The Hawkeyes head into the Big Ten Tournament winners of their final six conference series and seven of their past nine games overall. Iowa finished tied for second in Big Ten play with a mark of 33-17 overall and 17-7 in conference play.
As a result, Iowa earned the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament where the Hawkeyes will square off with sixth-seeded Penn State today at 9 a.m. from Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb., in their first postseason matchup. If the Hawkeyes can win, it’s the winner of No. 2 seed Rutgers and No. 7 seed Purdue.
Dating back to March 20 and a 6-3 win over then-No. 12 Texas Tech, Iowa ended the regular season with a 25-9 mark in the season’s final 34 games. A number of Hawkeyes earned hardware from the Big Ten for their efforts this season, including ace Adam Mazur who was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and redshirt freshman Keaton Anthony who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
It’s an important week for Iowa as the Hawkeyes are looking to either win the Big Ten Tournament outright to capture the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament or to enhance their at-large resume.
Here’s how to watch, stream and listen to the Hawkeyes against the Nittany Lions.