The Iowa pitching staff drastically improved under first-year pitching coach Sean Kenny in 2025. Before joining the Iowa program, Kenny had 28 years of coaching experience, with his most recent stop being the University of Houston.
Over the last 15 seasons, Kenny has coached only Power Five programs, guiding 45 pitchers who went on to be selected in the MLB Draft.
That list continues to grow after the 2025 MLB Draft. During the two-day draft, Iowa had four players selected, and they were all pitchers.
The list of Hawkeyes who were drafted this year included Cade Obermueller (round two, No.