Hawkeyes Lose Season Finale May 18, 2009
COLUMBUS, OH - The Iowa baseball team lost its season finale against No. 29 Ohio State Saturday afternoon at Bill Davis Stadium, 8-6. Iowa had a one run lead going into the bottom of the eighth, however the Buckeye offense proved too much, plating three to seal the win. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Drops Nail Biter, 5-4 May 18, 2009
COLUMBUS, OH - The Iowa baseball team dropped a pitchers dual to Ohio State Friday night at Bill Davis Stadium, 5-4. Despite solid pitching from starter the Hawkeyes weren't able to hold off the Buckeyes. (Hawkeyesports.com)
UNI goes out with a bang, 3-2 May 17, 2009
Saturday was the University of Northern Iowa baseball squad's last dance, a final whirl 'round the dance floor before silence. Fortunately for the Panthers, Jason Summers was taking requests. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
No excuses: Panthers found a way in 2000s May 17, 2009
Courier sports writer Matt Coss revisits the last 50 years of Panther baseball during a five-part series this week. CEDAR FALLS --- Rick Heller had everything a Division III baseball coach could want at Upper Iowa University. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Panthers climbed in Valley during 1990s May 16, 2009
CEDAR FALLS --- When Dave Schrage took over as the University of Northern Iowa baseball coach in 1991, the program offered one scholarship and was a collective 44-119 the previous three seasons. "I always thought I probably got the job because nobody else wanted it," Schrage said. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
1970s were a decade of change for UNI (12) May 15, 2009
Tim Hackenmiller poses for a preseason photo during his days as a member of the University of Northern Iowa baseball team ... For the University of Northern Iowa baseball program, it was an era of change. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Good times rolled in 1960s May 13, 2009
Courier sports writer Matt Coss revisits the last 50 years of Panther baseball during a five-part series this week. CEDAR FALLS --- More than 40 years later, Jim Bowen and Phil Johnson still vividly recall the nuances of the ballpark. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Big Seventh Inning Propels Iowa Past Penn SATE May 11, 2009
IOWA CITY - The Iowa baseball team beat Penn State, 5-3, today in the final game of a three-game series at Duane Banks Field. Today was "Senior Day", as the Hawkeyes honored eight seniors before the contest. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Fall to Penn State in Extra Innings May 10, 2009
IOWA CITY - The Iowa baseball team dropped an extra innings thriller, 5-4, to Penn State at Duane Banks Field today. This was the first extra inning contest of the year for the Hawkeyes. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Penn State Powers Past Hawkeyes May 9, 2009
IOWA CITY - The Iowa baseball team dropped game one of the three-game weekend series to Penn State, 8-5, Friday night at wet Duane Banks Field after a two hour rain delay. The Hawkeyes plated one run in five consecutive innings and an additional run in the ninth. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Upends Panthers, 11-4 May 6, 2009
IOWA CITY - The Iowa baseball team snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 11-4 triumph over University Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field. The Black and Gold offense pounded out 14 hits and collected six walks and a hit-by-pitch, scored in five consecutive innings and eight different Hawkeyes recorded a hit. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Host Final Five Home Games This Week May 5, 2009
HAWKEYES ON THE NET: Iowa baseball fans can follow the Hawkeyes, as live stats will be available on hawkeyesports. com. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Panthers rained out at Missouri State May 5, 2009
--- The University of Northern Iowa baseball team had to settle for two wins over previous Missouri Valley Conference leader Missouri State after Sunday's game was rained out. The Panthers (18-24 overall, 5-14 MVC) took the first two games of the three-game series Friday and Saturday. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Gophers Sweep Iowa May 4, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, MN-- Minnesota swept the Iowa baseball team today at Siebert Field, 12-3. Gopher starter Seth Rosin was dominate, allowing only three Iowa hits and striking out seven in six and two-third innings of work. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Minnesota Defeats Hawkeyes May 3, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Iowa baseball team lost game two Saturday at Siebert Field to Minnesota, 26-9. The Gophers took a nine run lead in the first frame and never looked back--capitalizing on a season-high seven Hawkeye errors. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Fall to Gophers in the Bottom of the Seventh May 2, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Iowa baseball team dropped game one to Minnesota at Siebert Field tonight, 4-3. The Gophers had a big seventh inning to take their first lead of the game and win. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Northern Iowa Tops Iowa In Final Corridor Classic Apr 29, 2009
