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.