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*****Official #76 RPI IOWA at #194 RPI Northwestern Games Thread (Fri on BTN; Sat & Sun on BTN PLUS)*****

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Iowa is 18-8 over its last 26 games; from 4-8 to 22-16.

If you want to watch, I can email you a game link. I currently have 12 on my email list.

if you want to listen to the LIVE radio broadcast, click here: https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Baseball-s308306/


The 3 Game Series:

Fri May 21

1:00 PM
TV: BTN TV
.................................................

Sat May 22
1:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................

Sun May 23
12:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................


Current (May 19) B1G Standings (thanks @Alum-Ni ):

......................................................Games
.......................................................Back
1. Nebraska (25-11, .694)..............--
2. Michigan (25-13, .658)...............1
3. Indiana (24-13, .649)..................1 1/2
4. Maryland (24-14, .632)
............2
5. Iowa (22-16, .579)
.....................4
...................................................

6. Ohio State (19-16)
7. Illinois (19-19)
8. Rutgers (18-20)
9. Penn State (16-21)
10. Northwestern (12-18)
11. Michigan State (15-23)
12. Purdue (11-24)
13. Minnesota (4-26)


Games for Thursday, May 20
Purdue at Minnesota


Games for Friday, May 21
Michigan State at Rutgers
Iowa at Northwestern
Maryland at Michigan

Nebraska at Indiana
Purdue at Minnesota
Penn State at Illinois

...................................................

B1G Rankings (RPI)
May 17, 2021

Current....Previous
Rank.........Rank


6768NebraskaBig Ten25-1111-36-48-40-0
7655IowaBig Ten22-167-55-510-60-0
8285IndianaBig Ten24-129-82-213-20-0
9158Ohio St.Big Ten19-163-75-311-60-0
9388MarylandBig Ten24-147-63-514-30-0
95103MichiganBig Ten25-138-310-47-60-0
10481RutgersBig Ten18-1913-81-14-100-0
149151Penn St.Big Ten15-215-103-37-80-0
154186IllinoisBig Ten18-199-54-65-80-0
187184PurdueBig Ten11-245-84-82-80-0
194207NorthwesternBig Ten12-184-86-62-40-0
230251Michigan St.Big Ten15-235-85-75-80-0
277276MinnesotaBig Ten4-260-130-04-130-0

...................................................


And before everyone writes off Iowa's chances for an NCAA Tournament bid, remember this.

The B1G is considered a 4 bid to the NCAA Tournament league.

I could see Maryland finishing 2-4 vs Michigan & IU.
I could see Iowa finishing 5-1 vs N'w and MSU.

That would put Iowa solely in 4th place in the B1G with these records:

27-17 IOWA
26-18 Maryland

And if Iowa and Maryland tie for 4th? Well, don't forget: Iowa has the 3 games to 1 head to head tie breaker over Maryland.

Sure, last weekend sucked. But Maryland might/hopefully will have 2 sucky weekends in a row against 2 of the B1G's best teams.

It ain't over just yet. And over the next 2 weekends, we will all become Michigan and Indiana fans.

Maryland's (24-14) remaining games:
3 at Michigan (25-13)
3 at Indiana (24-12)

Iowa's (22-16) remaining games:
3 at Northwestern (12-17)
3 at Michigan State (15-23)

...................................................


@KyleHuesmann , we look forward to your series preview!

Let's do this!!!

GO HAWKS!!!

cc: cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk @Alum-Ni @Cymonhawk @denmar81
 
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Iowa is 18-8 over its last 26 games; from 4-8 to 22-16.

If you want to watch, I can email you a game link. I currently have 12 on my email list.

if you want to listen to the LIVE radio broadcast, click here: https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Baseball-s308306/


The 3 Game Series:

Fri May 21

1:00 PM
TV: BTN TV
.................................................

Sat May 22
1:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................

Sun May 23
12:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................


Current B1G Standings (thanks @Alum-Ni ):

......................................................Games
.......................................................Back
1. Nebraska (25-11, .694)..............--
2. Indiana (24-12, .667)..................1
3. Michigan (25-13, .658)...............1
4. Maryland (24-14, .632)
............2
5. Iowa (22-16, .579)
.....................4
...................................................

6. Ohio State (19-16)
7. Illinois (18-19)
7. Rutgers (18-19)
9. Penn State (15-21)
10. Northwestern (12-18)
11. Michigan State (15-23)
12. Purdue (11-24)
13. Minnesota (4-26)

Games for Monday, May 17
Rutgers at Penn State

Games for Tuesday, May 18
Illinois at Indiana

Games for Friday, May 21
Michigan State at Rutgers
Iowa at Northwestern
Maryland at Michigan

Nebraska at Indiana
Purdue at Minnesota
Penn State at Illinois

...................................................