CEDER RAPIDS, IA - The Iowa baseball team was defeated, 9-3, Tuesday night by Northern Iowa in the final Corridor Classic at New Veterans Memorial Stadium in front of 1,953 fans. The Hawkeyes led twice in the contest, however, the Panthers took advantage of two costly Hawkeye errors in the eighth to plate six unearned runs. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Game Three Gets Rained Out Apr 20, 2009
EVANSTON, IL -- The Iowa baseball team's rubber match of a three-game series against Northwestern at Rocky Miller Park was cancelled today due to weather. This is the Hawkeyes' first cancelled game of the 2009 season. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa tops Northwestern, 10-1 Apr 19, 2009
EVANSTON, IL -- The Iowa baseball team ended a nine-game skid with a win against Northwestern this afternoon at Rocky Miller Park, 10-1. In the win, Iowa's offense took an early first inning lead and never looked back. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Northwestern Edges Hawkeyes, 4-3 Apr 18, 2009
EVANSTON, IL - - Northwestern scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to clip the Iowa baseball team, 4-3, Friday afternoon at Rocky Miller Park. Pacing the Hawkeyes today were and. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Taliaferro ignites Panthers Apr 17, 2009
This is, after all, the final season of Northern Iowa baseball. Sunny, 65-degree evenings at the ballpark, like Wednesday, will be noticeably absent next April. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Hawkeyes Fall to Huskers Apr 15, 2009
LINCOLN, NE-- The Iowa baseball team lost against Nebraska tonight, 8-5, at Hawks Field. The Husker offense got started early and never faltered--scoring in four different frames. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Late innings draw close for Panthers Apr 15, 2009
In addition to the program being discontinued at season's end, UNI finds itself in eighth place and four games behind in the loss column for the all-important sixth spot in the Missouri Valley Conference standings. At 3-9 in conference play, the Panthers will likely need to win at least seven of their last 12 league games against Illinois State, Wichita State, Missouri State and Bradley to qualify for the May 20-23 MVC tournament in Wichita, Kan. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Hawkeyes, UNI prepare for final Corridor Classic Apr 14, 2009
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- said that his University of Iowa baseball team needs something good to happen. For Northern Iowa skipper Rick Heller, every game is one more memory during a bittersweet final season of Division I baseball. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Drops Game Two, 5-1 Apr 12, 2009
IOWA CITY -- The Iowa baseball team dropped game two of this weekend's three-game series to Indiana, 5-1, at Duane Banks Field Saturday. The Hawkeyes were held to a season-low two hits on the afternoon by Hoosier hurler, Eric Arnett. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Baseball: Panthers drop another one-run tilt Apr 12, 2009
The University of Northern Iowa baseball team s losing streak has hit five games in Missouri Valley Conference action. After UNI pinch-hitter Andy Steichen hammered a two-run home run in the seventh inning Friday night to tie the game, Creighton responded with a run in the bottom half of the frame for a 3-2 victory at Rosenblatt Stadium. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Hoosiers Top Hawkeyes in Series Opener Apr 11, 2009
IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team lost game one of this weekend's three-game series to Indiana tonight at Duane Banks Field, 6-2. In the loss, the Hawkeyes left 10 runners on base, including seven in scoring position. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Campaign ends to save UNI baseball Apr 11, 2009
With only one year of eligibility remaining, the Panther catcher and junior college transfer didn't want to change addresses for his senior season. "I thought I had two guaranteed years here," Taliaferro said, "but now I'm back in the same spot I was coming out of junior college in searching for a new school."It's hard. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Effort to save Northern Iowa baseball program fails Apr 9, 2009
Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Leaders of an effort to save Northern Iowa's baseball program say it has failed. Doug Gross is a Des Moines attorney who represented a group of baseball supporters in discussions with school officials over the past several weeks. (Sioux City Journal)
Hawkeyes Fall to Kansas, 9-3 Apr 9, 2009
IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team dropped the final game of a two-game series to Kansas today at Duane Banks Field, 9-3. Kansas jumped to an early lead and never looked back, utilizing the short game to manufacture runs throughout the game. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Fall to Kansas in Ninth Inning, 5-4 Apr 8, 2009
IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team's ninth inning rally came up short against Kansas today at Duane Banks Field in a 5-4 loss. The Hawkeye offense scattered nine hits, however left 10 runners on base, seven in scoring position, in the loss. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Host Kansas Apr 7, 2009
COACH DAHM ON KANSAS: "We are looking forward to playing the Jayhawks. Coach Price has a done a great job with the program and has put together a very talented team. Sweeping No.1 Texas earlier this year definitely says something about his young team. We are very similar teams and I look for the games to be close." HAWKEYES ON THE NET: Iowa baseball fans can follow the Hawkeyes, as live stats will be available on hawkeyesports. com. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa-Kansas Tuesday Game Time Change Apr 7, 2009
IOWA CITY - - The University of Iowa baseball game vs. Kansas Tuesday night has been changed from a 6 p.m. start time to 4 p.m. at Duane Banks Field. The change was made to avoid the colder temperatures expected in Iowa City Tuesday night. (Hawkeyesports.com)
UNI stumbles to home doubleheader defeat Apr 5, 2009
After the University of Northern Iowa baseball team won four of its last five games, including a victory over 25th-ranked Minnesota Wednesday, Heller believed his squad was starting to turn the corner. Now, the Panthers find themselves near the bottom of the Missouri Valley Conference standings. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Panthers storm back to beat No. 25 Gophers, 9-7 Apr 3, 2009
After trailing 6-1, the Panthers scored six runs in the sixth inning to snare a 7-6 lead. Then, after the Gophers knotted the game at seven, Jeff Taliaferro broke the tie with a two out, two-run double in the eighth for the game-winner. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Baseball: Panthers looking to finish what they start Apr 2, 2009
However, coach Rick Heller would feel a lot better about where his Panthers stand if they weren't 1-4 in one-run MVC contests. UNI (10-13 overall, 2-4 MVC) surrendered its second ninth-inning lead of the conference season Sunday in Evansville, spoiling what could have been a rare conference sweep on the road. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Panthers topple Evansville again, 8-3 Mar 30, 2009
--- The University of Northern Iowa baseball team guaranteed itself a series victory with an 8-3 road win over Evansville on Saturday. The Panthers (10-12, 2-3 MVC) will get a chance to improve to. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Hawkeyes Drop Game Two, 7-3 Mar 22, 2009
IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team dropped the nightcap of a doubleheader to Western Illinois at Duane Banks Field, 7-3. The Leathernecks broke the game open in the fourth and never looked back despite a ninth inning attempt from Iowa. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Wins Home Opener, 9-4 Mar 22, 2009
IOWA CITY, IA -- The Iowa baseball team won the first of two games to Western Illinois at Duane Banks Field, 9-4. In the win, head coach surpassed Dick Schultz as the third-most victorious Iowa baseball coach with a 130-162 record as a Hawkeye. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Open at Duane Banks Field Saturday Mar 20, 2009
The University of Iowa baseball team will play its first home game of the 2009 season at Duane Banks Field Saturday at 1 p.m. in a doubleheader against Western Illinois. This will be the first game of five this season against the Leathernecks. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Slug Past Tennessee-Martin, 25-6 Mar 19, 2009
MARTIN, TN -- The Iowa baseball team came out victorious against Tennessee-Martin at Skyhawk Field Wednesday, 25-6. In the win, Iowa's bats came alive recording 25 hits, two from the school record (27 in 1986). (Hawkeyesports.com)
Former NT Sports Editor and current Grinnell SID honored with News Media award by IHSAA Mar 18, 2009
While at the Clinton Herald, Schultz won numerous statewide awards from professional organizations, including the Associated Press, the Iowa Newspaper Association, and the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association Media Award in 2007. Schultz also coached cross country and track at Clinton High School and in 2003 was named the Iowa State assistant cross country coach of the year. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Iowa Upsets No. 25 Louisville in Nail-Biter, 2-1 Mar 16, 2009
LOUISVILLE, KY -- The Iowa baseball team upset No. 25 Louisville in a nail-biter at Jim Patterson Stadium Sunday, 2-1. In the bottom of the ninth, with the tying run at second and two outs, closer got the final strikeout to secure the win. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeyes Fall to No. 25 Louisville, 7-2 Mar 15, 2009
LOUISVILLE, KY -- The Iowa baseball team fell to No. 25 Louisville at the rainy Jim Patterson Stadium Saturday, 7-2, after a rain delay. Iowa kept the dangerous Cardinal offense at bay the first five innings however Louisville took command of the game scoring three additional runs in the sixth. (Hawkeyesports.com)
UCF deals UNI 8-5 defeat Mar 15, 2009
