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Iowa rocks Purdue, 9-1, captures fourth straight Big Ten series win

Iowa used a five-run fifth inning to rock Purdue, 9-1, on Sunday. As a result, the Hawkeyes have now won four consecutive Big Ten series.

A Saturday hiccup couldn’t stop Iowa from unleashing on Purdue on Sunday. The Hawkeyes scored two runs in the first, two more in the third and then used a five-run fifth inning to race away from the Boilermakers en route to a 9-1 rubber game win.

The series win is Iowa’s fourth consecutive Big Ten series win and the Hawkeyes’ sixth series win over the past seven weekends. Iowa improved to 28-16 overall and 12-6 in Big Ten play with a pair of weeks remaining in the regular season.

Sophomore right-hander Ty Langenberg struck out seven Purdue batters over a career-long seven innings of work to pick up the Mother’s Day win from Duane Banks Field. The Urbandale, Iowa, native allowed just five hits and surrendered only the lone walk. In the process, Langenberg improved to 5-1 on the season.

It was a great day for the Iowa pitching staff in general. Redshirt junior righty Duncan Davitt came on in relief and pitched a pair of scoreless innings and struck out five of the final six Boilermaker batters. With the Hawkeye pitchers 12 strikeouts on the day, Iowa ran its season total to 507 to set a new single-season program record. The previous mark was 499 strikeouts by the 2018 squad.

Redshirt freshman Keaton Anthony got the scoring started for Iowa in the first with a two-run homer after Purdue plunked Iowa’s Peyton Williams. Then, in the third, redshirt junior Brendan Sher added a two-run double into left center to plate Anthony and redshirt senior Izaya Fullard.

The Hawkeyes officially broke things open in the fifth. Sher drew a bases-loaded walk and Williams scored on a wild pitch to give Iowa a 6-0 lead. Freshman Ben Wilmes followed with a two-run single and sophomore Cade Moss’ single to right made it 9-0 Hawkeyes.

Best photos of Iowa baseball versus Illinois State

Here were some of the best photos of Iowa baseball’s recent game against Illinois State.

Iowa suffered a 3-2 loss against Illinois State for a rare midweek setback after Illinois State scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning to propel the Redbirds to victory.

After Iowa’s Brody Brecht got two quick outs to start the seventh, he issued a walk and Illinois State’s JT Sokolove followed with a softly hit ball to shortstop. Michael Seegers’ throw to first was errant and went past Peyton Williams down the right field line, allowing Kayden Beauregard to score from first.

Iowa (26-15) had their chances late. Brett McCleary led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, the Hawkeyes had runners on the corners in the eighth after a Keaton Anthony walk and a Ben Wilmes single and Kyle Huckstorf was hit by a pitch in the ninth. Unfortunately, Iowa couldn’t find the big hit and the Redbirds dropped the Hawkeyes to 7-2 on the season in midweek contests.

As a result, Iowa’s postseason chances took a hit. D1Baseball has the Hawkeyes on the outside of their latest field of 64 projections. Iowa will look to get right beginning with a three-game series against Purdue this weekend.

In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of some of the best photos from the contest against the Redbirds from Duane Banks Field.

Iowa baseball captures the series over Nebraska with a 5-3 extra-innings win

After a 1-0 win on Friday, Iowa won 5-3 in extra innings in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader to take the series from Nebraska.

After a forgettable first game of Sunday’s doubleheader, Iowa found its resolve early and then again late in the second game of the doubleheader to capture the series from the Nebraska Cornhuskers with a 5-3 extra-innings win.

With the win, Iowa has now secured three consecutive Big Ten series and four of the five conference series the Hawkeyes have played thus far.

Redshirt freshman Keaton Anthony delivered a first-inning blast to start the scoring for the Hawkeyes as Iowa’s designated hitter. Redshirt sophomore first baseman Peyton Williams added a two-run homer in the third to score himself and Kyle Huckstorf and Iowa led 3-1.

Then, after Nebraska evened the game at three runs apiece with a pair in the sixth, Iowa found the scoring it needed in extras to ensure it wouldn’t be a gloomy trip back to Iowa City.

The top of the tenth started with a pair of Hawkeye singles from sophomores Anthony Mangano and Michael Seegers. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch and then the Huskers intentionally walked Williams.

Anthony followed the Williams’ walk with a sacrifice fly to center field to give the Hawkeyes the lead back at 4-3 and then redshirt senior Izaya Fullard added an insurance run with his RBI single to score Seegers.

Sophomore right-hander Ty Langenberg delivered a solid start, tossing five innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts on 78 pitches.

Redshirt senior Dylan Nedved settled down after surrendering a pair of earned runs in his first inning of work in the sixth and added four innings in relief with three strikeouts. After Nedved allowed a leadoff single to Nebraska’s Cam Chick to start off the bottom of the 10th, Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller went into the bullpen.

It worked to perfection. Redshirt senior Ben Beutel got Garrett Anglim to srike out swinging and then induced a game-ending double play off the bat of the Huskers’ Griffin Everitt.

