2024 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	Iowa Hawkeyes
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	B1G
Record:	31–23
Conf Record:	14–10
Head Coach:	Rick Heller
Hc Year:	11th
Assoc Coach:	Marty Sutherland
Ahc Year:	11th
Asst Coach1:	Nic Ungs
Ac1 Year:	6th
Asst Coach2:	Jake Feldman
Ac2 Year:	4th
Hit Coach:	Mitchell Boe
Htc Year:	2nd
Pitch Coach:	Sean McGrath
Pc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Duane Banks Field

The 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawkeyes will play their home games at Duane Banks Field as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by head coach Rick Heller, in his eleventh season with the program.

Previous season

The 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team posted a 43–14 (15–8) regular season record, finishing third during the Big Ten regular season.^[1] The Hawkeyes reached the championship game of the 2023 Big Ten baseball tournament, but lost to Maryland.^[2] Iowa earned an at-large bid into the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament where they were seeded second in the Terre Haute Regional.^[3] Iowa reached the regional final, but lost to regional host, Indiana State.^[4]

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2024.

Coaches poll

The coaches poll will be released in January or February 2024

Coaches' Poll

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Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Coaching staff

2024 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Iowa	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	11	Upper Iowa University (1986)
Marty Sutherland	Associate Head Coach	11	University of Northern Iowa (2002)
Sean McGrath	Pitching Coach	2	Lafayette College (2012)
Mitch Boe	Assistant Coach	2	University of Iowa (2019)
Nic Ungs	Director of Operations	6	University of Northern Iowa (2001)
Jake Feldman	Athletic Trainer	4	Valparaiso University (2018)

Offseason

Departures

Iowa Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	1			185lb			Graduated
	3			190lb			Transferred to Texas
	4			195lb			Graduated
	5			185lb			Transferred to Maryland
	7			211lb			Undrafted; signed by Philadelphia Phillies
	12			205lb			Graduated
	16			180lb			Transferred to Appalachian State
	24			225lb			Graduated
	26			205lb			Graduated; drafted by Washington Nationals
	27			190lb			Drafted by Minnesota Twins
	31			185lb			Did not return
	34			220lb			Graduated
	35			170lb			Graduated
	41			215lb			Transferred to Liberty
	43			185lb			Suspended from team
	47			210lb			Graduated
	48			180lb			Transferred to Kirkwood

Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
	5			200lb			Dallas Baptist
	6			215lb			Long Beach State
	7			185lb			Creighton
	23			220lb			TCU
	24			205lb			Utah
	34			220lb			Oklahoma State
	35			200lb			Kirkwood CC
	41			195lb			Indian Hills CC
	51			190lb			Indian Hills CC

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Iowa in 2024.

Pitchers
Elliot Cadieux-Lanoue
Drew Deremer
Rowan Donels
Tanner Paschke		Fort Zumwalt North
Hitters
Ryan Brosius		Wahlert Catholic
Max Burt		Newman Catholic (IA)
Joe Connolly		Skutt Catholic
Jaixen Frost		Mount Ayr
Ty Plummer		Valley (IA)

2023 MLB Draft

See main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

8	225	Jared Simpson	LHP	Washington Nationals
11	327	Ty Langenberg	RHP	Minnesota Twins

