It's Iowa week, no time to scuffle.

[k9_r]

Iowa has two proud moments and one stinker. Won their Oklahoma St series on the road and swept Illinois at home - got swept by Indiana on the road.

Team ERA of 4.17 and team batting .259. Both numbers are slightly better than opponents.

Their weekend rotation seems confusing. For at least the last four weeks their best pitcher comes out on Sunday.
Fri - McDonald, 3.96 ERA (50-0 innings), 22 BB, 46 SO, opponents hitting .270
Sat - Baumann, 5.31 ERA (39.0 innings), 21 BB, 32 SO, opponents hitting .282
Sun - Judkins, 1.95 ERA (55.1 innings), 21 BB, 44 SO. opponents hitting .213

Their best batters are..
Martin (.328, 116 ABs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers)
Padgett (.385 on just 39 ABs, 3 doubles)
Six others with mega ABs are in the .240 - .280 range
Their top RBI guy (25 ribbies) is Norman (.256 w/ 5 home runs)

They've hit 16 home runs to our 15 but on four more games than us. Iowa's RPI is 83 on a 163 SOS.

KSU and UNO first but gotta beat Iowa. Need to win that series.

 

[coolonetoo]

The Hawkeyes always seem to play with a chip on their collective shoulders against Nebraska.

 

[k9_r]

The Hawkeyes always seem to play with a chip on their collective shoulders against Nebraska.

This week we knock that chip off, right? Right?