The 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawkeyes were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rick Heller.

Previous season The Hawkeyes finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 10–5 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Iowa was voted to finish in fourth by the Big Ten Coaches.

Roster

Schedule

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|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || March 6 || vs Michigan || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || 2–4 || Weiss (1–0) || Beutel (0–1) || None || – || 0–1 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || March 7 || vs Michigan || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || 8–3 || Nedved (1–0) || Weston (0–1) || None || 150 || 1–1 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || March 7 || vs Michigan || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || 0–7 || Denner (1–0) || Baumann (0–1) || None || 150 || 1–2 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 8 || vs Michigan || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || 4–11 || Dragani (1–0) || Lee (0–1) || None || 150 || 1–3 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 12 || vs Ohio State || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 4–0 || Wallace (1–0) || Lonsway (0–1) || Nedved (2) || 250 || 2–3 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 13 || vs Nebraska || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 0–4 || Hrock (2–0) || Irvine (0–1) || Schwellenbach (1) || 250 || 2–4 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 13 || vs Ohio State || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 4–7 || Murphy (1–0) || Baumann (0–2) || Brock (1) || 50 || 2–5 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 14 || vs Nebraska || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 3–1 || Davitt (1–0) || Bunz (0–1) || Nedved (2) || 250 || 3–5 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 19 || Nebraska || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 3–0 || Wallace (2–0) || Povich (1–1) || Hoffman (1) || 309 || 4–5 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 20 || Nebraska || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 8–10 || Bragg (1–1) || Irvine (0–2) || Schwellenbach (2) || 350 || 4–6 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || March 21 || Nebraska || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 8–13 || Martin (1–0) || Davitt (1–1) || None || 329 || 4–7 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || March 26 || at Ohio State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 2–8 || Burhenn (1–1) || Wallace (2–1) || None || 205 || 4–8 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 27 || at Ohio State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 5–1 || Baumann (2–1) || Lonsway (0–3) || Nedved (3) || – || 5–8 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 27 || Maryland || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 6–4 || Hoffman (1–0) || Ramsey (0–1) || Nedved (4) || – || 6–8 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 28 || Maryland || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 11–2 || Davitt (2–1) || Staine (0–2) || None || – || 7–8 || 7–8

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 2 || at Purdue || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–2 || Nedved (2–0) || Weins (0–1) || None || 479 || 8–8 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 3 || at Purdue || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–10 || Brooks (1–1) || Guzek (0–1) || Cook (1) || 496 || 8–9 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 4 || at Purdue || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–5 || Davitt (3–1) || Kulak (0–1) || None || 534 || 9–9 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 9 || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 7–1 || Wallace (3–1) || Ireland (0–3) || None || 639 || 10–9 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 11 || Minnesota || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 6–1 || Irvine (1–2) || Liffrig (1–2) || Nedved (5) || 985 || 11–9 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 11 || Minnesota || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 18–0 || Baumann (2–2) || Schoeberl (0–2) || None || 985 || 12–9 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 16 || at || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 14–12 || Hoffman (2–0) || Muller (1–1) || None || 200 || 13–9 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 17 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 3–1 || Irvine (2–2) || Wereski (4–2) || None || 200 || 14–9 || 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 17 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 8–1 || Baumann (3–2) || Fitzpatrick (2–2) || None || 200 || 15–9 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 18 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 7–8 || Reardon (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || None || 200 || 15–10 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 23 || Maryland || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 6–2 || Hoffman (3–0) || Burke (2–3) || Nedved (6) || 528 || 16–10 || 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || April 24 || Maryland || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 6–8 || Dean (1–0) || Irvine (2–3) || Bello (5) || 1,112 || 16–11 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 25 || Northwestern || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 15–4 || Baumann (4–2) || Lavelle (4–2) || None || 657 || 17–11 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 26 || Northwestern || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 12–9 || Nedved (3–0) || Smith (1–3) || None || 544 || 18–11 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 30 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 6–5 || Wallace (4–1) || Sommer (5–2) || Nedved (7) || 150 || 19–11 || 19–11

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || May 1 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 6–12 || Modugno (2–1) || Irvine (2–4) || Bothwell (1) || 150 || 19–12 || 19–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || May 2 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 8–12 || Bierman (4–2) || Baumann (4–3) || None || 150 || 19–13 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 7 || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 4–2 || Wallace (5–1) || Dees (3–3) || Nedved (8) || 691 || 20–13 || 20–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 8 || Penn State || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 5–3 || Davitt (4–1) || Larkin (3–6) || Leonard (1) || 0 || 21–13 || 21–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 9 || Penn State || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 4–5 || Virbitsky (3–3) || Baumann (4–4) || None || 986 || 21–14 || 21–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 14 || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 5–4 || Nedved (4–0) || Kirschsieper (3–4) || None || 1,022 || 22–14 || 22–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || May 15 || Illinois || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 1–14 || Lavender (6–2) || Davitt (4–2) || Kutt (2) || 1,165 || 22–15 || 22–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || May 16 || Illinois || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || 2–6 || Gowens (2–3) || Baumann (4–5) || None || 1,132 || 22–16 || 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 21 || at Northwestern| || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || 6–1 || Wallace (6–1) || Doherty (1–4) || None || 165 || 23–16 || 23–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || May 22 || at Northwestern || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || 4–5 || Lawerence (2–0) || Nedved (4–1) || None || 213 || 23–17 || 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 23 || at Northwestern || Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois || 6–8 || Pate (1–0) || Irvine (2–5) || None || 185 || 23–18 || 23–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 28 || at || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 12–1 || Wallace (7–1) || Erla (5–6) || None || 314 || 24–18 || 24–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 29 || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 7–4 || Davitt (4–3) || Jones (2–2) || Nedved (9) || 320 || 25–18 || 25–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 30 || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 11–3 || Baumann (5–5) || Olson (0–1) || None || 207 || 26–18 || 26–18

Awards Big Ten Conference Players of the Week Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Trenton WallacePitcher of the WeekMarch 23, 2021 Ben NormanPlayer of the WeekApril 20, 2021 Zeb AdreonPlayer of the WeekApril 27, 2021

Conference awards AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Trenton WallaceBig Ten Pitcher of the YearMay 30, 2021 Ben NormanFirst Team All-Big Ten Trenton Wallace Izaya FullardThird Team All-Big Ten

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Trenton Wallace LHP 11 332 Toronto Blue Jays Drew Irvine RHP 19 553 Pittsburgh Pirates

References