Wes Obermueller

TitleAssistant Coach - Pitching

Obermueller was named Director of Player Development on August 27, 2024 and promoted to pitching coach on January 6, 2026.

In his first season on staff, Iowa’s national rankings improved in multiple categories, including ERA (123rd to 16th), WHIP (134th to 27th) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (147th to 51st).

The Iowa pitching staff ranked second in the nation with nine shutouts, fifth in hits allowed per nine innings (7.26), 11th in strikeouts per nine innings (10.8) and 16th in ERA (4.16). Iowa led the Big Ten in strikeouts (578) and ranked second in ERA (4.16).

The Hawkeyes’ rotation of Cade Obermueller, Aaron Savary and Reece Beuter combined to go 18-5 with a 3.51 ERA. They struck out 265 batters and walked 87 over 43 starts and 226 2/3 innings.

Iowa pitchers logged 16 quality starts, the most by a Hawkeye squad since 2019 (19). Savary led the staff with six, while Beuter and Cade Obermueller tallied five each. Four of Cade Obermueller’s five quality starts were double-digit strikeout performances. In those 16 quality starts, Iowa pitchers recorded 129 strikeouts to 26 walks and allowed just 12 runs over 105 innings.

Iowa won 33 games and finished third in the conference in the regular season with a 21-9 record and made its 10th straight Big Ten Tournament appearance.

The Hawkeyes had four pitchers drafted in the 2025 MLB draft — Cade Obermueller, Daniel Wright, Savary and Anthony Watts. Catcher Daniel Rogers signed as an undrafted free agent.

Obermueller played for Iowa from 1997-1999 before being selected by Kansas City in the second round of the MLB Draft. In 1999 he had a 6.83 ERA while recording 91 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings. He also had a .352 batting average with 24 RBIs. Obermueller started his career at Iowa as a shortstop and then a right fielder before making his debut on the mound as a junior. He locked down a spot in the starting rotation in 1999.

The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native made his major league debut on September 20, 2002, and played parts of five seasons in the big leagues (Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Florida Marlins) starting 48 games and appearing in 80. He had a 5.82 ERA over 315 1/3 innings tallying 166 strikeouts.

He also pitched for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball League and the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.

Obermueller is the father of junior LHP Cade Obermueller.

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