# 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team

The 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawkeyes were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rick Heller.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 10–5 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason

For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Iowa was voted to finish in fourth by the Big Ten Coaches.

## Schedule

2021 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (7–8)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1March 6vs MichiganDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas2–4Weiss (1–0)Beutel (0–1)None–0–10–1
2March 7vs MichiganDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas8–3Nedved (1–0)Weston (0–1)None1501–11–1
3March 7vs MichiganDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas0–7Denner (1–0)Baumann (0–1)None1501–21–2
4March 8vs MichiganDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas4–11Dragani (1–0)Lee (0–1)None1501–31–3
5March 12vs Ohio StateU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–0Wallace (1–0)Lonsway (0–1)Nedved (2)2502–32–3
6March 13vs NebraskaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota0–4Hrock (2–0)Irvine (0–1)Schwellenbach (1)2502–42–4
7March 13vs Ohio StateU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–7Murphy (1–0)Baumann (0–2)Brock (1)502–52–5
8March 14vs NebraskaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota3–1Davitt (1–0)Bunz (0–1)Nedved (2)2503–53–5
9March 19NebraskaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa3–0Wallace (2–0)Povich (1–1)Hoffman (1)3094–54–5
10March 20NebraskaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa8–10Bragg (1–1)Irvine (0–2)Schwellenbach (2)3504–64–6
11March 21NebraskaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa8–13Martin (1–0)Davitt (1–1)None3294–74–7
12March 26at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio2–8Burhenn (1–1)Wallace (2–1)None2054–84–8
13March 27at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio5–1Baumann (2–1)Lonsway (0–3)Nedved (3)–5–85–8
14March 27MarylandBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio6–4Hoffman (1–0)Ramsey (0–1)Nedved (4)–6–86–8
15March 28MarylandBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio11–2Davitt (2–1)Staine (0–2)None–7–87–8 :
April (12–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
16April 2at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–2Nedved (2–0)Weins (0–1)None4798–88–8
17April 3at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–10Brooks (1–1)Guzek (0–1)Cook (1)4968–98–9
18April 4at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–5Davitt (3–1)Kulak (0–1)None5349–99–9
19April 9MinnesotaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa7–1Wallace (3–1)Ireland (0–3)None63910–910–9
20April 11MinnesotaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa6–1Irvine (1–2)Liffrig (1–2)Nedved (5)98511–911–9
21April 11MinnesotaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa18–0Baumann (2–2)Schoeberl (0–2)None98512–912–9
22April 16at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey14–12Hoffman (2–0)Muller (1–1)None20013–913–9
23April 17at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey3–1Irvine (2–2)Wereski (4–2)None20014–914–9
24April 17at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey8–1Baumann (3–2)Fitzpatrick (2–2)None20015–915–9
25April 18at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey7–8Reardon (1–0)Leonard (0–1)None20015–1015–10
26April 23MarylandDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa6–2Hoffman (3–0)Burke (2–3)Nedved (6)52816–1016–10
27April 24MarylandDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa6–8Dean (1–0)Irvine (2–3)Bello (5)1,11216–1116–11
28April 25NorthwesternDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa15–4Baumann (4–2)Lavelle (4–2)None65717–1117–11
29April 26NorthwesternDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa12–9Nedved (3–0)Smith (1–3)None54418–1118–11
30April 30at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–5Wallace (4–1)Sommer (5–2)Nedved (7)15019–1119–11 :
May (7–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
31May 1at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–12Modugno (2–1)Irvine (2–4)Bothwell (1)15019–1219–12
32May 2at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–12Bierman (4–2)Baumann (4–3)None15019–1319–13
33May 7Penn StateDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa4–2Wallace (5–1)Dees (3–3)Nedved (8)69120–1320–13
34May 8Penn StateDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa5–3Davitt (4–1)Larkin (3–6)Leonard (1)021–1321–13
35May 9Penn StateDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa4–5Virbitsky (3–3)Baumann (4–4)None98621–1421–14
36May 14IllinoisDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa5–4Nedved (4–0)Kirschsieper (3–4)None1,02222–1422–14
37May 15IllinoisDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa1–14Lavender (6–2)Davitt (4–2)Kutt (2)1,16522–1522–15
38May 16IllinoisDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa2–6Gowens (2–3)Baumann (4–5)None1,13222–1622–16
39May 21at Northwestern|Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois6–1Wallace (6–1)Doherty (1–4)None16523–1623–16
40May 22at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois4–5Lawerence (2–0)Nedved (4–1)None21323–1723–17
41May 23at NorthwesternRocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois6–8Pate (1–0)Irvine (2–5)None18523–1823–18
42May 28at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan12–1Wallace (7–1)Erla (5–6)None31424–1824–18
43May 29at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan7–4Davitt (4–3)Jones (2–2)Nedved (9)32025–1825–18
44May 30at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan11–3Baumann (5–5)Olson (0–1)None20726–1826–18 :

## Awards
### Big Ten Conference Players of the Week

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Trenton Wallace | Pitcher of the Week | March 23, 2021 |
| Ben Norman | Player of the Week | April 20, 2021 |
| Zeb Adreon | Player of the Week | April 27, 2021 |

### Conference awards

Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Trenton Wallace | Big Ten Pitcher of the Year | May 30, 2021 |
| Ben Norman | First Team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Trenton Wallace | First Team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Izaya Fullard | Third Team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |

## 2021 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Trenton Wallace | LHP | 11 | 332 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Drew Irvine | RHP | 19 | 553 | Pittsburgh Pirates |