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In The Polls

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Three Big Ten baseball teams are ranked or receiving votes in three out of four national polls. Click the links below to view each complete set of rankings.

Baseball America
17. Indiana

NCBWA
17. Indiana
Michigan State (RV)
Ohio State (RV)

ESPN/USA Today
18. Indiana
Minnesota (RV)








Sunday's Results

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OHIO STATE 7, ILLINOIS 3
Ohio State earned its second-consecutive series win with a 7-3 Sunday victory over Illinois at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 25-13 on the season, 9-6 in Big Ten play, while the Illini fall to 24-12, 6-6 in the conference. RECAP

PENN STATE 7, IOWA 4
Winning its first Big Ten series of the season, Penn State posted a 7-4 victory over Iowa on Sunday afternoon, with sophomores J.C. Coban and Taylor Skerpon driving in four runs in the fifth inning for the edge. The Nittany Lions improve to a 10-25 overall record with a 2-10 mark in conference play, while the Hawkeyes move to 14-20 and 2-9. RECAP

NEBRASKA 12, PURDUE 2
Nebraska defeated Purdue, 12-2, on Sunday afternoon, moving to .500 on the season. RECAP

Michigan and Northwestern split a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. For Michigan's recap, click HERE. Northwestern's recap can found HERE.

INDIANA 10, Butler 3
No. 19 Indiana swept its three-game series against Butler with a 10-3 victory at Bulldog Park on Sunday afternoon. IU took games one (12-2) and two (5-2) at home on Friday and Saturday. The Hoosiers scored their first eight runs with two outs. Returning to the lineup for the first time this week, sophomore Kyle Schwarber served as designated hitter and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. RECAP


Saturday's Results

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OHIO STATE 7, ILLINOIS 6
Ohio State picked up a 7-6 walk-off win over Illinois in 10 innings Saturday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. Brad Hallberg lined a double into right-center to plate Greg Solomon with the game-winning run to improve the Buckeyes to 24-13 on the season, 8-6 in Big Ten play while the Illini fall to 24-11, 6-5 in the conference. RECAP

INDIANA 5, Butler 2
Southpaw Kyle Hart improved to 6-0 and the Indiana baseball team moved to 28-8 with a 5-2 victory over Butler (17-17) at Bart Kaufman Field on Saturday. The Hoosiers will look to sweep the three-game series at Bulldog Park in Indianapolis at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Butler scored both of its runs in the first, but that is all Hart would allow, as he retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced. The sophomore surrendered four hits, struck out six and did not walk a batter in six innings. RECAP

NEBRASKA 10, PURDUE 2 (Game 1); NEBRASKA 10, PURDUE 4 (Game 2)
Nebraska picked up his second doubleheader sweep of the week with a pair of wins over Purdue on Saturday at Alexander Field. After taking game one, 10-2, the Huskers rallied late with nine runs over the final two innings in the night cap to win 10-4. RECAP

NORTHWESTERN 6, MICHIGAN 0
Luke Farrell helped Northwestern shutout Michigan, 6-0, on an unforgettable evening at Wrigley Field.

Farrell matched a career high by going nine innings on the bump. He retired the first 12 Wolverines he faced before a single to center field broke up his no-hit bid in the fifth inning. The right-hander finished with nine strikeouts and allowed just three hits in his second win of the season. RECAP

Iowa and Penn State split a doubleheader of Saturday afternoon. PENN STATE RECAP. IOWA RECAP coming soon.

Friday's Results

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ILLINOIS 9, OHIO STATE 2
Senior Kevin Johnson set a school record, and senior Justin Parr's three-run triple put him closer to UI's hitting streak record in Illinois' 9-2 win over Ohio State on Friday night. Johnson took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and grabbed the top spot in school history with 333 career innings pitched. Senior Justin Parr extended his hitting streak to 22 games, as the Illini racked up double-digit hits (14) for their fifth win in a row and allowed their fewest hits on the year with two. RECAP

INDIANA 12, Butler 2
Behind a 12-run, 17-hit attack, the No. 19 Indiana baseball team (27-8) defeated Butler, 12-2, at Bart Kaufman Field on Friday evening in the first of a three-game series. Sophomore Scott Donley went 4-for-4 with two runs batted in, two runs scored and two doubles hitting in the clean-up spot behind sophomore first baseman Sam Travis. Travis blasted his sixth home run of the season and also added a pair of doubles and RBI to go along with three runs in five at-bats. RECAP

Weekend Schedule

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ILLINOIS at Jesse Owens Track Classic - Columbus, Ohio
INDIANA at Polytan Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
IOWA at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
MICHIGAN at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MICHIGAN STATE at Larry Ellis Invitational - Princeton, N.J.
MICHIGAN STATE at Jesse Owens Track Classic - Columbus, Ohio
MICHIGAN STATE at EMU Invitational - Ypsilanti, Mich.
MINNESOTA at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa
NEBRASKA at Kansas Relays - Lawrence, Kan.
NEBRASKA at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
OHIO STATE at Jesse Owens Track Classic - Columbus, Ohio
PENN STATE at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
PENN STATE at Bucknell Team Challenge - Lewisburg, Pa.
PENN STATE at Mississippi State - Starkville, Miss. (Big Ten/SEC Challenge)
PURDUE at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
PURDUE at Dave Rankin Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
WISCONSIN at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
WISCONSIN at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa

