Junior right-hander Ty Langenberg had his best stuff in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament semifinals, tossing seven spotless innings to help pave the way for the Hawkeyes to advance past Michigan, 5-0.
The 6-foot-2, 190 pound righty from Urbandale, Iowa, struck out five of the first eight batters he faced. Langenberg struck out nine and threw 107 pitches over his seven innings of work. In the process, he grabbed his sixth win of the season.
Offensively, the Hawkeyes’ scoring got started in the third inning with a bases-loaded RBI hit by pitch from Raider Tello off Michigan righty Eamon Horwedel.
Iowa didn’t score again until some two-out magic in the sixth. Michael Seegers singled to left and advanced to second on a pickoff attempt gone awry from the Wolverines. Kyle Huckstorf tripled to center field to plate Seegers and to give Iowa a 2-0 lead.
The Hawkeyes officially broke things open in the bottom of the seventh. Brennen Dorighi and Tello delivered RBI singles before Sam Hojnar added a sacrifice fly to plate Dorighi.
Right-handers Will Christophersen and Luke Llewellyn combined to record the final six outs for the Hawks. After a leadoff double in the eighth, Chirstophersen struck out Jimmy Obertop and then got Cody Jefferis and Tito Flores to fly out.
Llewellyn actually relieved Chas Wheatley after Wheatley started the ninth with a hit by pitch to Michigan’s Ted Burton and a walk to Jordon Rogers. Llewellyn ensured there would be no serious drama as he struck out the side from there to send the Hawkeyes back into the Big Ten Tournament’s championship game for the first time since they won the event for the first time in program history back in 2017.
With the Hawks on the cusp of a league crown, Iowa fans took to social media to react in real time and then to celebrate a great day for Hawkeye baseball.
Bacon, eggs and...
๐๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ.#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/YWP9rTyBuj
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Hawkeye Elvis is ready at first pitch!
LET'S GO HAWKS
— Hawkeye Elvis (@HawkeyeElvis) May 27, 2023
Ty gets things going quickly
Ty gets us started with a โ๏ธ@ty_langenberg x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/8coMkERzRM
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Ty decides to DEAL
๐ง๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
5๏ธโฃ Ks through 2๏ธโฃ innings of work!#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/myNowiBMsY
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Took a minute, but HERE. WE. GO.
Eight batters in, Brayden Frazier picks up the #Hawkeyes' first hit. Cade Moss SAC bunts him into scoring position.
— Dargan Southard (@Dargan_Southard) May 27, 2023
#Hawkeyes load the bases with two outs. Michigan will make a pitching change.
B3 | Iowa 0, Michigan 0 pic.twitter.com/If9rBsEMo3
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
No time like the present
Good time to get some runs Hawks.
— ICHawkeye โ๏ธ (@ICHawkeye) May 27, 2023
Hello, Tello
HBP-RBI
— Irrational Hawkeye (@IrrationalHawk2) May 27, 2023
Not what I wanted but Iโll take it.
— ICHawkeye โ๏ธ (@ICHawkeye) May 27, 2023
take one for the team
— PlannedSickDays (@PlannedSickDays) May 27, 2023
Fun with Brody mic'd up
"You don't stand by me anymore."
We also have @brody_brecht mic'd up today. ๐ pic.twitter.com/5VrdozTeE8
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 27, 2023
Meanwhile, can we trust this broadcast?!
"Peanut butter is the devil." ๐คฃ@dahughesguy83 lets @kevinkugler know how he feels about nut butters. ๐ซ pic.twitter.com/CYDHf4aeZV
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 27, 2023
Just like Coach drew it up
Lang = NAILS #Hellerball
— Cody Hills (@ByCodyHills) May 27, 2023
Completely understandable
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐
M6 | Iowa 1, Michigan 0#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/kAFdHeuncI
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Huck DELIVERS!
Huck ๐#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/fgQ0RgmPP1
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
OH HUCK YEAH
— On3 Hawkeye Images (@webcentrick) May 27, 2023
Death. Taxes...
Death. Taxes. Hellerball.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) May 27, 2023
6-4-3
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ @mSeegs_is4real x @shojnar x @bdorighi #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/swelrM4yrf
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Oh baby. Beautiful 6-4-3 to get out of the inning โพ๏ธ๐ฅ
— Gary Koerner (@koerner_gary) May 27, 2023
AND THIS IS GOOD
Getting more insurance than Jake from State Farm!
— Hawkeye Elvis (@HawkeyeElvis) May 27, 2023
Big Rig
Intentionally walk Petey gotta pitch to Rig ๐คทโโ๏ธ@bdorighi x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/Gwl7aa27r9
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
BIG RIGGGGG
— On3 Hawkeye Images (@webcentrick) May 27, 2023
Just for good measure, Sam
๐-๐-๐-๐
Sacrifice fly from @shojnar scores @bdorighi!
B7 | Iowa 5, Michigan 0#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/BbUsBt7Xhy
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Seems good
Iowa is 41-2 when scoring 5+ runs, 0-11 when 4 or less.#Hellerball leads Michigan, 5-0, in the 7th.
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) May 27, 2023
B1G Time Ty
๐๐ญ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ค#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/Oanr03Ed4p
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
Just like 1981
For the first time since 1981, @UIBaseball has won 42 or more games in a season.
Iowa headed to Big Ten Championship tomorrow.
Spectacular job by Rick Heller and company.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) May 27, 2023
The last time @UIBaseball reached 42 wins in a season (May 5, 1981):
โพ๏ธJohn Anderson was an assistant coach at Minnesota
โพ๏ธMichael Jordan was a high school senior
โพ๏ธ E.T. was a year and 3 weeks away from debuting
โพ๏ธ Ronald Reagan was President#B1GBaseball pic.twitter.com/rUaMRdPhz6— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) May 27, 2023
Going to the 'SHIP
ATTAWAY HAWKS!
— Evan Baedke (@HawkatHeart) May 27, 2023
ON TO THE 'SHIP!!!!!
— Hawkeye Elvis (@HawkeyeElvis) May 27, 2023
HAWKS
— Dan (Taylor's Version) (@Dan_Welter) May 27, 2023
The B1G runs through...
Big Ten runs through Iowa City๐
— Dallas Jones (@DallasJonesy) May 27, 2023
See you tomorrow, Hawks!
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐!#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/1uc5QEPasK
— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 27, 2023
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