1972 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team

The 1972 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Duane Banks, serving his 3rd year. The Hawkeyes finished the season in 7th place in the 1972 College World Series.

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball
Big Ten Conference
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 7
1972 record	25–17 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duane Banks (3rd season)

1972 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 7 Iowa  ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	3	–	0		.813			25	–	17	–	0		.595
No. 22 Michigan State  ‍‍‍	10	–	4	–	0		.714			28	–	10	–	0		.737
Michigan  ‍‍‍	9	–	5	–	0		.643			18	–	13	–	1		.578
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	9	–	5	–	0		.643			15	–	13	–	0		.536
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	10	–	8	–	0		.556			17	–	14	–	0		.548
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	7	–	8	–	0		.467			20	–	22	–	0		.476
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0		.375			11	–	25	–	0		.306
Illinois  ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	0		.357			16	–	21	–	0		.432
Purdue  ‍‍‍	3	–	9	–	0		.250			11	–	18	–	0		.379
Indiana  ‍‍‍	2	–	13	–	0		.133			11	–	24	–	0		.314
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1972[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town Dave Blazin / — — Dan Daiziel / — — Tom DeAngelo / — — Jeff Elgin / — — Robert Elliott / — — RHP Mark Ewell R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Darby, Pennsylvania Tom Halleckson / — — John Hartnett / — — P Bill Heckroth / — — Tom Hilinski / — — INF Tom Hurn / — — Mike Kielkopf / — — Jimmy Lynn / — — Neil Mandsager / — — Dave Marshall / — — OF Fred Mims R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Garland, Alabama Charles Raymond / — — Chet Teklinski / — — INF Brad Trickey R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marshalltown, Iowa RHP Mark Tschopp R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Cedar Rapids, Iowa OF Larry Schutzius / — — Jim Seiffert / — — Ray Smith / — — C Jim Sundberg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Galesburg, Illinois RHP Jim Wise R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dave Wooldrik / — —	Head coach Duane Banks Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (3–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 1 March 25  vs Grand Canyon Unknown • Sun City, Arizona 11–5 1–0 0–0 2 March 25 vs Wyoming Unknown • Sun City, Arizona 4–5 1–1 0–0 3 March 27 at Arizona Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 1–10 1–2 0–0 4 March 28 at Arizona Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 2–9 2–2 0–0 5 March 29 at Arizona Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 6–7 2–3 0–0 6 March 30 at Arizona Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 13–22 2–4 0–0 7 March 31 at Northern Arizona Unknown • Flagstaff, Arizona 10–8 3–4 0–0
April (12–8) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 8 April 1 Drake Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 19–1 4–4 0–0 9 April 1 Drake Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 3–1 5–4 0–0 10 April Cornell Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 4–0 6–4 0–0 11 April Cornell Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 7–2 7–4 0–0 12 April vs Iowa State Unknown • Unknown 1–3 7–5 0–0 13 April vs Iowa State Unknown • Unknown 0–1 7–6 0–0 14 April 14 at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 2–3 7–7 0–1 15 April 14 at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 9–3 8–7 1–1 16 April 15 at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 7–3 9–7 2–1 17 April 15 at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–2 9–8 2–2 18 April vs Northern Iowa Unknown • Unknown, Iowa 1–8 9–9 2–2 19 April vs Northern Iowa Unknown • Unknown, Iowa 10–5 10–9 2–2 20 April 22 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–9 10–10 2–3 21 April 22 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–0 11–10 3–3 22 April 25 vs Creighton Unknown • Unknown 4–5 11–11 3–3 23 April 25 vs Creighton Unknown • Unknown 6–9 11–12 3–3 24 April 28 Illinois Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 5–4 12–12 4–3 25 April 28 Illinois Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 3–0 13–12 5–3 26 April 30 at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–0 14–12 6–3 27 April 30 at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 12–1 15–12 7–3
May (6–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 28 May vs Minnesota Unknown • Unknown 3–2 16–12 8–3 29 May vs Minnesota Unknown • Unknown 6–2 17–12 9–3 30 May vs Wisconsin Unknown • Unknown 10–2 18–12 10–3 31 May vs Wisconsin Unknown • Unknown 4–0 19–12 11–3 32 May vs Northwestern Unknown • Unknown 6–1 19–12 12–3 33 May vs Northwestern Unknown • Unknown 10–8 20–12 13–3 34 May vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown 3–4 20–13 13–3 35 May vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown 4–5 20–14 13–3
Postseason
District 4 Tournament (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 36 May Central Michigan Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 2–7 20–15 13–3 37 May Northern Illinois Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 8–1 21–15 13–3 38 May Central Michigan Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 4–3 22–15 13–3 39 May at Bowling Green Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 4–2 23–15 13–3 40 May at Bowling Green Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 7–5 24–15 13–3
1972 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 41 June 10 vs Arizona State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 24–16 13–3 42 June 10 vs Temple Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 9–13 24–17 13–3

References

1. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1972". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 18, 2020.