Omaha, Neb. — Kyle Huckstorf had a two-run triple and an RBI single, Connor Shultz struck out the side in the eighth to end a Michigan threat and No. 3 seed Iowa eliminated the fifth-seeded Wolverines 7-3 in the first semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday night.
Iowa (36-18) will play the winner of the semifinal nightcap between second-seeded Rutgers and No. 8 seed Indiana in Sunday’s championship game.
Keaton Anthony drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the fifth inning to give the Hawkeyes a 1-0 lead. Huckstorf drove in a pair with his triple in the sixth to make it 3-0,
Michigan (30-26) answered with two runs in its half of the sixth on a two-run single by Jordon Rogers to get within a run.