B1G Rankings (RPI)
May 17, 2021

Current....Previous
Rank.........Rank


6768NebraskaBig Ten25-1111-36-48-40-0
7655IowaBig Ten22-167-55-510-60-0
8285IndianaBig Ten24-129-82-213-20-0
9158Ohio St.Big Ten19-163-75-311-60-0
9388MarylandBig Ten24-147-63-514-30-0
95103MichiganBig Ten25-138-310-47-60-0
10481RutgersBig Ten18-1913-81-14-100-0
149151Penn St.Big Ten15-215-103-37-80-0
154186IllinoisBig Ten18-199-54-65-80-0
187184PurdueBig Ten11-245-84-82-80-0
194207NorthwesternBig Ten12-184-86-62-40-0
230251Michigan St.Big Ten15-235-85-75-80-0
277276MinnesotaBig Ten4-260-130-04-130-0

...................................................


And before everyone writes off Iowa's chances for an NCAA Tournament bid, remember this.

The B1G is considered a 4 bid to the NCAA Tournament league.

I could see Maryland finishing 2-4 vs Michigan & IU.
I could see Iowa finishing 5-1 vs N'w and MSU.

That would put Iowa solely in 4th place in the B1G with these records:

27-17 IOWA
26-18 Maryland

And if Iowa and Maryland tie for 4th? Well, don't forget: Iowa has the 3 games to 1 head to head tie breaker over Maryland.

Sure, last weekend sucked. But Maryland might/hopefully will have 2 sucky weekends in a row against 2 of the B1G's best teams.

It ain't over just yet. And over the next 2 weekends, we will all become Michigan and Indiana fans.

Maryland's (24-14) remaining games:
3 at Michigan (25-13)
3 at Indiana (24-12)

Iowa's (22-16) remaining games:
3 at Northwestern (12-17)
3 at Michigan State (15-23)

...................................................


@KyleHuesmann , we look forward to your series preview!

Let's do this!!!

GO HAWKS!!!

cc: cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk @Alum-Ni @Cymonhawk @denmar81
Great recap, it seems it's BAU sometimes for Hawk baseball, see 2018 and 2019 perhaps and then we were well on our way to a regional last year before COVID, however the above gives me hope given Maryland's schedule, our schedule and head to head advantage. PLUS, some writers have the B10 as a 5 bid league and with a soft bubble, perhaps an Iowa team that goes 5-1 or 6-0 gets in along with a Maryland team that takes a couple of crucial series? I want them to get swept by both Indy and Mich of course however that's out there too..thanks.
 
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Great recap, it seems it's BAU sometimes for Hawk baseball, see 2018 and 2019 perhaps and then we were well on our way to a regional last year before COVID, however the above gives me hope given Maryland's schedule, our schedule and head to head advantage. PLUS, some writers have the B10 as a 5 bid league and with a soft bubble, perhaps an Iowa team that goes 5-1 or 6-0 gets in along with a Maryland team that takes a couple of crucial series? I want them to get swept by both Indy and Mich of course however that's out there too..thanks.

See my post in the other thread about the chaos I wish for. Iowa can still finish in a three way tie for first at 28-16, but everything would have to go perfectly.
 
Iowa is 18-8 over its last 26 games; from 4-8 to 22-16.

If you want to watch, I can email you a game link. I currently have 12 on my email list.

if you want to listen to the LIVE radio broadcast, click here: https://tunein.com/radio/Iowa-Baseball-s308306/


The 3 Game Series:

Fri May 21

1:00 PM
TV: BTN TV
.................................................

Sat May 22
1:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................

Sun May 23
12:00 PM
Streaming: BTN PLUS
.................................................


Current B1G Standings (thanks @Alum-Ni ):

......................................................Games
.......................................................Back
1. Nebraska (25-11, .694)..............--
2. Indiana (24-12, .667)..................1
3. Michigan (25-13, .658)...............1
4. Maryland (24-14, .632)
............2
5. Iowa (22-16, .579)
.....................4
...................................................

6. Ohio State (19-16)
7. Illinois (18-19)
7. Rutgers (18-19)
9. Penn State (15-21)
10. Northwestern (12-18)
11. Michigan State (15-23)
12. Purdue (11-24)
13. Minnesota (4-26)

Games for Monday, May 17
Rutgers at Penn State

Games for Tuesday, May 18
Illinois at Indiana

Games for Friday, May 21
Michigan State at Rutgers
Iowa at Northwestern
Maryland at Michigan

Nebraska at Indiana
Purdue at Minnesota
Penn State at Illinois

...................................................

B1G Rankings (RPI)
May 17, 2021

Current....Previous
Rank.........Rank


6768NebraskaBig Ten25-1111-36-48-40-0
7655IowaBig Ten22-167-55-510-60-0
8285IndianaBig Ten24-129-82-213-20-0
9158Ohio St.Big Ten19-163-75-311-60-0
9388MarylandBig Ten24-147-63-514-30-0
95103MichiganBig Ten25-138-310-47-60-0
10481RutgersBig Ten18-1913-81-14-100-0
149151Penn St.Big Ten15-215-103-37-80-0
154186IllinoisBig Ten18-199-54-65-80-0
187184PurdueBig Ten11-245-84-82-80-0
194207NorthwesternBig Ten12-184-86-62-40-0
230251Michigan St.Big Ten15-235-85-75-80-0
277276MinnesotaBig Ten4-260-130-04-130-0

...................................................


