Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller feels his Hawkeyes have a bright future. Iowa was eliminated from an NCAA regional on Sunday night with an 11-8 loss to Indiana State and finished the season with a record of 44-16. It equals a school record for wins.

Heller says it was important for so many returning players to experience a regional.

Adding pitching depth is important. Iowa’s bullpen was exposed on the final day of the regional.