*****Official IOWA Baseball at South Florida Series Thread (Feb 14-16)*****

[Franisdaman]

Friday Feb 14
5:30 pm CT first pitch
Streaming: ESPN+

Saturday Feb 15
1:00 pm CT first pitch
Streaming: ESPN+

Sunday Feb 16
10:00 am CT first pitch
Streaming: ESPN+

 

[Franisdaman]

Rick Heller outlines opening weekend rotation, talks expectations for 2025

 

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Some pre-series reading:

Notes: Hawkeyes Open Season in Tampa

 

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[funnyfletcher]

Go Hawks!!

 

[Randy Marsh]

Pretty crappy few minutes. Go to robot umpires.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Mmm......sounds like Iowa still hasn't solved their closer issues.

Trash.

 

[Franisdaman]

How it was going, thru 5 innings:

 

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How it ended:

 

[Franisdaman]

IOWA outhit USF 8-3.

Last column below: IOWA left 8 men on base (USF left 4).

The 7th inning grand slam was the killer.

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
	IOWA	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2		4	8	2	8
	USF	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	X		5	3	1	4

 

[Franisdaman]

Mmm......sounds like Iowa still hasn't solved their closer issues.

Trash.

With IOWA leading 2-1, this is how the bottom of the 7th inning went (where USF scored 4 of their 5 runs):

1st batter singled
2nd batter popped up (1st out)
3rd batter struck out swinging (2nd out !!!)
4th batter walked (runners on 1st & 2nd)
5th batter walked (bases loaded)
6th batter hit the GRAND SLAM
7th batter grounded out (3rd out)

The GRAND SLAM (2 outs, 2 strikes on the batter):

 

[MilleGinja]

With IOWA leading 2-1, this is how the bottom of the 7th inning went (where USF scored 4 of their 5 runs):

1st batter singled
2nd batter popped up (1st out)
3rd batter struck out swinging (2nd out !!!)
4th batter walked (runners on 1st & 2nd)
5th batter walked (bases loaded)
6th batter hit the GRAND SLAM
7th batter grounded out (3rd out)

The GRAND SLAM (2 outs, 2 strikes on the batter):

Brutal. Such a great start too

 

[Franisdaman]

Here's a link to today's game.

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IOWA at USF

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa leads 4-2 after 4 complete innings.

Savary has struck out 6 of the last 9 USF batters.

 

[Franisdaman]

Mmm......sounds like Iowa still hasn't solved their closer issues.

Trash.

So far, starting pitching looks like our strong point, for sure.

 

[Franisdaman]

It is currently 85 degrees (and sunny) in Tampa, FL.

It will be 78 degrees and cloudy for tomorrow's first pitch (10 am CT). It will be interesting to see if the start time gets moved up because thunderstorms are predicted to come in at 1:00 pm CT, lasting several hours.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Beamon bombs away with a 400+ shot. I don’t think USF will be a great team but there’s a lot to like in this series so far.

 

[Franisdaman]

USF led 2-0 after one inning. It's been all Iowa ever since.

 

[Franisdaman]

Beamon bombs away with a 400+ shot. I don’t think USF will be a great team but there’s a lot to like in this series so far.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

It is currently 85 degrees (and sunny) in Tampa, FL.

It will be 78 degrees and cloudy for tomorrow's first pitch (10 am CT). It will be interesting to see if the start time gets moved up because thunderstorms are predicted to come in at 1:00 pm CT, lasting several hours.

cloudy and windy, Should be a hitters paradise as winds will kick up right out of the Gulf of X.

 

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[GolfHacker1]

cloudy and windy, Should be a hitters paradise as winds will kick up right out of the Gulf of X.

Blowing in both games.

 

[Franisdaman]

Sunday Feb 16
10:00 am CT first pitch
Streaming: ESPN+

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First pitch has been moved up ONE HOUR to 9:00 am CT
Streaming: ESPN+

 

[Franisdaman]

Here's a link to today's game.

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LINK:

IOWA at USF

 

[MilleGinja]

Called third strike with the bases loaded…

 

[MilleGinja]

Called third strike with the bases loaded…

I can’t handle another called third strike with multiple runners in scoring position.

 

[Franisdaman]

I can’t handle another called third strike with multiple runners in scoring position.

I am glad they moved the game time from 10 am to 9 am CT.

It gives them plenty of a buffer to get the game in because from 2-6 pt CT the Tampa area is expected to get hit with thunderstorms/rain showers.

 

[Franisdaman]

IOWA loses 9-5.

Ugly game all around. Iowa gave up 13 hits & committed 4 errors. They left 11 on base (last column below).

Iowa had a 4-2 lead after 5 innings.

They then proceeded to give up 5 runs in the 6th & 2 more in the 7th.

IOWA used a total of 7 pitchers. The bullpen, in just 4 innings, gave up 8 hits, 6 walks, 1 hit batter, 1 wild pitch and 7 runs.

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
	IOWA	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0		5	11	4	11
	USF	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	X		9	13	2	12

 

[denmar81]

A repeat from last year, bullpen can’t get the timely outs and big control problems?

 

[Franisdaman]

A repeat from last year, bullpen can’t get the timely outs and big control problems?

I edited my post with this regarding the bullpen:

The bullpen, in just 4 innings, gave up 8 hits, 6 walks, 1 hit batter, 1 wild pitch and 7 runs.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Nelson off to a rough start. It was a shame not to turn Cades performance into a series win but going into an opening series like this was always going to be a tremendous disadvantage. Let’s hope the Bulls can beat the Noles and really show a turnaround with the new coach.

On the plus side, the rotation was really very good to excellent, and a lot of guys other than Nelson really showed some pop and extra base power with 4 home runs. The lineup as a whole was a big question mark with so many new faces. But defense and bullpen were suspect at really bad times. This was a very evenly matched series overall.

 

[Franisdaman]

If our bullpen does not improve quickly, this could be a long season.

Next up is the Feb 21-23 Stetson Tournament, in DeLand, Florida (vs Notre Dame, Stetson & UMBC)