2017 BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

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The 36th annual Big Ten Baseball Tournament will be held at Bart Kaufman Field on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The tournament runs from May 24-28, 2017, and is an 8-team, double-elimination event. To view the current Big Ten standings, click here.
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Current Bracket (PDF)
**All games will be broadcast LIVE On Big Ten Network
Tuesday, May 23
• The head coach for each of the eight participating institutions will take part in a pre-tournament press conference.
• First press conference begins at 11:15 a.m. ET (head coaches of seeds 2, 3, 6, 7)
• Second press conference begins at 11:35 a.m. ET (head coaches of seed 1, 4, 5, 8)
• Each of the eight teams will have 55 minutes of practice on the field at Bart Kaufman Field. All practice sessions are free and open to the public.
- 12:00 p.m. -12:55 p.m.: Minnesota (#3 seed)
- 1:00 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.: Indiana (#6 seed)
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.: Michigan (#2 seed)
- 3:00 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.: Northwestern (#7 seed)
- 4:00 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.: Nebraska (#1 seed)
- 5:00 p.m. - 5:55 p.m.: Purdue (#8 seed)
- 6:00 p.m. - 6:55 p.m.: Maryland (#4 seed)
- 7:00 p.m. - 7:55 p.m.: Iowa (#5 seed)

Wednesday, May 24
Game 1 (10:00 a.m. ET): #3 Minnesota 5, #6 Indiana 4
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Game 2 (1:30 p.m. ET): #7 Northwestern 6, #2 Michigan 4
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Game 3 (5:00 p.m. ET): #1 Nebraska 15, #8 Purdue 9
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Thursday, May 25
Game 5 (10:00 a.m. ET): #6 Indiana 5, #2 Michigan 4 (13 inn.)
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Game 4 (1:30 p.m. ET): #5 Iowa 9, #4 Maryland 8
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Game 6 (5:00 p.m. ET): #4 Maryland 5, #8 Purdue 2
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Friday, May 26
Game 7 (10:00 a.m. ET): #7 Northwestern 11, #3 Minnesota 7
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Game 8 (1:30 p.m. ET): #5 Iowa 2, #1 Nebraska 0
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Game 9 (5:00 p.m. ET): #3 Minnesota 9, #6 Indiana 8
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Game 10 (8:30 p.m. ET): #4 Maryland 8, #1 Nebraska 5
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Saturday, May 27
Game 11 (10:00 a.m. ET): #3 Minnesota 9, #5 Iowa 3
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Game 12 (1:30 p.m. ET): #4 Maryland 9, #7 Northwestern 5
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Game 13 (5:00 p.m. ET): #5 Iowa 7, #3 Minnesota 5 (13 inn.)
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Sunday, May 28
Game 14 (9:00 a.m. ET): #7 Northwestern 6, #4 Maryland 5
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Championship Game (1:03 p.m. ET): #5 Iowa 13, #7 Northwestern 4
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Big Ten Baseball All-Tournament Team
Catcher: Tyler Cropley, Iowa
First Base: Toby Hanson, Minnesota
Second Base: Jake Schleppenbach, Nebraska
Third Base: Connor Lind, Northwestern
Shortstop: Kevin Smith, Maryland
Outfield: Chris Whelan, Iowa; Joe Hoscheit, Northwestern; Jordan Smith, Minnesota
Designated Hitter: Matt Lloyd, Indiana
Pitchers: Cooper Wetherbee, Northwestern; Sam Lawrence, Northwestern, Josh Martsching, Iowa; Ryan Erickson, Iowa
Most Outstanding Player: Chris Whelan, Iowa