The steamrolling offense of Michigan baseball, which had piled up 22 runs in the Wolverines’ first two Big Ten tournament games, hit a speed bump Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska, as Iowa held them to three runs in a 7-3 loss in the first game of the semifinal.
The third-seeded Hawkeyes and fifth-seeded Wolverines will face off again on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the championship against either No. 2 Rutgers or No. 8 Indiana, who played late into the night Saturday after the end of Michigan’s game.
GAME 1:Michigan blasts Illinois early, late in 7-5 win to advance in Big Ten tournament
The Wolverines threatened early, loading the bases in the bottom of the first inning on three hit-by-pitches from Iowa starter Cam Baumann.