And before everyone writes off Iowa's chances for an NCAA Tournament bid, remember this.

The B1G is considered a 4 bid to the NCAA Tournament league.

I could see Maryland finishing 2-4 vs Michigan & IU.
I could see Iowa finishing 5-1 vs N'w and MSU.

That would put Iowa solely in 4th place in the B1G with these records:

27-17 IOWA
26-18 Maryland

And if Iowa and Maryland tie for 4th? Well, don't forget: Iowa has the 3 games to 1 head to head tie breaker over Maryland.

Sure, last weekend sucked. But Maryland might/hopefully will have 2 sucky weekends in a row against 2 of the B1G's best teams.

It ain't over just yet. And over the next 2 weekends, we will all become Michigan and Indiana fans.

Maryland's (24-14) remaining games:
3 at Michigan (25-13)
3 at Indiana (24-12)

Iowa's (22-16) remaining games:
3 at Northwestern (12-17)
3 at Michigan State (15-23)

...................................................


@KyleHuesmann , we look forward to your series preview!

Let's do this!!!

GO HAWKS!!!

cc: cc: @BigOHawk @IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life @2bagger22 @funnyfletcher @SWIowahawks @whatsup13579er @KyleHuesmann @AuroraHawk @Alum-Ni @Cymonhawk @denmar81
Unfortunately, probably no series preview this week. It’s unknown who is or isn’t available due to the covid situation at Northwestern.
Would not want to put together a preview and have half the players not play.
 
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Unfortunately, probably no series preview this week. It’s unknown who is or isn’t available due to the covid situation at Northwestern.
Would not want to put together a preview and have half the players not play.
How would all this work if no series this weekend vs NW? Let everyone else play and idle Iowa moves up in standings? :)
 
How would all this work if no series this weekend vs NW? Let everyone else play and idle Iowa moves up in standings? :)
If Purdue vs Minnesota gets canceled, I would assume the Big Ten will match up Iowa and Purdue in Iowa City. If that series does not get canceled, the Big Ten may try to matchup Iowa and Nebraska for a midweek game because Nebraska lost the Sunday game vs Northwestern.
 
Here was a pic from Sunday's game

Decent crowd w/ little to cheer for

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My guess is that Friday and Saturday will be played and Sunday will get canceled.

At that point Nebraska, Ohio St, Penn St and Purdue are short games, so they would be in line for a potential midweek game. However, Purdue plays 4 vs Minnesota this weekend, so probably not them.
 
My guess is that Friday and Saturday will be played and Sunday will get canceled.

At that point Nebraska, Ohio St, Penn St and Purdue are short games, so they would be in line for a potential midweek game. However, Purdue plays 4 vs Minnesota this weekend, so probably not them.

That is really going to suck if the third game gets cancelled. No idea who would want to play a midweek game. I’d think Ohio State and Penn State are too far. The only two options then are Nebraska and Minnesota who both play four games this weekend.
 
My guess is that Friday and Saturday will be played and Sunday will get canceled.

At that point Nebraska, Ohio St, Penn St and Purdue are short games, so they would be in line for a potential midweek game. However, Purdue plays 4 vs Minnesota this weekend, so probably not them.

this is starting to feel like the Iowa football season, where things were going rather smoothly in terms of getting all the games in until the end of the season
 
this is starting to feel like the Iowa football season, where things were going rather smoothly in terms of getting all the games in until the end of the season

Unfortunately it’s what happens when you play teams at the end who don’t care. Also, as you’ve said with vaccinations we still shouldn’t be utilizing the same lines of thinking and restrictions. Especially since we also know myocarditis is not as big of a thing as the B1G made it out to be when they came up with their guidelines.
 
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My guess is that Friday and Saturday will be played and Sunday will get canceled.

At that point Nebraska, Ohio St, Penn St and Purdue are short games, so they would be in line for a potential midweek game. However, Purdue plays 4 vs Minnesota this weekend, so probably not them.
Remind me again why we are thinking no game vs NW on Sunday?
 
Gotcha yes, makes sense and I did see that. Probably depends on how many players throw Friday/Saturday?
Yeah basically. We would honestly rather have Iowa win 4-0 rather than 15-4, so we could potentially play 3, but I won’t complain about a win.
 
Yeah basically. We would honestly rather have Iowa win 4-0 rather than 15-4, so we could potentially play 3, but I won’t complain about a win.

Let’s not count our chickens before they hatch here. Doherty of Northwestern is more than capable of throwing a quality start. Hank Christie has been around as long as Jess Settles was at Iowa it seems, and he can be unimpressively good at times if that makes sense?
 
Wallace pounding the zone big time, gets three Ks in the first inning on 13 pitches. That’s as dialed in of a first inning as I’ve seen. Hope it’s a sign of things to come.
 
I’d like to know what kind of velocity Doherty of NW is working with. It legitimately looks like 84-85. BTN is not showing it.
 
Go figure....Northwestern is the worst fielding team in the conference by far. Yet, today so far they’ve made three outstanding defensive plays.
 
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