Rick Heller never complained about the obstacles he faced as the overworked coach at overlooked Northern Iowa. Heller cared more about Northern Iowa than Northern Iowa cared about baseball and the program was cut in 2009. Heller has turned Iowa into one of the nation's most surprising teams in just his second season. The Hawkeyes, long the laughingstock of the Big Ten, are 34-12 and 15-3 in league play heading into this weekend's final regular-season series against Minnesota. More...