Editor's Note: The following first appeared in the University of Iowa's June edition of Hawk Talk Monthly presented by Transamerica.
By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller smiles when recalling the magical ride of 2015.
It was a year when the Hawkeyes returned to relevancy on the national stage, earning its first ranking since 1990, and winning 41 games -- the second most in program history. Iowa lifted a 43-year-old monkey off its back, winning its first NCAA Tournament game since 1972 and advancing to the Springfield Regional final.