No. 4 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Iowa 3-2 in 10 innings during Wednesday afternoon’s opening round of Big Ten Tournament action.
Heading into the bottom of the 10th inning tied at two runs, Hawkeyes pitcher Jack Young would allow a lead-off single to Jonathan Kim and proceeded to walk the next two batters to load the bases. With no outs, Michigan’s Mitch Voit stepped up to the plate, worked a full count and secured the walk-off walk for the Wolverines.
It was the first walk-off during a Big Ten Tournament game since 2019.
“It was close,” Voit said about the final ball’s placement in the strike zone. “But you know, all the work that we put in with coaches and everything, we had enough mindfulness to recognize that’s gonna be a ball and that I’ve gotta take that one.”
Voit finished the game 2-3 at the plate while also drawing two walks. He started his strong day at the plate by singling through the right side in the second inning and laid in another base hit in the eighth.
Now the Wolverines advance to face No. 8 seed Penn State on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will air live on the Big Ten Network.
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