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Sunday's Results

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MICHIGAN 8, PENN STATE 1
Sophomore Matt Ogden pitched six innings of scoreless relief, as Michigan scored multiple runs in three different innings in an 8-1 win over Penn State Sunday afternoon at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. Michigan has now won nine games in a row and sweeps consecutive Big Ten series for the first time since 2008. RECAP

MICHIGAN STATE 5, INDIANA 3
For the third straight day, Michigan State defeated No. 12 Indiana in the last at-bat of the game at McLane Stadium. The Spartans (21-11, 5-4) led 5-3 heading into the ninth but a Michael Basil two-RBI double evened the game. With two outs and bases loaded in the ninth, sophomore Ryan Krill smacked a single to left field, sending home Ryan Richardson for the winning run. RECAP

MINNESOTA 7, NORTHWESTERN 1
Minnesota baseball head coach John Anderson established his 500th career conference win with a 7-1 victory over Northwestern, today in Evanston, Ill. The win also marked a sweep over the Wildcats as the Golden Gophers improve to 22-13 on the season and 7-2 in Big Ten play. RECAP

OHIO STATE 7, NEBRASKA 4
Ohio State held on to beat Nebraska Sunday afternoon at Haymarket Park, 7-4. The Buckeyes take two of three from the Huskers and improve to 7-5 in the Big Ten and 23-11 overall. Brian King went 7.0 strong innings for the Buckeyes to pick up the win and improve to 5-4. King allowed no runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three. RECAP

ILLINOIS 17, PURDUE 6
Senior Justin Parr and the hot-hitting Illini offense made it a memorable Bleacher Bum Barbecue at Illinois Field on Sunday. Justin Parr hit for the cycle, notched four runs and four RBI and extended his career-high hitting streak to 20 games in Illinois' 17-6 victory over Purdue. The Illini matched their season-high for hits from Friday night with 20 and completed the sweep of the Boilermakers in front of 2,574 fans, the sixth-largest home crowd in school history. RECAP

IOWA 5, Kansas State 3
Iowa dropped the third and final game of its weekend series with Kansas State on Sunday at Duane Banks Field, falling 5-3. Kansas State won the three-game series, taking the final two games. The Hawkeyes won the series opener, 6-1, on Friday. RECAP

Saturday's Results

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ILLINOIS 6, PURDUE 4
Trailing 4-3 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, sophomore David Kerian tied the game with an RBI single to left, and two pitches later, redshirt-sophomore Reid Roper belted the game-winning home run to right field. Fifth-year senior Bryan Roberts secured Illinois' 6-4 victory over Purdue with a perfect ninth, notching his third save and 12th scoreless inning of relief this season. RECAP

MICHIGAN 3, PENN STATE 2
Michigan made three early runs hold up with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in a 3-2 win over Penn State on Saturday afternoon at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. Michigan has now won eight games in a row and nine of its last 10. RECAP

MICHIGAN STATE 6, INDIANA 5
Sophomore Jimmy Pickens homered to right field in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving Michigan State a 6-5 win over No. 12 Indiana on Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium. It marks the first series victory for MSU over a ranked opponent in the Jake Boss era and the second consecutive walk-off win in extra innings. RECAP

OHIO STATE 6, NEBRASKA 5
Ohio State outlasted Nebraska in 11 innings, winning 6-5 Saturday afternoon in front of 4,076 spectators at Haymarket Park. The Buckeyes improve to 22-11 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten while Nebraska falls to 14-18 and 8-3 in the Big Ten. RECAP

MINNESOTA 6, NORTHWESTERN 3
Minnesota solidified a series win when it defeated Northwestern, 6-3, today in Evanston, Ill. With a 4-2 win on Friday and a 6-3 win today, the Golden Gophers have now won their first three Big Ten Conference series as they improve to 6-2 in the league and 21-13 overall. RECAP

Kansas State 11, IOWA 4
Iowa fell to Kansas State, 11-4, on Saturday at Duane Banks Field in the second game of a three-game set. The Wildcats (25-11) offense came alive, scoring 11 runs on 17 hits, after scoring one run on seven hits in the series opener Friday night. RECAP

