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Friday's Results

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MICHIGAN 5, IOWA 4
Michigan put up three runs in the first and snuffed out an Iowa ninth-inning rally in a 5-4 win Friday night (May 3) at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. Michigan has now won eight straight games at home.

MICHIGAN STATE 12, ILLINOIS 3
Michigan State started fast and never let up against the Fighting Illini on Friday afternoon at McLane Stadium, earning a 12-3 win in the opening game of the three-game series.

MINNESOTA 11, PENN STATE 2
Minnesota's Kurt Schlangen went 2-4 with three RBI, while eight players collected a hit in an 11-2 win over Penn State, tonight in University Park, Pa.

PURDUE 6, Southern Illinois 4
Highlighted by a two-run homer from Brandon Krieg, Purdue baseball scored four times in the second inning and rode the extended rally to a 6-4 series-opening win against Southern Illinois Friday evening at Alexander Field.

Weekend Schedule

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INDIANA at Billy Hayes Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
IOWA at UNI Invite - Cedar Falls, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Toledo Invitational - Toledo, Ohio
MICHIGAN STATE at Toledo Invitational - Toledo, Ohio
MINNESOTA at Hamline UnSaintly - St. Paul, Minn.
NEBRASKA at Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb.
PENN STATE at Jim Thorpe Open - University Park, Pa.
WISCONSIN at Wisconsin Open - Madison, Wis.

Weekend Schedule

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INDIANA at Billy Hayes Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
IOWA at UNI Invite - Cedar Falls, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Toledo Invitational - Toledo, Ohio
MICHIGAN STATE at Toledo Invitational - Toledo, Ohio
MINNESOTA at Hamline UnSaintly - St. Paul, Minn.
NEBRASKA at Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb.
PENN STATE at Jim Thorpe Open - University Park, Pa.
WISCONSIN at Wisconsin Open - Madison, Wis.

Weekend Preview

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ILLINOIS at MICHIGAN STATE
Friday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP Kevin Johnson (6-2, 2.45) vs. RHP Andrew Waszak (4-2, 2.44)
Saturday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP Kevin Duchene (6-1, 2.79) vs. RHP David Garner (4-3, 3.76)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
RHP John Kravetz (4-1, 4.87) vs. RHP Mick VanVossen (3-2, 3.38)

INDIANA at NEBRASKA
Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Joey DeNato (6-1, 2.60) vs. RHP Christian DeLeon (5-3, 3.64)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
LHP Kyle Hart (7-0, 2.39) vs. LHP Kyle Kubat (3-0, 1.50)
Monday, 1:05 p.m.
RHP Aaron Slegers (6-1, 1.85) vs. LHP Aaron Bummer (1-0, 3.20)

IOWA at MICHIGAN
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
LHP Matt Dermody (6-1, 4.09) vs. LHP Trent Szkutnik (3-6, 4.72)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
RHP Andrew Hanse (3-2, 4.46) vs. LHP Evan Hill (7-2, 2.58)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
TBA vs. LHP Logan McAnallen (2-2, 2.74)

MINNESOTA at PENN STATE
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
LHP Tom Windle (5-2, 2.00) vs. RHP T.J. Jann (1-5, 4.30)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Alec Crawford (2-1, 2.73) vs. RHP Steven Hill (1-7, 3.65)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP DJ Snelten (4-0, 1.74) vs. LHP Greg Welsh (2-4, 3.62)

NORTHWESTERN at OHIO STATE
Saturday, 2 p.m.
RHP Luke Farrell (2-2, 1.79) vs. RHP Brad Goldberg (6-0, 2.91)
Sunday, 2 p.m.
RHP Brandon Magallones (4-5, 3.82) vs. LHP Brian King (7-4, 2.48)
Monday, 4 p.m.
RHP Zach Morton (3-3, 2.43) vs. RHP Jaron Long (5-4, 4.02)

Southern Illinois at PURDUE
Friday, 7 p.m.
LHP Cody Forsythe (2-3, 2.79) vs. RHP Robert Ramer (2-4, 5.27)
Saturday, 7 p.m.
RHP Sam Coonrod (3-3, 4.08) vs. LHP Jordan Minch (5-4, 5.37)
Sunday, 1 p.m.
LHP Derek Fogel (0-3, 3.88) vs. TBA








Minnesota senior outfielder Troy Larson has been named first-team Academic All-District honorees, it was announced on Thursday afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The distinction makes Larson eligible for Academic All-America accolades, which will be announced later this month.

Weekly Award Wrap-Up

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Eighteen Big Ten student-athletes in five different sports collected awards from the conference office during the week of April 29. Below is the complete list of honorees.

