(Iowa City, IA) – Iowa’s Cade Obermueller was picked up by the Texas Rangers in the 19th Round of the 2024 MLB Draft as the 585th overall pick.
The Iowa City native earned a 3.93 ERA with a 4-3 record with 13 overall starts in 2024. The left-hander earned 73 strikeouts over 59.2 innings while allowing 26 earned runs on 39 hits. In his career 28 games played with Iowa, he earned a 6-4 record and a 4.19 ERA. With 15 games played for Iowa, Obermueller had 109 strikeouts in 81 2/3 innings of work.
Iowa completed the season with a 31-23 overall record while finishing fourth in the Big Ten standings.