Friday's Results

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MICHIGAN STATE 2, INDIANA 1
Michigan State and Indiana were knotted at one heading into the bottom of the 11th inning, searching for a clutch hit to seal the upset. Sophomore Jimmy Pickens delivered with an RBI single up the middle, sending home Anthony Cheky and giving the Spartans a 2-1 win over No. 12 Indiana at McLane Stadium on Friday afternoon. RECAP

MICHIGAN 5, PENN STATE 1
Michigan scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, and sophomore Trent Szkutnik had a career-high 12 strikeouts, as the Wolverines rallied past Penn State, 5-1, Friday afternoon at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. RECAP

MINNESOTA 4, NORTHWESTERN 2
Ryan Abrahamson hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, while the pitchers struck out  14 batters as Minnesota defeated Northwestern, 4-2, today in Evanston, Ill. RECAP

NEBRASKA 11, OHIO STATE 2
Nebraska improved to 4-0 in Big Ten series openers on Friday afternoon with a 11-2 win over Ohio State at Hawks Field. Junior Christian DeLeon delivered 8.0 innings on the mound, whle the Husker bats pounded out 15 hits to bring Nebraska to a tie with Indiana for first place in the Big Ten standings. RECAP

ILLINOIS 17, PURDUE 12
Illinois took down Purdue, 17-12, on Friday afternoon. Recap coming soon...

IOWA 6, Kansas State 1
Senior Matt Dermody and sophomore Nick Hibbing combined to hold Kansas State to one run on seven hits, leading the University of Iowa baseball team to a 6-1 win Friday at Duane Banks Field. RECAP

Weekend Preview

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PURDUE at ILLINOIS
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Jordan Minch (4-3, 5.16 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Johnson (4-2, 1.94 ERA)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
RHP Robert Ramer (2-2, 4.74 ERA) vs. RHP John Kravetz (3-1, 4.71 ERA)
Sunday, 3:05 p.m., BTN
RHP Brad Schreiber (1-4, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Castellanos (1-0, 2.60 ERA)

INDIANA at MICHIGAN STATE
Friday, 3:05 p.m.
LHP Joey DeNato (4-1, 3.10 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Waszak (3-2, 2.89 ERA)
Saturday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP Kyle Hart (5-0, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP David Garner (4-2, 3.51 ERA)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
RHP Aaron Slegers (5-1, 1.41 ERA) vs. RHP Mick VanVossen (3-2, 3.33 ERA)

OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA
Friday, 5:05 p.m.
RHP Jaron Long (4-2, 2.65 ERA) vs. RHP Christian DeLeon (3-2, 3.93 ERA)
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP Brad Goldberg (5-0, 1.85 ERA) vs. LHP Aaron Bummer (1-0, 3.86 ERA)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
LHP Brian King (4-4, 2.63 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler King (1-2, 11.32 ERA)

MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN
Friday, 4 p.m.
LHP Tom Windle (5-2, 1.31 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Morton (3-1, 1.64 ERA)
Saturday, 2 p.m.
RHP Alec Crawford (0-1, 1.88 ERA) vs. RHP Luke Farrell (1-1, 2.45 ERA)
Sunday, 2 p.m.
LHP DJ Snelten (2-0, 0.50 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Magallones (4-2, 3.71 ERA)

MICHIGAN at PENN STATE
Friday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Trent Szkutnik (3-4, 3.95 ERA) vs. RHP T.J. Jahn (1-4, 4.71 ERA)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Evan Hill (5-1, 1.74 ERA) vs. RHP Steven Hill (1-5, 3.70 ERA)
Sunday, Noon
LHP Logan McAnallen (2-2, 3.34 ERA) vs. LHP Greg Welsh (1-2, 2.31 ERA)

Kansas State at IOWA
Friday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Joe Flattery (2-2, 4.34 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Dermody (5-1, 4.03 ERA)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Matt Wivinis (5-1, 4.20 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Hanse (2-1, 3.12 ERA)
Sunday, 4:30 p.m.
RHP Blake McFadden (3-1, 3.54 ERA) vs. LHP Sasha Kuebel (1-6, 6.28 ERA)

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Wednesday's Result

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OHIO STATE 5, Marshall 0

Tuesday's Results and Wednesday's Schedule

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Tuesday's Results
Eastern Illinois 8, ILLINOIS 4
INDIANA 10, Evansville 8
Kansas 8, IOWA 3
MICHIGAN 4, Notre Dame 1
MICHIGAN STATE 10, Western Michigan 1
OHIO STATE 9, West Virginia 0
PENN STATE 3, Kent State 2
Indiana State 10, PURDUE 5

