Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody shares the story of how the Bout at the Ballpark came to be.

STORIES

• ‘Bout at the Ballpark’ to feature Iowa and Oklahoma State wrestling at Globe Life Field: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/12/iowa-wrestling-oklahoma-state-compete-globe-life-field-texas-rangers-2022-bout-at-the-ballpark/6091663001/ 

• Southeast Polk star Nate Jesuroga commits to Hawkeye wrestling program: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/09/southeast-polk-wrestler-nate-jesuroga-commits-iowa-hawkeye-wrestling-iowa-high-school-wrestling-rams/6072903001/ 

• Waverly-Shell Rock state champ Aiden Riggins commits to Iowa wrestling program: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/09/waverly-shell-rock-wrestler-aiden-riggins-commits-iowa-hawkeyes-wrestling-program-tom-brands-iahswr/6077570001/ 

• Des Moines Lincoln wrestler Mickey Griffith commits to the Hawkeyes: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/10/des-moines-lincoln-wrestler-mickey-griffith-commits-iowa-hawkeye-wrestling-program-iowa-high-school/6085769001/ 

• Carson and Carter Martinson, twin wrestlers for Southeast Polk, commit to Iowa: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/11/carter-and-carson-martinson-southeast-polk-wrestlers-commit-iowa-hawkeyes-wrestling-program-rams/6098621001/  

• Hawkeyes add two more in-state wrestlers to 2022 recruiting class: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/10/12/mason-city-wrestler-jace-rhodes-commits-iowa-hawkeye-wrestling-program-tom-brands-mohawks-recruiting/6099108001/ 

• Bout at the Ballpark tickets: http://texasrangers.com/wrestling 

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