Baseball
Player of the the Week - Blaise Salter, MSU
Pitcher of the Week - Andrew Waszak, MSU
Freshman of the Week - Connor Schaefbauer, MINN

Rowing

Boat of the Week - Wisconsin First Varsity Four (Marie Hebert, Kaitlin Dunn, Rachel Gendreau, Nicole Hettmann, Steph Malchine)

Softball 
Player of the Week - Lauren Sweet, MICH
Pitcher of the Week - Tatum Edwards, NEB
Freshman of the Week - Allie Bauch, ILL

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Co-Track Athletes of the Week - Casimir Loxsom, PSU & Alex Hatz, WIS
Co-Field Athletes of the Week - Derek Drouin, IND & Chad Wright, NEB

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week - Jessica Furlan, NEB
Co-Field Athletes of the Week - Beth Rohl, MSU & Mara Griva, NEB

Weekend Schedule

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May 4
#13 MICHIGAN at #7 Princeton - Princeton, N.J.
#8 Harvard at #3 OHIO STATE - Columbus, Ohio

May 5
MICHIGAN STATE/MINNESOTA at #14 WISCONSIN - Madison, Wis.


In The Polls

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Eight Big Ten women's tennis teams appear in the latest Campbell's/ITA National Rankings, released on Thursday. The conference is led by No. 10 Michigan, No. 11 Northwestern, No. 16 Nebraska and No. 30 Purdue in the top 30. Indiana sits at No. 41, while Illinois checks in at No. 45. Penn State is No. 47 and Ohio State ranks No. 73.

Individually, 10 Big Ten women's tennis players and 11 doubles pairs have been ranked nationally in the ITA poll. The complete list of ranked conference singles and doubles players can be found below.

Singles
11. Mary Weatherholt, NEB
30. Emina Bektas, MICH
57. Kate Turvy, NU
58. Ronit Yurovsky, MICH
67. Kelsey Dieters, OSU
77. Petra Januskova, PSU
91. Ruth Seaborne, IOWA
99. Sarah Lee, MICH
114. Katie Klyczek, IND
115. Leslie Hureau, IND

Doubles
3. Patricia Veresova/Mary Weatherholt, NEB
6. Brooke Bolender/Emina Bektas, MICH
14. Linda Abu Mushefova/Nida Hamilton, NU
21. Petra Januskova/Chelsea Utting, PSU
22. Melissa Kopinski/Rachael White, ILL
27. Krisztina Kapitany/Mara Schmidt, PUR
41. Ruth Seaborne/Morven McCulloch, IOWA
55. Leslie Hureau/Carolyn Chupa, IND
69. Ronit Yurovsky/Sarah Lee, MICH
88. Brooke Bolender/Ronit Yurovsky, MICH
90. Mimi Nguyen/Sarah Lee, MICH

For the complete polls, click here.

In The Polls

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Ten Big Ten men's tennis teams appear in the latest Campbell's/ITA National Rankings, released on Thursday. Ohio State leads conference squads in the poll, coming in at No. 5. No. 22 Michigan, No. 26 Illinois, No. 35 Minnesota, No. 36 Northwestern and No. 43 Michigan State also rank in the top 50. Indiana checks in at No. 55, followed by No. 60 Wisconsin and No. 62 Purdue. Nebraska rounds out conference teams in the poll at No. 67.

Individually, 12 Big Ten men's tennis players and 10 doubles pairs have been ranked nationally in the ITA poll. The complete list of Big Ten singles and doubles players can be found below. 

Singles
8. Peter Kobelt, OSU
12. Blaz Rola, OSU
13. Evan King, MICH
32. Jared Hiltzik, ILL
53. Rok Bonin, MINN
71. Connor Smith, OSU
73. Devin McCarthy, OSU
83. Leandro Toledo, MINN
87. Raleigh Smith, NU
104. Chris Diaz, OSU
113. Aaron Pfister, MSU
125. Vlad Stefan, MICH

Doubles
12. Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith, OSU
16. Tim Kopinski/Ross Guignon, ILL
23. Sam Monette/Isade Juneau, IND
40. Evan King/Shaun Bernstein, MICH
50. Blaz Rola/Kevin Metka, OSU
55. Szymon Tatarczky/Krisztian Krocsko, PUR 
57. Alex Buzzi/Evan King, MICH
66. Josh MacTaggart/Isade Juneau, IND
71. Alex Kostanov/Billy Bertha, WIS
75. Tim Kopinski/Farris Gosea, ILL
90. 
Jared Hiltzik/Alex Jesse, ILL

For the complete polls, click here.

In The Polls

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Three Big Ten women's rowing teams are ranked in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, released on Wednesday. Ohio State leads ranked conference squads, coming in at No. 3. Michigan stays put at No. 13, while Wisconsin jumps two spots to No. 14. Michigan State and Minnesota are receiving votes.

For the complete poll, click here.

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