Friday's NCAA Tournament Schedule

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Oregon Regional
Wisconsin vs. BYU, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Oregon/North Carolina, 8 p.m. (if necessary)

Seattle Regional
Minnesota vs. Hawaii, 6:30 p.m.

Michigan Regional
Michigan vs. Valparaiso, 7 p.m.

Lincoln Regional
Nebraska vs. Northern Iowa, 8 p.m.

Thursday's Results

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ILLINOIS 6, MINNESOTA 2
Freshman Kevin Duchene allowed two earned runs over six solid innings and improved to 8-1, as the Illini won their fourth straight with a 6-2 victory over Minnesota (29-19) at Siebert Field. Duchene matched John Kravetz, who went 8-3 last season, for the most wins ever by an Illini freshman along with equaling the most victories by a Big Ten pitcher this season. Illinois (32-15) remained tied with Michigan for fifth place in the conference at 13-9 with two regular season games left. RECAP

IOWA 2, PURDUE 1
Sophomore Anthony Torres hit a go-ahead RBI single through the left side of the infield in the top of the 11th inning, sending the University of Iowa baseball team to a 2-1 win over Purdue at Alexander Field. RECAP

MICHIGAN 7, NEBRASKA 5
Michigan scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to come from behind and beat Nebraska, 7-5, on Thursday night (May 16) at Haymarket Park. RECAP

MICHIGAN STATE 16, PENN STATE 1
Michigan State baseball cruised to a 16-1 victory over Penn State on Thursday night at Medlar Park. The Spartans (32-16, 11-8 Big Ten) had 12 hits in the game and seven different Spartans notched at least one RBI. RECAP

OHIO STATE 2, INDIANA 1
Ohio State opened its series against No. 21 Indiana with a 2-1 victory Thursday evening at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 34-19, 15-7 in conference play, while the Hoosiers drop to fall to 38-13, 15-7 in the Big Ten. The teams are tied atop the Big Ten heading into the final two games of the regular season. RECAP

Wichita State 8, NORTHWESTERN 2
Northwestern was unable to generate the offense necessary to overcome a steady attack put forth by Wichita State as the Wildcats dropped the opener of a three-game set to the Shockers, 8-2, Thursday at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kan.  RECAP

NCAA Track & Field Preliminary Field Announced

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The NCAA announced today the participants for the 2013 NCAA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Championship competition, scheduled for May 23-25. The East Region will be held at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, N.C.., while the West Region is at Texas in Austin, Texas.

Qualifiers can be found by selecting the links below.

Men: East | West

Women: East | West

Thursday's NCAA Schedule

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Oregon Regional
Wisconsin vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m. ET
Twenty-two Big Ten student-athletes earned first-team Capital One Academic All-District honors, as announced on Thursday. The honorees are now eligible for Academic All-America consideration. The complete list of Big Ten Academic All-District award recipients can be found below.

Men's At-Large Academic All-District

District II
Matt Brown, Penn State - wrestling

District V
Bruno Abdelnour, Illinois - tennis
Richard Funk, Michigan - swimming & diving
Connor Jaeger, Michigan - swimming & diving
Michael Newburger, Ohio State - gymnastics
Max Stearns, Ohio State - fencing
Jamie Bissett, Purdue - swimming & diving

District VI
Garret Dunn, Iowa - tennis
Kevin Steinhaus, Minnesota - wrestling

District VII
Josh Ihnen, Nebraska - wrestling
Jordan Reinertson, Nebraska - golf

Women's At-Large Academic All-District

District II
Kelsey Amy, Penn State - field hockey
Tatum Coffey, Penn State - lacrosse
Gabi Shishkoff, Penn State - swimming & diving

District V
Caroline Powers, Michigan State - golf
Michelle Williams, Ohio State - swimming & diving
Lauren Gustafson, Purdue, swimming & diving

District VI
Jessica Plant, Minnesota - swimming & diving
Noora Raty, Minnesota - ice hockey
Kimberly Dinh, Wisconsin - golf
Kendall Schmidt, Wisconsin - rowing

District VII
Emily Wong, Nebraska - gymnastics

For the complete list of honorees, click here for men's and here for women's.

Twenty Named NFCA All-Region Selections

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Twenty Big Ten softball standouts, representing 10 conference squads, were named All-Region performers, it was announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday. In total, 10 were named first-team selections in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions. In the Great Lakes Region, Michigan's Sierra Romero, Minnesota's Sara Moulton and Kaitlyn Richardson, Penn State's Cassidy Bell and Wisconsin's Whitney Massey were named first team selections, while Michigan's Caitlin Blanchard, Sara Driesenga and Ashley Lane, Minnesota's Tyler Walker, Northwetern's Amy Letourneau and Wisconsin's Cassandra Darrah and Mary Massei were named second-team honorees. Five Big Ten players were listed among the Midwest Region's first team, including Iowa's Megan Blank, Nebraska's Emily Lockman and Tatum Edwards and Purdue's Ashley Burkhardt and Andie Varsho, while Indiana's Amanda Wagner, Nebraska's Brooke Thomason and Ohio State's Taylor Watkins were second-team selections.

