Play-by-play recap: Iowa 4 Rutgers 3
With a spot in Saturday’s semifinal round on the line, the Iowa Baseball team got a big outing from Cade Obermueller. After a couple of shaky starts to finish off the regular season, Obermueller tossed 7.0 scoreless innings. The offense tallied three runs in the first and went on to defeat 10th-seeded Rutgers 4-3 on Wednesday night in Omaha.
With the win, the Hawkeyes move to 33-20-1 on the season and have clinched a spot in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals against UCLA on Saturday evening. Iowa will finish pool play on Friday against Indiana.
Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Scarlet Knights…
TOP 1 – Iowa 0 Rutgers 0
***LHP Cade Obermueller pitching for Iowa***
Brennan Hyde 2B, Ty Doucette K (I), Trevor Cohen F-7 (II), Pablo Santos K (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 0 Rutgers 0
***RHP Justin Shadek pitching for Rutgers***
Reese Moore 4-3 (I), Gable Mitchell 1B/E1, Caleb Wulf 1B (1-0), Miles Risley 1B, Jaixen Frost BB, Daniel Rogers 6-3 (2-0), Kellen Strohmeyer 1B (3-0), Blake Guerin BB, Andy Nelson ꓘ (III)
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3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base
TOP 2 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
Yomar Carreras ꓘ (I), Matt Chatelle 3U (II), Jack Sweeney HBP/E1, JT Thompson ꓘ (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
***RHP Luke Fithian pitching for Rutgers***
Moore K (I), Mitchell 1B, Wulf F-7 (II), Risley 6-3 (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 3 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
RJ Johnson Jr K (I), Hyde F-9 (II), Doucette K (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
Frost BB, Rogers K (I), Strohmeyer BB, Blake Guerin 5U-3 DP (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
TOP 4 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
Cohen F-8 (I), Santos 6-3 (II), Carreras 4-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
BOTTOM 4 – Iowa 3 Rutgers 0
Nelson F-7 (I), Moore F-6 (II), Mitchell 1B, Wulf 1B
***RHP Quinn Berglin pitching for Rutgers***
Risley 1B (4-0), Frost K (III)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
TOP 5 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Chatelle BB, Sweeney 5-3 (I), Thompson K (II), Johnson Jr F-9 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 5 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Rogers F-8 (I), Strohmeyer F-7 (II), Blake Guerin 6-3 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 6 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Hyde 5-3 (I), Doucette 1B, Cohen 1B, Santos K (II), Carreras F-9 (III)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 6 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Nelson 6-3 (I), Moore 1B, Mitchell F7-3 DP (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base
TOP 7 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Chatelle 4-3 (I), Sweeney 1B, Thompson K (II), Johnson Jr ꓘ (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base
BOTTOM 7 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
Wulf K (I), Risley 1B, Frost E6, Rogers ꓘ (II), Strohmeyer ꓘ (III)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base
TOP 8 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 0
***RHP Justin Hackett pitching for Iowa***
Hyde 1B, Doucette K (I), Cohen 1B, Santos BB, Carreras F-7 SAC (4-1) (II)
***RHP Daniel Wright pitching for Iowa***
Chatelle F-9 (III)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
BOTTOM 8 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 1
Blake Guerin K (I), Nelson E5, Moore K (II), Mitchell F-8 (III)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base
TOP 9 – Iowa 4 Rutgers 1
Sweeney BB
***LHP Brant Hogue pitching for Iowa***
Nick Tomasetto K (I), Johnson Jr 1B, Hyde F-8 (II), Doucette 1B (4-3), Cohen 1B, Santos K (III)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base
FINAL SCORE – IOWA 4 RUTGERS 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | H | E | |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching Stat Lines
IOWA: Cade Obermueller (7.0 INN, 0 R, 4 H, 10 K, 1 BB), Justin Hackett (0.2 INN, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB), Daniel Wright (0.1 INN, 1 BB), Brant Hogue (1.0 INN, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K)
RUTGERS: Justin Shadek (1.0 INN, 3 R, 4 H, 1 K, 2 BB), Luke Fithian (2.2 INN, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K, 2 BB), Quinn Berglin (4.1 INN, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K)