Game log

2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Baseball Game Log (10–9)
Regular Season (10–9)
February (4–4) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big Ten February 16 5:00 p.m. vs. * No. 20 Shipyard Park Charleston, South Carolina W 5–2 Whitlock (1–0) Frontera (0–1) Voelker (1) 112 1–0 — February 17 12:00 p.m. BTN+ vs. * No. 20 Shipyard Park W 5–0 Morgan (1–0) Schulfer (0–1) Watts (1) 135 2–0 — February 18 9:00 a.m. BTN+ vs. * No. 20 Shipyard Park L 4–8 Tolliver (1–0) Beuter (0–1) Ermigiotti (1) 184 2–1 — February 20 3:30 p.m. BTN+ No. 18 Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa W 20–6 Cadieux-Lanoue (1–0) Ackermann (0–1) None 894 3–1 — February 23 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 Auburn* No. 18 121 Financial Ballpark Jacksonville, Florida L 5–7 Tilly (1–0) Whitlock (1–1) None 2,641 3–2 — February 24 4:00 p.m. vs. No. 14 Virginia* No. 18 121 Financial Ballpark L 9–12 Osinski (1–0) Hogue (0–1) Barker (1) 4,451 3–3 — February 25 12:00 p.m. BTN+ vs. * No. 18 121 Financial Ballpark L 6–12 Geraghty (1–0) Whitlock (1–2) Hamilton (1) 2,948 3–4 — February 27 4:05 p.m. BTN Duane Banks Field W 14–6 Young (1–0) Ruh (1–1) None 1,246 4–4 —
March (7–5) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big Ten March 1 6:30 p.m. SECN+ at * Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi W 13–7 Cadieux-Lanoue (2–0) Spencer (0–1) None 9,295 5–4 — March 2 1:30 p.m. SECN+ at Ole Miss* Swayze Field L 5–12 Simmons (2–0) Morgan (1–1) None 11,226 5–5 — March 3 12:00 p.m. SECN+ at Ole Miss* Swayze Field L 3–8 Saunier (2–1) Obermueller (0–1) None 9,293 5–6 — March 5 4:05 p.m. BTN+ Duane Banks Field W 9–3 Cadieux-Lanoue (3–0) Schewe (1–2) None 924 6–6 — March 8 6:00 p.m. at * Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, Alabama L 4–5 Maynard (1–0) Hart (0–1) None 985 6–7 — March 9 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Jacksonville State* Rudy Abbott Field W 20–1 Obermueller (2–0) Sleeper (0–1) None 839 7–7 — March 10 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Jacksonville State* Rudy Abbott Field L 1–6 Cornelius (1–0) Morgan (1–2) Maynard (1) 751 7–8 — March 12 4:00 p.m. SECN+ at Georgia* Foley Field Athens, Georgia L 5–10 Mracna (2–0) Cadieux-Lanoue (3–1) None 2,958 7–9 — March 15 4:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field W 11–1 Young (1–0) Buhl (0–3) None 1,218 8–9 — March 16 2:05 p.m. Western Illinois* Duane Banks Field W 17–7 Savary (1–0) Dale (1–1) None 1,160 9–9 — March 17 1:05 p.m. Western Illinois* Duane Banks Field W 19–9 Voelker (1–0) Kachinsky (0–2) None 1,099 10–9 — March 20 4:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field — March 22 3:00 p.m. at Alexander Field West Lafayette, Indiana March 23 12:00 p.m. at Purdue Alexander Field March 24 12:00 p.m. at Purdue Alexander Field March 26 TBA at * Duffy Bass Field Normal, Illinois — March 29 4:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field March 30 2:05 p.m. Minnesota Duane Banks Field March 31 1:05 p.m. Minnesota Duane Banks Field
April (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big Ten April 2 TBA at * Dozer Park Peoria, Illinois — April 5 4:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field April 6 2:05 p.m. Michigan Duane Banks Field April 7 1:05 p.m. Michigan Duane Banks Field April 10 4:05 p.m. St. Thomas (MN)* Duane Banks Field — April 12 TBA at Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio April 13 TBA at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium April 14 TBA at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium April 17 6:05 p.m. Bradley* Duane Banks Field — April 19 6:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field April 20 2:05 p.m. Rutgers Duane Banks Field April 21 1:05 p.m. Rutgers Duane Banks Field April 23 6:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field — April 26 6:05 p.m. at Haymarket Park Lincoln, Nebraska April 27 2:05 p.m. at Nebraska Haymarket Park April 28 1:05 p.m. at Nebraska Haymarket Park April 30 6:05 p.m. Illinois State* Duane Banks Field —
May (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big Ten May 1 6:05 p.m. North Dakota State Duane Banks Field — May 3 6:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field May 4 2:05 p.m. Northwestern Duane Banks Field May 5 1:05 p.m. Northwestern Duane Banks Field May 10 TBA at Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois May 11 TBA at Illinois Illinois Field May 12 TBA at Illinois Illinois Field May 14 6:05 p.m. Duane Banks Field — May 16 6:05 p.m. Principal Park Des Moines, Iowa — May 17 6:05 p.m. FIU* Principal Park — May 18 6:05 p.m. FIU* Principal Park —
Post-Season (0–0)
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold = Iowa team member^[5]

Schedule Notes

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

• Iowa Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 Big Ten Baseball Standings . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114044312/https://bigten.org/standings.aspx?standings=61 . dead . January 14, 2024 . . Big Ten Conference . January 13, 2023.
2. Web site: Maryland baseball beats Iowa, 4-0, in Big Ten title game; Terps earn No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament Regional . . January 13, 2024 . May 29, 2023.
3. Web site: Brew . Tom . NCAA Baseball Tournament: 2023 Schedule, Pairings, Results Updated in Real Time . . January 13, 2024 . June 27, 2023.
4. Web site: Shepherd . Paul . Indiana State baseball tops Iowa again, advances out of regional for first time since 1986 . . . January 13, 2024 . June 4, 2023.
5. Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . hawkeyesports.com . January 13, 2024.