*****Official IOWA Baseball vs Washington State Series Thread (Feb 27-March 2)*****

[Franisdaman]

MATCHUP	Washington State
LOCATION	La Moderna Field | Cleburne, Texas
DATE	February 27 - March 2, 2025
WATCH	N/A
LISTEN	Hawkeye Radio Network | The Varsity Network

PROJECTED STARTING ROTATION
Game 1 | Feb. 27 | 2 p.m. (CT)	Iowa: LHP Bryson Walker (0-0, 18.00 ERA) WSU: LHP Jake Tedesco (0-2 , 16.20 ERA)
Game 2 | Feb. 28 | 2 p.m. (CT)	Iowa: LHP Cade Obermueller (0-0, 0.87 ERA) WSU: RHP Griffin Smith (0-1 , 2.70 ERA)
Game 3 | March 1 | 2 p.m. (CT)	Iowa: RHP Aaron Savary (2-0, 1.59 ERA) WSU: RHP Nick Lewis (0-1 , 6.23 ERA)
Game 4 | March 2 | 11 a.m. (CT)	Iowa: RHP Reece Beuter (1-0, 1.64 ERA) WSU: TBA (--,--)

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Here’s hoping for a big breakout from Nelson this weekend

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

These guys suck!

 

[TX_DeputyDude]

Lost again 7-4... It may be time for Heller to leave. Last three years haven't been good. Bad bullpen...Lack of clutch hitting and poor defense.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

What happened to the old Heller ball the last couple years? It used to be get on base, bunt, steal bases, manufacture runs when the hits weren't falling. Now it seems the days of just putting the ball in play when you need to and putting the pressure on the defense have given way to three outcome ball like every other team. Too many strikeouts and not enough extra base hits if that's the way they want to play. I guess that's probably what travel ball teams emphasize now too though so hard to teach that out of them. I saw in the weekend notes they even include the hardest hit ball per game and home run distances, so I guess that's the most important thing nowadays.

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

Lost again 7-4... It may be time for Heller to leave. Last three years haven't been good. Bad bullpen...Lack of clutch hitting and poor defense.

Iowa probably ends the program then in this new era without Heller. This NIL era has made things extremely complicated in getting some guys.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Sure feel bad for Cade that he’s sitting at Team W-L of 0-3

 

[MitchLL]

Wulf has had a great start, but after that...

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa probably ends the program then in this new era without Heller. This NIL era has made things extremely complicated in getting some guys.

the baseball stadium renovation is still in progress

 

[Franisdaman]

It's interesting that NONE of these games are being streamed.

 

[TX_DeputyDude]

Another lead pissed away in the 8th inning. Lose 6-4 after leading 4-1 early.

 

[Franisdaman]

Another lead pissed away in the 8th inning. Lose 6-4 after leading 4-1 early.

After 7 innings, Iowa led 4-3. They couldn't hold on.

 

[Franisdaman]

The final column below is runners left on base (Iowa had 11 )

The Iowa bull pen gave up 5 runs in their last 3 innings pitched.

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

 

[denmar81]

Iowa hitters may be struggling some but they’re scoring enough runs to win games. Pitching wins games, Iowa doesn’t have it, and hasn’t been good recruiting it. Control issues have been a thorn in their side and can’t seem to coach it out of them.

 

[funnyfletcher]

Obermueller/Savary/Beuter combined in 8 starts are 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 1.13 WHIP

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

The final column below is runners left on base (Iowa had 11 )

The Iowa bull pen gave up 5 runs in their last 3 innings pitched.

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

Fire our bullpen.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa improves to 4-6.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

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We won a game!!!!