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Saturday's Results and Sunday's Schedule

By Big Ten Conference on February 16, 2013 9:53 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Saturday's Results
Tennessee Tech 6, ILLINOIS 5
Connecticut 4, INDIANA 3 (15)
IOWA 13, Austin Peay 1
MICHIGAN 6, California 5 (10)
UCLA 14, MINNESOTA 0
Cal State Fullerton 10, NEBRASKA 5
Cal State Fullerton 9, NEBRASKA 0
Notre Dame 13, OHIO STATE 3
ETSU 8, PENN STATE 3
South Florida 20, PURDUE 2

Sunday's Schedule
ILLINOIS at Tennessee Tech - 2 p.m.
INDIANA vs. USF - 1 p.m. [1]
IOWA at Austin Peay - 2 p.m.
MICHIGAN at California - 2 p.m.
MICHIGAN STATE vs. NORTHWESTERN - 11 a.m. [2]
MINNESOTA at UCLA - 4 p.m.
NEBRASKA at USC - 4 p.m.
OHIO STATE at St. John's - 10 a.m.
PENN STATE at ETSU - 1:05 p.m.
PURDUE vs. Louisville - 10 a.m. [1]
PURDUE vs. Connecticut - 1 p.m. [1]

All times ET

Legend
[1] Big East/Big Ten Challenge
[2] First Pitch Invitational

Friday's Results and Saturday's Schedule

By Big Ten Conference on February 15, 2013 11:40 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Friday's Results
ILLINOIS 13, Tennessee Tech 2
INDIANA 2, Louisville 0
Austin Peay 4, IOWA 2
California 5, MICHIGAN 4 (11)
Furman 4, MICHIGAN STATE 3
MINNESOTA 6, UCLA 2 (10)
Cal State Bakersfield 9, NEBRASKA 4
NORTHWESTERN 8, Miami (OH) 1
Mercer 6, OHIO STATE 5 (10)
PENN STATE 6, ETSU 4
PURDUE 11, Connecticut 8

Saturday's Schedule
ILLINOIS at Tennessee Tech - 3 p.m.
INDIANA vs. Connecticut - 7 p.m. [1]
IOWA at Austin Peay - 2 p.m.
MICHIGAN at California - 4 p.m.
MICHIGAN STATE at Miami (OH) - 4 p.m.
MINNESOTA at UCLA - 5 p.m.
NEBRASKA at Cal State Fullerton - 5 p.m.
NEBRASKA at Cal State Fullerton - 8 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN vs. Furman - Noon [2]
OHIO STATE vs. Notre Dame - 6 p.m.
PENN STATE at ETSU - 1:05 p.m.
PURDUE vs. South Florida - 7:30 p.m. [1]

Legend
[1] Big East/Big Ten Challenge
[2] First Pitch Invitational

Friday's Schedule

By Big Ten Conference on February 15, 2013 9:43 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

ILLINOIS at Tennessee Tech - 4 p.m.
INDIANA vs. Louisville - 7:30 p.m. [1]
IOWA at Austin Peay - 4 p.m.
MICHIGAN at California (rv/-) - 4:30 p.m.
MICHIGAN STATE vs. Furman - 5 p.m.
MINNESOTA at #2/12 UCLA - 9 p.m.
NEBRASKA at Cal State Bakersfield - 6 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN at Miami (OH) - 1 p.m.
OHIO STATE vs. Mercer - 6 p.m.
PENN STATE at ETSU - 2:05 p.m.
PURDUE (rv/-) vs. Connecticut - 4 p.m. [1]

Rankings are USA Today/Baseball America

Legend
[1] Big East/Big Ten Challenge

Five Big Ten Standouts Named to Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List

By Big Ten Conference on February 8, 2013 3:51 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Five Big Ten student-athletes have been named to the ninth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award Watch List, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, it was announced on Friday. Illinois' Ronnie Muck and Reid Roper, Nebraska's Dylan Vogt, Northwestern's Kyle Ruchim and Ohio State's Josh Dezse were among the names on the initial watch list.

Indiana's Tracy Smith Selected for National Blog About Baseball, American Idol

By Big Ten Conference on January 10, 2013 10:07 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Indiana head coach Tracy Smith will be blogging for College Baseball Insider this season, both about his team and about another of his passions - American Idol.

Click HERE to read his first entry, and follow @HoosierBaseball for more.

Former Hawkeye Selected as Houston Astros Manager

By Big Ten Conference on September 27, 2012 1:40 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Former Hawkeye Bo Porter has been named the next manager of the Houston Astros, the organization announced on Thursday. A two-sport athlete at Iowa, Porter was an outfielder and a defensive back from 1990-94.

Porter is currently the third base coach for the Washington Nationals, and will remain with the organization through its postseason run. When he takes the reigns at Houston, he will become the fourth former Big Ten player actively serving as manager in the MLB, joining Michigan's Mike Matheny (St. Louis Cardinals), Michigan State's Kirk Gibson (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Northwestern's Joe Girardi (New York Yankees).

COMPLETE RELEASE

Bakich Named Michigan Head Coach

By Big Ten Conference on June 28, 2012 3:11 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Erik Bakich has been named Michigan's head baseball coach after having spent the past three seasons in the same position at Maryland. In the last 11 years as a collegiate coach, Bakich has recruited to campus and/or coached 81 players that have been selected in the MLB Draft, including 25 in the first five rounds and nine first-round picks.

Click HERE for the complete release on Bakich's hiring.

Click HERE for Bakich's introductory press conference.

Seven Baseball Players Earn All-Mideast Region Recognition

By Big Ten Conference on June 26, 2012 2:17 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Seven Big Ten baseball players were named to the ABCA/Rawlings Mideast Region First and Second Teams, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced. Purdue led all schools with three players on the first team in pitcher Joe Haase, catcher Kevin Plawecki and third baseman Cameron Perkins. Eric Charles was given second-team recognition, upping the Boilermakers' total to four. In addition, Michigan State second baseman Ryan Jones, Minnesota pitcher TJ Oakes and Penn State first baseman Jordan Steranka were first-team honorees. The complete list of Big Ten players on the All-Mideast Region teams can be found below. The complete release can be viewed by clicking HERE.

ALL-MIDEAST REGION FIRST TEAM
Ryan Jones, 2B, Michigan State
TJ Oakes, P, Minnesota
Jordan Steranka, 1B, Penn State
Joe Haase, P, Purdue
Kevin Plawecki, C, Purdue
Cameron Perkins, 3B, Purdue

ALL-MIDEAST REGION SECOND TEAM
Eric Charles, 2B, Purdue

Plawecki Earns All-America Honors

By Big Ten Conference on June 25, 2012 10:35 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki was named a second-team All-American by Baseball America and a third-team All-American by the ABCA. Plawecki was the Big Ten's Player of the Year and the conference tournament's Most Outstanding Player and was taken in the Compensation A round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

COMPLETE RELEASE

BASEBALL AMERICA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

ABCA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

Huskers Earn All-America Honors

By Big Ten Conference on June 13, 2012 2:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

A pair of Huskers received All-America recognition from the Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, as Michael Pritchard was named a third-team All-American as a designated hitter, and Pat Kelly was named a first-team Freshman All-American as a second baseman.

COMPLETE ALL-AMERICA RELEASE
COMPLETE FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA RELEASE

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