--- One big inning was not enough to carry the Northern Iowa baseball team Saturday in an 8-5 loss to Central Florida. The Panthers (7-8) trailed 6-0 before scoring all five of their runs in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Jason Summers, RBI hits by Cory Ege and Andy Steichen, and a run by Ege on a wild pitch. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Summers drives Panthers past SEMO Mar 10, 2009
--- After an 11-5 win Sunday over Southeast Missouri State, the Northern Iowa baseball team is all squared up. The Panthers evened their season record at 6-6 and also salvaged a series split after being swept by the Redhawks Saturday. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Hawkeyes Fall to Austin Peay, 10-4 Mar 8, 2009
CLARKSVILLE, TN -- The Iowa baseball team fell to Austin Peay at Raymond C. Hand Park, 10-4. The Governors scored four in the first inning and never looked back. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Hawkeye Offense Powers Past Austin Peay, 15-9 Mar 7, 2009
Clarksville, TN -- The Iowa baseball team came out on top over Austin Peay at Raymond C. Hand Park, 15-9. The Hawkeyes got their offense going early in the second and never looked back. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Heller works tirelessly to save program Mar 7, 2009
"I'm probably as stressed out as I've ever been in my life," the University of Northern Iowa baseball coach said. Besides the practices and long bus trips to Little Rock, Ark. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Iowa Comes Up Short in Ninth Inning Rally, Losing 11-9 Mar 1, 2009
DELAND, FL -- The Iowa baseball team was defeated by South Alabama at Conrad Park on Saturday, 11-9. Iowa played a solid defensive game however, was unable to get its offense going against crafty left-handed pitcher Lance Baxter until the seventh inning. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Falls to Stetson, 11-0 Feb 28, 2009
DELAND, FL -- The Iowa baseball team fell to Stetson at Conrad Park on Friday, 11-0. The Hawkeyes gave up five in the first and couldn't recover. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Kirk Hardcastle column: Knights run to state Feb 25, 2009
He was wearing a Northern Iowa baseball sweatshirt. I asked him if he still supports UNI.. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Panthers don't plan to go down looking Feb 25, 2009
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Northern Iowa baseball looks for relief after school cuts sport Feb 24, 2009
Members of the University of Northern Iowa baseball team watch a press conference where the university officially announced the end of the baseball program after this season ... By Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register CEDAR FALLS, Iowa Don't bury the Northern Iowa baseball team just yet. (USA Today -- Sports)
UNI drops baseball program Feb 24, 2009
AP photo CEDAR FALLS For years, Rick Heller has battled rumors that his University of Northern Iowa baseball program was on the chopping block. Monday, those rumors became reality. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Iowa loses to St. Johns, 18-3 Feb 22, 2009
CLEARWATER, FL -- The Iowa baseball team lost to St. John's at Jack Russell Stadium on Saturday, 18-3. The Hawkeyes battled back after a one hour and five minute first inning, but came up short despite a solid no error defensive effort. (Hawkeyesports.com)
UNI baseball team drops opener Feb 21, 2009
Amid speculation that the 2009 season will be its last, the Northern Iowa baseball team began the campaign Friday with a 5-0 loss at Arkansas-Little Rock. The Panthers managed just five hits, as UALR starter Jake Sullivan threw 7 2/3 shutout innings in the first victory for new Trojan head coach Scott Norwood. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Newmans Adams disappointed in news Feb 21, 2009
On Friday, while performing at the state wrestling tournament, Adams got wind of the Northern Iowa baseball program being shut down. It sucks, Adams said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Hawkeyes Fall in Season Opener Feb 21, 2009
CLEARWATER, FL -- The Iowa baseball team lost to Illinois in its season opener, 8-3, at Jack Russell Stadium Friday night. The start of the game was delayed 90 minutes due to earlier games running long and did not end until midnight. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Pine tar, corked bats, steroids & spit balls Feb 19, 2009
Major league baseball umpire Tim McClelland meets with reporters prior to the sixth annual University of Iowa Baseball Lead-Off Dinner on Tuesday ... He shared his vast knowledge of the game to an audience of nearly 500 at the sixth annual University of Iowa Baseball Lead-Off Dinner on Tuesday at the Coralville Marriott Hotel rence Center. (Hawkeyesports.com)
A championship state of mind Feb 19, 2009
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa baseball team's confidence is soaring as it prepares for the 2009 season with one crucial goal in mind -- to win the Big Ten Championship. That quest begins when the Hawkeyes head to Florida for the Big East/Big Ten Challenge on Feb. 20. (Hawkeyesports.com)
