It is Senior Saturday and Iowa is lookin' for a sweep!
An Iowa win today will be huge because it will keep Iowa tied with Illinois in the B1G Standings and it will keep Iowa ahead of the Illini in RPI.
Illinois has already won today so the
2 seed in the B1G Tournament is not an option. If Rutgers loses today to Michigan then Iowa will clinch the
3 seed in the B1G Tournament.
Iowa is 16-5 over their last 21 games.
Iowa's RPI was 55 on April 24; it was 60 today. Illinois' was 68 today.
#75 RPI: Entering Fri Apr 22 game at Rutgers
#63 RPI: Entering Sat Apr 23 game at RU
#55 RPI: Entering Sun Apr 24 game at RU
#76 RPI: Morning of Fri May 6
#66 RPI: Afternoon of Thursday, May 19
#63 RPI: Afternoon of Friday, May 20
#60 RPI: Afternoon of Saturday, May 21
B1G Standings (after May 20 games) :
1. Maryland (44-10, 18-5).........
#4 RPI
2. Rutgers (40-14, 16-7).........
#45 RPI
2. Illinois (30-20, 16-7)...........
#68 RPI
2. Iowa (32-17, 16-7)...............
#60 RPI
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5. Michigan (28-24, 12-11)
6. Penn State (25-26, 11-12)
7. Indiana (25-29, 10-13)
8. Purdue (29-19, 9-12)
Saturday, May 21
vs Indiana
8:00 PM CT
RPI / SOS heading into the game:
IOWA......................
(#60 RPI, #106 Strength of Schedule)
Indiana.....................
(#115 RPI, #65 Strength of Schedule)
Where: Iowa City, IA
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network
(Listen for FREE: The Varsity Network app; see original post for details)
Radio Stream Begins: 7:30 pm CT
Video Streaming: ESPNU
Game Notes: https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2022/05/18/notes-iowa-hosts-indiana-to-close-out-regular-season/
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=394163
Pitching Matchup:
UI:.......RHP Ty Langenberg (5-2, 3.96 ERA)
IU:.......TBA