Recently in Spring Sports Category

Friday's Results

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
ILLINOIS 4, MINNESOTA 3
Despite a two-hour rain delay at Siebert Field, Illinois clinched a spot in next week's Big Ten Tournament with a 4-3 victory over Minnesota. With losses by Michigan and Michigan State on Friday, the Illini moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Big Ten at 14-9 following their fifth consecutive win. The Illini bullpen only allowed two hits over the final 4.1 innings, as reliever Drasen Johnson earned the win and closer Bryan Roberts notched his sixth save. RECAP

INDIANA 7, OHIO STATE 2
For the first time since 1949, the Indiana Hoosiers (39-13, 16-7) have won a share of the Big Ten Championship in baseball. In an epic game on the road against fellow Big Ten title aspirant Ohio State (34-20, 15-8), the Hoosiers came from behind in the ninth inning to beat the Buckeyes 7-2 in 10 innings. RECAP

NEBRASKA 9, MICHIGAN 6
Nebraska had its spot at the Big Ten Tournament secured before the start of tonight's game following a loss by Michigan State, and with the 9-6 win over the Michigan Wolverines in front of a season-high 5,503 fans at Hawks field the Huskers locked up at minimum the No. 3 seed at the conference tournament next week in Minneapolis, Minn., at Target Field.  RECAP

PENN STATE 9, MICHIGAN STATE 0
Penn State tied up its final Big Ten series of the season on Friday afternoon, shutting out Michigan State 9-0 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions (14-35, 4-19 Big Ten) will close out the three-game set, as well as the 2013 season, against the Spartans (32-17, 11-9 Big Ten) tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. for Senior Day. Penn State will honor its eight players and manager in a ceremony at the commencement of the contest. RECAP

IOWA 9, PURDUE 5
Four runs scored following sophomore Nick Day's two-out, 10th inning double to lift the University of Iowa baseball team to a 9-5 extra inning victory over Purdue on Friday night at Alexander Field. RECAP

NORTHWESTERN 5, Wichita State
Northwestern starting pitcher Brandon Magallones was sharp on the mound for seven innings, but the Wildcats offense was handcuffed by Wichita State Friday night in a 5-0 loss at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kan. RECAP

Thursday's Results

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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
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.

Weekend Preview

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
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...

Saturday's Results

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
ILLINOIS 8, PENN STATE 6
Illinois scored seven runs in the first three innings and held off a Penn State comeback in an 8-6 victory in game two of the series on Saturday. Freshman Ryan Castellanos pitched into the seventh and improved to 3-1, while junior Ronnie Muck closed out the final two innings for his second save. The Illini improved to 30-15 on the year, marking the fifth time they have reached 30 wins under head coach Dan Hartleb in eight seasons.

NORTHWESTERN 12, INDIANA 1
Northwestern scored early and often Saturday afternoon and its starting pitcher was magnificent on the hill as the Wildcats evened their series with No. 14 Indiana with a 12-1 victory at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind. RECAP

MICHIGAN 10, PURDUE 6
For the second straight day, Michigan broke a tie in the bottom of the eighth inning. This time, the Wolverines put up five runs in that frame and went on to win 10-6 over Purdue Saturday afternoon at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. RECAP

IOWA 2, MICHIGAN STATE 1
Sophomore Sasha Kuebel threw eight strong innings and junior Bryan Niedbalski delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the University of Iowa baseball team to a 2-1 victory over Michigan State at Duane Banks Field. The victory clinched a series win for the Hawkeyes, their first series win of the season. Iowa defeated Michigan State in the series opener, 6-2, on Friday. RECAP

MINNESOTA 4, NEBRASKA 3
After a 6-0 loss to Nebraska on Friday, Minnesota tied up the series with a 4-3 victory over Cornhuskers, today at Siebert Field. The Golden Gophers now stand at 29-17, 12-5 in the Big Ten. With the win the Gophers return to the top of the Big Ten standings after Indiana lost, 12-1 to Northwestern. Nebraska falls to 22-26 in the season and 13-7 in the conference. RECAP

Oregon 3, OHIO STATE 1 (11), Game 1; Oregon 4, OHIO STATE 0, Game 2
The Ohio State baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against No. 6 Oregon Saturday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The Ducks won the opener, 3-1, in 11 innings before taking the nightcap, 4-0. The Buckeyes drop to 33-17 on the season while the Ducks improve to 39-11.

Weekend Preview

| No Comments | No TrackBacks
All Times ET

PENN STATE at ILLINOIS
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Kevin Duchene (6-1, 3.10) vs. TBA
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Ryan Castellanos (2-1, 5.29) vs. LHP Greg Welsh (2-5, 4.14)
Sunday, Noon
RHP John Kravetz (4-1, 4.45) vs. RHP Steven Hill (1-7, 3.72)

NORTHWESTERN at INDIANA
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
RHP Luke Farrell (3-2, 1.60) vs. LHP Joey DeNato (7-1, 2.75)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Brandon Magallones (4-5, 3.80) vs. LHP Kyle Hart (7-1, 2.34)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
RHP Zach Morton (3-4, 2.55) vs. RHP Aaron Slegers (7-1, 1.89)

MICHIGAN STATE at IOWA
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Andrew Waszak (5-2, 2.41) vs. LHP Matt Dermody (6-2, 4.07)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP David Garner (4-3, 3.82) vs. LHP Sasha Kuebel (1-8, 5.62)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
LHP Mick VanVossen (3-2, 3.43) vs. RHP Andrew Hanse (3-3, 4.25)

PURDUE at MICHIGAN
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
RHP Robert Ramer (3-4, 5.23) vs. LHP Trent Szkutnik (4-6, 4.43)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Jordan Minch (5-4, 4.98) vs. LHP Evan Hill (7-2, 2.60)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
TBA vs. LHP Logan McAnallen (3-2, 2.83)

NEBRASKA at MINNESOTA
Friday, 4:05 p.m.
RHP Christian DeLeon (5-4, 3.78) vs. LHP Tom Windle (6-2, 1.82)
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
LHP Kyle Kubat (4-0, 1.75) vs. RHP Alec Crawford (3-1, 2.70)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
LHP Aaron Bummer (1-1, 3.38) vs. DJ Snelten (4-0, 1.85)

Oregon at OHIO STATE
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Tommy Thorpe (5-4, 2.74) vs. RHP Brad Goldberg (6-1, 3.79)
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
LHP Cole Irvin (9-2, 2.93) vs. LHP Brian King (7-4, 2.59)
Sunday, 12:05 p.m.
RHP Jake Reed (5-3, 3.27) vs. RHP Jaron Long (6-4, 3.89)




Multimedia Store