Wednesday's Schedule
Marshall at OHIO STATE, 6:35 p.m., BTN.com
Bucknell at PENN STATE, 6:05 p.m., BTN.com
Ball State at PURDUE, 6 p.m., BTN.com

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Tuesday's Schedule

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Eastern Illinois at ILLINOIS, 7:05 p.m.
INDIANA at Evansville, 7 p.m.
Kansas at IOWA, 7:05 p.m., BTN.com
MICHIGAN at Notre Dame, 5:35 p.m.
Western Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE, 3:05 p.m.
Creighton at NEBRASKA, 7:35 p.m., BTN.com
West Virginia at OHIO STATE, 6:35 p.m., BTN.com
Kent State at PENN STATE, 7 p.m., BTN
PURDUE at Indiana State, 6 p.m.

In The Polls

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Indiana represents the Big Ten in all four national polls. Click the links to view each complete set of rankings.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
13. Indiana

Baseball America
No. 12 Indiana

NCBWA
No. 13 Indiana

USA Today/ESPN Coaches
No. 15 Indiana


Sunday's Results

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ILLINOIS 3, INDIANA 2
Freshman Ryan Castellanos won his first career start, and senior Justin Parr hit a home run and scored the winning run on senior Brandon Hohl's second sac fly, as the Illini defeated No. 16 Indiana, 3-2, in the series finale. RECAP

IOWA 6, NEBRASKA 5
Iowa withheld a ninth-inning Nebraska rally to down the Cornhuskers, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field in the final game of a three-game series. RECAP

MICHIGAN 6, MICHIGAN STATE 2
Michigan completed a three-game series sweep of Michigan State with a 6-2 win over the Spartans Sunday afternoon at McLane Stadium. RECAP

Minnesota and Ohio State split a doubleheader on Sunday. The Gophers move to 4-2 in the conference standings, while the Buckeyes sit at 5-4. MINNESOTA RECAP; OHIO STATE RECAP

NORTHWESTERN 13, PURDUE 3
Northwestern's offense posted double-digit runs for the second time in a three-game series as the Wildcats toppled the Purdue Boilermakers in a Sunday matinee at Alexander Field, 13-4. RECAP

PENN STATE 11, Wright State 3
Penn State ended a 13-game slump against Wright State on Sunday afternoon, winning 11-3 for its first home victory of the 2013 season. The Nittany Lions (6-21) racked up 17 hits over the Raiders (12-16), with each position player posting at least one hit in the contest. RECAP

Saturday's Results

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INDIANA 7, ILLINOIS 3
Indiana University now owns NCAA Division-I baseball's longest winning streak of 2013, victorious in 18 consecutive ballgames. The Hoosiers (25-3, 8-0 Big Ten) took their second win in as many days over Illinois (18-9, 1-4), setting up an opportunity for a third conference sweep on Sunday at 1:05 pm. RECAP

NEBRASKA 12, IOWA 8
Nebraska picked up its sixth Big Ten win on Saturday afternoon with a 12-8 win over Iowa to improve to 7-1 in conference play. RECAP

MICHIGAN 5, MICHIGAN STATE 1
Michigan secured a series win over Michigan State and moved to one game above .500 on the season with a 5-1 victory over the Spartans Saturday afternoon at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. RECAP

MINNESOTA 7, OHIO STATE 0
Minnesota shut out the Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0 in the inaugurual game at new Siebert Field. With the start of the game being played on April 5, 2013, snow suspended the game as the two teams completed it on Saturday, April 6. RECAP

NORTHWESTERN 10, PURDUE 6
Northwestern rallied for four runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to push past the Purdue Boilermakers, 10-6, in the second game of a three-game set at Alexander Field Saturday. It marks the second true road victory of the season for the Wildcats and their first in Big Ten play. RECAP

Wright State 6, PENN STATE 2
Penn State continued its weekend series against Wright State on Saturday afternoon, falling 6-2 despite a strong outing from senior Steve Hill on the mound. The Nittany Lions (5-21) will conclude the three-game set against the Raiders (12-15) tomorrow, April 7 with a 12:05 p.m. contest at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. RECAP

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