Weekend Preview

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All Times ET

ILLINOIS at MINNESOTA
Thursday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Kevin Duchene (7-1, 2.64) vs. LHP Tom Windle (6-3, 1.76)
Friday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP Ryan Castellanos (3-1, 5.36) vs. RHP Alec Crawford (3-1, 2.47)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP John Kravetz (4-1, 4.27) vs. LHP DJ Snelten (4-1, 2.22)

INDIANA at OHIO STATE
Thursday, 6:35 p.m.
LHP Joey DeNato (7-1, 2.67) vs. RHP Brad Goldberg (6-1, 3.41)
Friday, 6:35 p.m.
LHP Kyle Hart (7-2, 3.07) vs. LHP Brian King (7-5, 2.82)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
RHP Aaron Slegers (8-1, 1.96) vs. RHP Jaron Long (6-5, 3.68)

IOWA at PURDUE
Thursday, 7 p.m.
LHP Matt Dermody (7-2, 3.95) vs. RHP Robert Ramer (3-4, 5.18)
Friday, 7 p.m.
LHP Sasha Kuebel (2-8, 5.12) vs. LHP Jordan Minch (5-5, 4.76)
Saturday, 1 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA

MICHIGAN at NEBRASKA
Thursday, 7:35 p.m.
LHP Trent Szkutnik (4-6, 4.88) vs. LHP Kyle Kubat (4-0, 1.99)
Friday, 7:35 p.m.
LHP Evan Hill (7-2, 2.96) vs. LHP Aaron Bummer (2-1, 2.72)
Saturday, 1 p.m.
LHP Logan McAnallen (3-2, 3.18) vs. RHP Tyler Niederklein (1-1, 5.11)

MICHIGAN STATE at PENN STATE
Thursday, 6:05 p.m.
RHP Andrew Waszak (5-3, 2.44) vs. LHP Nick Hedge (0-0, 3.86)
Friday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP David Garner (4-3, 3.57) vs. LHP Greg Welsh (2-6, 4.89)
Saturday, 1:05 p.m.
RHP Mick VanVossen (4-2, 3.39) vs. RHP Steven Hill (1-7, 3.72)

NORTHWESTERN at Wichita State
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
RHP Luke Farrell (3-3, 1.84) vs. RHP Cale Elam (5-3, 2.33)
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
RHP Brandon Magallones (5-5, 3.48) vs. RHP A.J. Ladwig (4-5, 5.18)
Saturday, 3 p.m.
RHP Zach Morton (3-5, 3.12) vs. RHP Garrett Brummett (3-0, 1.57)



In The Polls

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Six Big Ten women's rowing teams are receiving votes in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, released on Wednesday. Ohio State leads ranked conference squads, coming in at No. 3. Michigan and Wisconsin both stay put at No. 13 and No. 14, respectively, while Minnesota rounds out the poll at No. 20. Iowa and Michigan State are receiving votes.

For the complete poll, click here.

Tuesday's Results

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Kentucky 5, INDIANA 3
MICHIGAN STATE 5, Central Michigan 4
MICHIGAN STATE 10, Central Michigan 0
Seton Hall 5, MICHIGAN 3
NEBRASKA 12, Creighton 9
Louisville 6, OHIO STATE 3
PENN STATE 7, Villanova 4
Eastern Michigan 20, PURDUE 2

Sunday's Results

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ILLINOIS 5, PENN STATE 4
Illinois overcame a four-run deficit by scoring five runs in its final three innings, capping off a 5-4 comeback win on Senior Day to complete the sweep of Penn State. The Illini only had one hit in the first five innings before turning it on late with a run in the sixth, three in the seventh to tie it at four and the game-winning RBI single by redshirt-sophomore Reid Roper in the eighth. RECAP

MICHIGAN STATE 4, IOWA 2
Michigan State defeated Iowa on Mother's Day at Duane Banks Field, 4-2. The Spartans (29-16, 10-8 Big Ten) got an outstanding performance out of sophomore Mick VanVossen on the mound. He allowed just two runs, one earned in the win. Blaise Slater and Justin Hovis both notched RBIs for the Spartans. RECAP

NEBRASKA 8, MINNESOTA 0
Nebraska defeated Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Siebert Field with a 8-0 win in the rubber match of the series. With the series win, the Huskers won all four of their Big Ten Conference road series, posting a 9-3 record in 12 conference road games. RECAP

PURDUE 12, MICHIGAN 9
In what was a fitting end to a wild weekend series, Purdue baseball scored four times with two outs in the ninth inning thanks to big hits from Jack Picchiotti and Conner Hudnall, stunning Michigan, 12-9, Sunday afternoon. RECAP

OHIO STATE 1, Oregon 0
Ohio State dropped its series finale against No. 6 Oregon, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium .With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 33-18 while the Ducks improve to 40-11. RECAP

Indiana/Minnesota recap coming soon...
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