Play-by-play recap: UCLA 9 Iowa 3

The Iowa Baseball team saw their season come to a close on Saturday afternoon in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. A five-run fourth inning from UCLA broke the game open and the Bruins pulled away for a 9-3 victory.

With the loss, the Hawkeyes the season with a 33-22-1 overall record. They finished Big Ten play with a 21-9 record, which was good for a third-place finish in the standings.

Here is a play-by-play breakdown of how the Hawkeyes game went against the Bruins…

TOP 1 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

***RHP Michael Barnett pitching for UCLA***

Reese Moore 3-1 (I), Gable Mitchell 3-1 (II), Caleb Wulf F-8 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 1 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

***RHP Aaron Savary pitching for Iowa***

Dean West F-1 (I), Roch Cholowsky 5-3 (II), Mulivai Levu 1B, Roman Martin F-7 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 2 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

Miles Risley HBP, Jaixen Frost K (I), Risley out on batters’ interference (II), Daniel Rogers K (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 2 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

AJ Salgado 1B, Payton Brennan 1B, Blake Balsz 1-4 SAC (I), Cashel Dugger ꓘ (II), Phoenix Call 4-3 (III)

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base

TOP 3 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

Kellen Strohmeyer F-9 (I), Blake Guerin ꓘ (II), Andy Nelson E6, Moore F-8 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 3 – Iowa 0 UCLA 0

West 1B, Cholowsky 2B, Levu 6-3 (1-0) (I), Martin F-8 SAC (2-0) (II), Salgado 3U (III)

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

TOP 4 – UCLA 2 Iowa 0

Mitchell 4-3 (I), Wulf 1B, Risley 1B, Frost F-3 (II), Rogers 4-3 (III)

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base

BOTTOM 4 – UCLA 2 Iowa 0

Brennan BB, Balsz 2B, Dugger 1B (3-0), Call F-8 (4-0) (I), West 1B, Cholowsky 3HR (7-0)

***LHP Brant Hogue pitching for Iowa***

Levu ꓘ (II), Martin 4-3 (III)

5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

TOP 5 – UCLA 7 Iowa 0

Strohmeyer F-7 (I), Blake Guerin BB, Nelson 2HR (7-2), Moore ꓘ (II), Mitchell BB, Wulf F-7 (III)

2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

BOTTOM 5 – UCLA 7 Iowa 2

Salgado K (I), Brennan 1B, Balsz ꓘ (II), Dugger 5-3 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 6 – UCLA 7 Iowa 2

***RHP Cal Randall pitching for UCLA***

Risley K (I), Frost K (II), Rogers 6-3 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 6 – UCLA 7 Iowa 2

Call F-9 (I), West 1B

***RHP Justin Hackett pitching for Iowa***

Cholowsky 2B (8-2), Levu BB, Martin BB

***RHP Chas Wheatley pitching for Iowa***

Salgado 6-4-3 DP (III)

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base

TOP 7 – UCLA 8 Iowa 2

***RHP Jack O’Connor pitching for UCLA***

Strohmeyer 4-3 (I), Blake Guerin F-8 (II), Nelson F-7 (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 7 – UCLA 8 Iowa 2

Brennan BB

***RHP Daniel Wright pitching for Iowa***

Balsz K (I), Brennan caught stealing (II), Dugger 1B, Call F-1 (III)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

TOP 8 – UCLA 8 Iowa 2

***RHP August Souza pitching for UCLA***

Ben Wilmes 5-3 (I), Mitchell F-7 (II), Wulf K (III)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base

BOTTOM 8 – UCLA 8 Iowa 2

West BB/E1, Cholowsky 5-3 (I), Levu 2B (9-2)

***RHP Anthony Watts pitching for Iowa***

Martin K (II), Salgado F-6 (III)

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base

TOP 9 – UCLA 9 Iowa 2

***RHP Easton Hawk pitching for UCLA***

Risley HBP, Mitch Wood ꓘ (I), Connor Hennings 1B (9-3), Jackson Beaman ꓘ (II), Kooper Schulte K (III)

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base

FINAL SCORE – UCLA 9 IOWA 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	F	H	E
Iowa	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
UCLA	0	0	2	5	0	1	0	1	–	9	14	0

Pitching Stat Lines

IOWA: Aaron Savary (3.1 INN, 7 R, 9 H, 1 K, 1 BB), Brant Hogue (2.0 INN, 1 R, 2 H, 3 K), Justin Hackett (0.0 INN, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB), Chas Wheatley (0.2 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB), Daniel Wright (1.1 INN, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB), Anthony Watts (0.2 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K)

UCLA: Michael Barnett (5.0 INN, 2 R, 4 H, 4 K, 2 BB), Cal Randall (1.0 INN, 0 R, 2 K), Jack O’Connor (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H), August Souza (1.0 INN, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K), Easton Hawk (1.0 INN, 1 R, 1 H, 3 K)