Weekend Schedule

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ILLINOIS at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
INDIANA at Polytan Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
IOWA at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
MICHIGAN at EMU Invitational - Ypsilanti, Mich.
MICHIGAN STATE at Larry Ellis Invitational - Princeton, N.J.
MICHIGAN STATE at Jesse Owens Track Classic - Columbus, Ohio
MICHIGAN STATE at EMU Invitational - Ypsilanti, Mich.
MINNESOTA at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
MINNESOTA at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa
MINNESOTA at Carleton Relays - Carleton, Minn.
NEBRASKA at Kansas Relays - Lawrence, Kan.
NEBRASKA at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
OHIO STATE at Jesse Owens Track Classic - Columbus, Ohio
PENN STATE at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
PENN STATE at Bucknell Team Challenge - Lewisburg, Pa.
PENN STATE at Mississippi State - Starkville, Miss. (Big Ten/SEC Challenge)
PURDUE at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
PURDUE at Dave Rankin Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
WISCONSIN at Mt. Sac Relays - Walnut, Calif.
WISCONSIN at Musco Twilight XIV - Iowa City, Iowa

Weekend Schedule

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April 20-21
ILLINOIS at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
INDIANA at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
IOWA at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
MICHIGAN STATE at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
NORTHWESTERN at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
OHIO STATE at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
PENN STATE at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
PURDUE at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
WISCONSIN at Lady Buckeye Invitational - Columbus, Ohio

Weekend Schedule

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April 20-21
ILLINOIS at Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
INDIANA at Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
IOWA at Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
MICHIGAN STATE at Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.
MINNESOTA at Rutherford Intercollegiate - University Park, Pa.
PENN STATE at Rutherford Intercollegiate - University Park, Pa.
PURDUE at Boilermaker Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind.

Weekend Preview

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ILLINOIS at OHIO STATE
Friday, 6:35 p.m.
RHP Kevin Johnson (5-2, 2.52 ERA) vs. RHP Jaron Long (4-3, 3.53 ERA)
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP John Kravetz (3-1, 4.72 ERA) vs. RHP (Brad Goldberg (5-0, 2.42 ERA)
Sunday, 12:05 p.m.
RHP Ryan Castellanos (2-0, 3.47 ERA) vs. LHP Brian King (5-4, 2.34 ERA)

IOWA at PENN STATE
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
LHP Matt Dermody (6-1, 3.77 ERA) vs. RHP T.J. Jann (1-4, 3.79 ERA)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Andrew Hanse (2-2, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Steven Hill (1-6, 3.65 ERA)
Sunday, 12:05 p.m.
LHP Sasha Kuebel (1-7, 6.60 ERA) vs. TBA

MICHIGAN at NORTHWESTERN
Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Trent Szkutnik (3-4, 3.59 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Morton (3-2, 1.90 ERA)
Sunday (Doubleheader), Noon, 2:30 p.m.
LHP Evan Hill (6-1, 1.89 ERA) vs. RHP Luke Farrell (1-2, 2.23 ERA)
LHP Logan McAnallen (2-2, 3.50 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Magallones (4-3, 3.26 ERA)

MICHIGAN STATE at MINNESOTA
Friday, POSTPONED
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP David Garner (4-2, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP Alec Crawford (1-1, 2.79 ERA)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Mick VanVossen (3-2, 3.38 ERA) vs. LHP DJ Snelten (3-0, 0.73 ERA)

NEBRASKA at PURDUE
Friday, 7 p.m.
RHP Robert Ramer (2-2, 4.64 ERA) vs. RHP Christian DeLeon (4-2, 3.70 ERA)
Saturday, 7 p.m.
LHP Jordan Minch (4-4, 6.38 ERA) vs. LHP Aaron Bummer (1-0, 2.51 ERA)
Sunday, Noon
TBA vs. LHP Kyle Kubat (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

INDIANA vs. Butler
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
LHP Joey DeNato (4-1, 2.79 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Stout (6-3, 5.43 ERA)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
LHP Kyle Hart (5-2, 2.05 ERA) vs. TBD
Sunday, 1 p.m.
RHP Aaron Slegers (5-1, 1.59 ERA) vs. RHP Billy Laing (2-1, 4.19 ERA)

Weekly Award Wrap-Up

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Twenty-five Big Ten student-athletes in nine different sports collected awards from the conference office during the week of April 15. Below is the complete list of honorees.

Baseball
Player of the the Week - Justin Parr, ILL
Co-Pitchers of the Week - Andrew Waszak, MSU & Brian King, OSU
Freshman of the Week - Travis Maezes, MICH

Men's Golf 
Golfer of the Week - Jack Perry, NU

Women's Golf
Golfer of the Week - Elizabeth Tong, IND

Rowing
Boat of the Week - Ohio State Second Varsity Eight (Victoria Lazur, Nicole Becks, Silvia De Matteis, Lauren Eckles, Samantha Fowle, Stephanie Johnson, Chloe Meyer, Catherine Shields and Daphne Socha)

Softball 
Co-Players of the Week - Megan Blank, IOWA & Tyler Walker, MINN
Pitcher of the Week - Lilly Fecho, PUR
Freshman of the Week - Sierra Romero, MICH

Men's Tennis
Athlete of the Week - Jared Hiltzik, ILL

Women's Tennis
Athlete of the Week - Petra Januskova, PSU

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week - Robby Creese, PSU
Field Athlete of the Week - Chad Wright, NEB

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week - Mahagony Jones, PSU
Field Athlete of the Week - Tori Franklin, MSU
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