

• The Hawkeyes put up eight runs in the first inning in their 16-1 victory over Coe College on April 11 in Iowa City. It was Iowa's biggest scoring inning of the season.

• Iowa is 7-5 against left-handed starters this season and 23-13 against right-handers.

• The Hawkeyes are 27-10 when scoring three or more runs this season.

• Iowa is 14-8 in games decided by two runs or less this season.

 

[beerger]

As always, thanks for your efforts...

 

[StormHawk42]

Wish the Saturday game was an early start

 

[Franisdaman]

#Hellerball finishes regular season

Matchup: Iowa (30-18, 10-9 Big Ten) vs. Penn State (15-31, 3-18) at Banks Field, Iowa City

Start times, TV: Thursday, 6:05 p.m. (BTN Plus); Friday, 6:05 p.m. (BTN Plus); Saturday, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Notable:

* Despite their record, the Nittany Lions arrive in Iowa City having won six of their last nine games. ...

* Catcher Tyler Cropley (.367 average) has reached base safely in 19 straight games and is tied for the Big Ten lead with 19 doubles. ...

* Iowa's pitching staff leads the Big Ten in strikeouts, with 447; second-place Ohio State has 398.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

If Iowa gets in the conference tournament we really need McDonald and Dryer to continue with quality starts. If Schanuel can get it together then we are set up for a run.

 

[icardinal]

Wish the Saturday game was an early start

Agreed. I have season tickets and can only make day games due to health/meds.

 

[funnyfletcher]

Finish the regular season on a 5 game winning streak!

 

[Franisdaman]

Orig post updated with a

* LIVE streaming VIDEO LINK
* LIVE Radio link (listen to pregame, the game and postgame)
* LIVE Stats link
* Links to other games of possible interest

Hoooooooooooooooooooze watching?

GO HAWKS!!!


CLICK IN THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Looks like McDonald is on a pitch count.

 

[Franisdaman]

Looks like McDonald is on a pitch count.

i am just glad he is ok!!!

dang, our pitching might be setting up nicely, just in time!!

now, if our offense can get back on track, too!!

Also, looks like Minnesota is gonna win the B1G regular season title; they won today in a shut out.

 

[Franisdaman]

Series Opener vs. Penn State...

Where is @funnyfletcher ???? Whether Iowa wins depends on him!

Iowa City, Iowa -- Duane Banks Field

: 6:05 p.m. (CT)

: https://bit.ly/2IOuOlF

: https://bit.ly/2Ip4oHU

: https://bit.ly/2GrEfSY (@zach_w_mackey)


#Hawkeyes | #Hellerball



BATTING ORDER / STARTING PITCHER FOR BOTH TEAMS:

FOR PENN STATE:

1. Bowersox CF
2. Sloniger C
3. Hendershot LF
4. Sbranti 1B
5. Klemann 3B
6. Giavedoni RF
7. Weisenseel DH
8. Hughes SS
9. Gibson 2B
P Virbitsky


FOR IOWA:

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Iowa leads 1-0, but our bats are once again doing nothing against a pitching staff with awful numbers.

 

[iowaHawkeyes2323]

Hopefully they can get the bats going

 

[funnyfletcher]

I’m here!! Let’s go!!

 

[StormHawk42]

I’m here!! Let’s go!!

Well they just doubled so leave

 

[iowaHawkeyes2323]

1-1 bot of 8th

 

[StormHawk42]

Clutch RBI for Norman

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

1-1 bot of 8th

Of course.

 

[Franisdaman]

Well they just doubled so leave

I blame @funnyfletcher 's late arrival for this debacle.

 

[iowaHawkeyes2323]

3-1 Iowa leads top of the 9th

 

[funnyfletcher]

I like to keep it interesting. Nice win!

 

[iowaHawkeyes2323]

Iowa wins!!!

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Iowa scraps a 3-1 victory and that should lock up a conference tournament bid.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa scraps a 3-1 victory and that should lock up a conference tournament bid.

Never should have doubted that. Always assume Iowa is in until they are not.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa scraps a 3-1 victory and that should lock up a conference tournament bid.

They said before the game on the TV broadcast that a win would guarantee them a spot in the Big Ten Tournament.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Nebraska is officially OUT

 

[StormHawk42]

Indiana is probably going to lose. Iowa would move into 6th. Our RPI didn’t take a massive hit tonight like I thought it would.

 

[Franisdaman]

Indiana is probably going to lose. Iowa would move into 6th. Our RPI didn’t take a massive hit tonight like I thought it would.

Are the RPI numbers updated already?

 

[Franisdaman]

One good thing if you want to watch the replay, you could skip ahead to the bottom of the sixth inning because that is when the first score occurred. Saves a lot of time.

 

[StormHawk42]

Are the RPI numbers updated already?

Ah maybe not. I just figured warren Nolan updated it when it updated the scores, which it has done already.

 

[Franisdaman]

Ah maybe not. I just figured warren Nolan updated it when it updated the scores, which it has done already.

Yeah, I have no idea when the updates occur, and there may be some games on the west coast yet that are not completed which might affect RPI numbers.

Crazy how we struggle against a team with an RPI of 235.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Indiana is probably going to lose. Iowa would move into 6th. Our RPI didn’t take a massive hit tonight like I thought it would.

Indiana won.

As it stands now it'd be...

1. Minnesota vs 8. Maryland
4/5 Ohio State vs Illinois

2. Purdue vs. 7 Iowa
3. Michigan vs 6. Indiana

 

[SWIowahawks]

Iowa scraps a 3-1 victory and that should lock up a conference tournament bid.

Those two beers you owe me are gonna taste great at TD next week.

 

[Franisdaman]

Indiana won.

As it stands now it'd be...

1. Minnesota vs 8. Maryland
4/5 Ohio State vs Illinois

2. Purdue vs. 7 Iowa
3. Michigan vs 6. Indiana

I like our chances

Remind me...is it double elim?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I like our chances

Remind me...is it double elim?

Unless they changed it, it is....

 

[Franisdaman]

Where's @funnyfletcher ???? Iowa's National Championship hopes depend on you!




Orig post updated with a

* LIVE streaming VIDEO LINK
* LIVE Radio link (listen to pregame, the game and postgame)
* LIVE Stats link
* Links to other games of possible interest

Hoooooooooooooooooooze watching?

GO HAWKS!!!


NOTE: Coming into this game, Penn State's RPI was 232 and their overall strength of schedule was 130. Iowa's RPI was 64 (same as yesterday!) and their overall strength of schedule was 96.


Highlights from last night's win:

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Orig post updated with a

* LIVE streaming VIDEO LINK
* LIVE Radio link (listen to pregame, the game and postgame)
* LIVE Stats link
* Links to other games of possible interest

Hoooooooooooooooooooze watching?

GO HAWKS!!!


NOTE: Coming into this game, Penn State's RPI was 232 and their overall strength of schedule was 130. Iowa's RPI was 64 and their overall strength of schedule was 96.

Iowa's SOS fell 10-15 spots just from one game vs PSU?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa's SOS fell 10-15 spots just from one game vs PSU?

Bau.....

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Warren Nolan says if Iowa wins our, then our RPI will be 63. At 63 I think if we can get two wins on the 2/7 vs 3/6 side then I don't see how Iowa can be left out. That would/should give us an RPI in the mid 50's at worst.