Michigan pitcher ejected from B1G Tournament semifinal for foreign substance on glove

Michigan pitcher Willie Weiss was ejected from the Wolverines’ semifinal clash with Iowa on Sunday. Weiss, a U-M reliever, was tossed in the bottom of the 5th inning after umpires examined his glove, finding a foreign sticky substance. Someone from the Hawkeyes’ dugout reportedly alerted the umpiring crew in Omaha.

B1G CHEATING SCANDAL! pic.twitter.com/U3jxUCyVfG

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) May 29, 2022

B5 | Something you don’t see every day. Michigan pitcher Willie Weiss is ejected for having a “sticky substance” in his glove.#Hawkeyes

— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) May 29, 2022

B5 | The game will be delayed a bit as Weiss has been ejected with a runner on 1st and a 2-2 count. #GoBlue 4 – Iowa 1

— Michigan Baseball (@umichbaseball) May 29, 2022

Drama in Omaha. Michigan reliever Willie Weiss just got tossed for having a foreign substance on his glove. Someone from the #Hawkeyes dugout seemed to alert the umpries. Michigan now having to get someone up in a hurry.

— Dargan Southard (@Dargan_Southard) May 29, 2022

According to the in-game stats, Weiss only faced 1 batter in his relief appearance. Michigan starter Connor O’Halloran went 4 innings, allowing an unearned run on 3 hits. Cameron Weston replaced Weiss, with a 2-2 count, recording all 3 outs while maintaining U-M’s 4-1 lead to end the 5th inning.

The winner of the Michigan-Iowa game will take on Rutgers later Sunday for the B1G Tournament championship.

The story has been updated to correct an error on the official stats provided by StatBroadcast.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.