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Illinois and Nebraska represent the Big Ten in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor Track & Field rankings, it was announced today. The Illini check in at No. 16, while the Huskers are No. 22 in the polls.
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Four Big Ten teams appear in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor Track
& Field Rankings, led by No. 9 Wisconsin. Nebraska comes in at No. 16, followed by No. 18 Indiana, No. 19 Penn State, No. 22 Minnesota and No. 23 Ohio State.
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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
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
INDIANA 3, ILLINOIS 2
Indiana improved their NCAA-best winning streak to 17 games by defeating Illinois, 3-2. The first ever night game for Indiana occurred in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,757, the largest crowd in school history. RECAP MICHIGAN 6, MICHIGAN STATE 3 Michigan scored six consecutive runs after trailing 3-0 through four innings and defeated in-state rival Michigan State, 6-3, Friday afternoon at McLane Stadium. RECAP NEBRASKA 12, IOWA 5 Two-out hits were the story for Nebraska on Friday night, as the Huskers scored eight of their 12 runs with two-out RBIs on their way to a 12-5 win over Iowa. RECAP PURDUE 13, NORTHWESTERN 4 Purdue baseball's all-freshman battery of Jordan Minch and Jack Picchiotti led the way as the Boilermakers won their Big Ten series opener against Northwestern Friday evening, 13-4, posting their first victory at Alexander Field in the process. RECAP Wright State 7, PENN STATE 4 (11) Penn State nearly completed a comeback victory over Wright State Friday, but fell short in the 11th inning for a 7-4 loss. The Nittany Lions moves to a 5-20 overall record following the non-conference contest, while the Raiders improve to 11-15 on the season. RECAP
24 Big Ten student-athletes in nine different sports collected awards from the conference office during the week of April 1. Below is the complete list of honorees.
Baseball Co-Players of the the Week - Sam Travis, IND & Kyle Johnson, PUR Pitcher of the Week - Tom Windle, MINN Freshman of the Week - Kyle Johnson, PUR Men's Golf Co-Golfers of the Week - Erik Van Rooyen, MINN & Jack Perry, NU Women's Golf Golfer of the Week - Lauren English, IOWA Rowing Boat of the Week - Michigan First Varsity Eight - Jessica Eiffert, Emily Idoni, Priscilla Livingston, Colleen Macke, Bryna Oleshansky, Melisa Ongun, Taylor Schubert, Shannon Stief, Shannon Winchell Softball Player of the Week - Amy Letourneau, NU Pitcher of the Week - Kelly Smith, MSU Freshman of the Week - Sierra Romero, Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week - Leandro Toledo, MINN Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week - Carolyn Chupa, IND Men's Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week - Harun Abda, MINN Field Athlete of the Week - Derek Drouin, IND Women's Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week - Morolake Akinosun, ILL Field Athlete of the Week - Kyla Buckley, IND
April 5-7
MINNESOTA at Rebel Intercollegiate - Oxford, Miss. NEBRASKA at SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational - Dallas, Texas OHIO STATE at SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational - Dallas, Texas WISCONSIN at SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational - Dallas, Texas
April 6-7
ILLINOIS at Insperity Augusta State Invitational - Augusta, Ga. INDIANA at NYX Hoosier Invitational - Bloomington, Ind. MICHIGAN at NYX Hoosier Invitational - Bloomington, Ind. PURDUE at Insperity Augusta State Invitational - Augusta, Ga. April 7-8 OHIO STATE at Gary Koch Invitational - Tampa, Fla.
ILLINOIS at Sun Angel Classic - Tempe, Ariz.
INDIANA at Pepsi Florida Relays - Gainesville, Fla. IOWA at Jim Click Invite - Tucson, Ariz. MICHIGAN vs. Virginia/ at California - Berkeley, Calif. MICHIGAN STATE at Spartan Invitational - East Lansing, Mich. MINNESOTA at Alabama Invite - Tuscaloosa, Ala. MINNESOTA at Hamline Invitational - St. Paul, Minn. NEBRASKA at Alabama Invite - Tuscaloosa, Ala. OHIO STATE at Jim Click Invite - Tucson, Ariz. PENN STATE at Alabama Invite - Tuscaloosa, Ala. PURDUE at Tiger Track Classic - Auburn, Ala.
ILLINOIS at Tiger Track Classic - Auburn, Ala.
INDIANA at Pepsi Florida Relays - Gainesville, Fla. IOWA at Jim Click Invite - Tucson, Ariz. MICHIGAN vs. Virginia/ at California - Berkeley, Calif. MICHIGAN STATE at Spartan Invitational - East Lansing, Mich. MINNESOTA at Hamline Invitational - St. Paul, Minn. NEBRASKA at Alabama Invite - Tuscaloosa, Ala. OHIO STATE at Jim Click Invite - Tucson, Ariz. PENN STATE at Alabama Invite - Tuscaloosa, Ala. PURDUE at Tiger Track Classic - Auburn, Ala. MOST RECENT POSTSCATEGORIES
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