Peyton Williams hits for the cycle, Iowa blasts past Bradley, 15-8

Iowa ran its winning streak to five straight and redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams hit for the cycle as the Hawkeyes beat Bradley, 15-8.

Iowa rode big third and seventh innings to keep its recent winning ways intact and blast past Bradley, 15-8. In the process, Iowa won its season-best fifth consecutive game to improve to 21-12 overall and complete a season sweep of the Braves.

Redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams stole the show as he hit for the cycle. The first baseman finished the game a perfect 5-for-5 from the plate with five RBIs and four runs scored and he reached base in all six of his plate appearances. Williams doubled in the first, singled in the third, homered in the fourth, was hit by a pitch in the sixth, doubled in the seventh and tripled down the right field line in the eighth.

The Hawkeyes scored one run in the first, four in the third, one in the fourth, one in the fifth, one in the sixth, six in the seventh and a final run in the eighth inning. Sophomore designated hitter Will Mulflur delivered a 3-for-5 day from the plate with a double and a three-run blast in the third that put the Hawks in front to stay.

Redshirt sophomore right-hander Luke Llewellyn got the start for Iowa but he lasted just one inning as he walked three and surrendered a pair of earned runs. From there, the Hawkeyes used a series of arms to close out the win.

Redshirt sophomore Jacob Henderson, redshirt junior Jared Simpson and freshman Chas Wheatley each pitched one inning. Redshirt senior Cam Baumann pitched 2/3 innings, redshirt sophomore Will Christophersen pitched two innings, redshirt senior Ben Beutel pitched 1/3 innings, freshman Marcus Morgan faced three batters but didn’t record an out and then freshman Brody Brecht came in to close the win with two innings of scoreless baseball.

Wheatley earned the win for the Hawkeyes. Now, Iowa can turn its attention to a big weekend series versus Big Ten-leading Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights just missed the top 25 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll. Rutgers is the first team ranked outside the top 25 in the latest edition. Iowa can do its postseason chances a great service by heading to New Jersey and winning the series.

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 Safety Peyton Williams

Michigan State loves players from Texas. Just in the past few years alone, the Spartans have been active in recruiting players from there.

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Michigan State loves players from Texas. Just in the past few years alone, the Spartans have been active in recruiting players from there. Between players like Darius Snow, Hampton Fay, Josh Butler, Tyler Higby and Kameron Allen, all of them have come from Texas. Now, the Spartans will look to add 2022 safety Peyton Williams to that list.

Williams, who is 6-foot-0 and weighs 180-pounds, attends Rockwell-Heath in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas. Williams currently has no stars and is unranked on 247sports.

Williams has only received one other offer and it’s from New Mexico. He was named to second-team all-district this previous season.

Williams has great speed, size and length for a defensive back. If you look at the highlight tape pinned to his Twitter profile, you will see some of the big hits that he delivers and how well he plays the ball. This would be a great addition for the class of 2022.

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Cold Shooting, Turnovers result in 60-54 loss for the Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team got off to a hot start but cold shooting down the stretch lead to 60-54 loss.

Texas struggled to close out the game against the Kansas State Wildcats when it looked like the Longhorns might pull it off. The Wildcats were led by  Ayoka Lee who recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. She added three blocks as well. Peyton Williams struggled shooting but was huge on the boards with 13 rebounds and three steals. The KSU 8-0 run to close out the game helped them knock off Texas 60-54.

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team got off to a hot start in the first quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats. Of their 19 first quarter points, sophomore forward Charli Collier led the way with 11 in the opening frame. Fifth-year senior Lashann Higgs came off the bench with four points to keep the game tied as the first came to a close.

In the second quarter, the Wildcats tried to take control of the game. After a field goal by Sug Sutton with 8:07 left in the second quarter, the Longhorns went on a four-plus minute scoring drought. Kansas State would take advantage. It wouldn’t be until Joanne Allen-Taylor got out in transition for a layup with 3:35 left where Texas would score. Collier would only score once in the second on a second-chance after a rebound to cut the KSU lead to two, 31-29. Neither team would score over the final 2:17 of the second quarter.

First Half Leaders (Texas)

  • Charli Collier 13 points, three rebounds, one steal
  • Joyner Holmes six points, four rebounds

Texas shot just one for nine from behind the arc and 35.1% from the field.

The Longhorns came out firing in the third quarter with a quick 6-0 run to take a four point lead. Jada Underwood got it started with a quick steal and found Sutton to tie it up. Sutton and Celeste Taylor added four more before the Wildcats would answer. A 18-14 quarter gave Texas a two-point lead into the final quarter.

A sloppy fourth quarter for the Longhorns as they had trouble hitting the shot going down the stretch. Holmes gave Texas a two-point lead with 3:57 left in the game but that would be their last make of the game. The turnovers and cold shooting for the Longhorns in the closing minutes doomed their bid to win.

Final Stats

  • Collier- 17 points, six rebounds
  • Holmes- 14 points, eight rebounds
  • Higgs- 11 points, four rebounds, two steals