The Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team opens the stretch run of the Big Ten season this  afternoon (Friday), by opening on three game series at Michigan State. At 9-6, the Hawks are part of a four-way logjam in third place. A strong finish will require the Hawkeyes to start finding a way to win on the road.

At 7-8, Michigan State is 8th in the league race. The top eight teams play in the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa is 27-16 overall. The action in East Lansing gets underway at 2:05-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)