Hawkeyes Have 39 Reasons to be Confident

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24 Hawkeyes to Watch

By JAMES ALLAN

hawkeyesports.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- There are 39 examples the University of Iowa baseball team can fall back to boost its confidence heading into Friday's NCAA Regional matchup against third-seeded Oregon.

The 39 examples involve 39 wins -- the most by an Iowa program since 1985.

The Hawkeyes are rested and re-energized with the program's first NCAA Tournament game in a quarter century looming. Iowa won its first 11 series and didn't have a losing weekend until week 14 at Rutgers. The team went 1-2 at the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis.

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