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Big Ten Baseball Tournament: Bracket, schedule released for games in Omaha
By Andrew Olson
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The Big Ten is getting ready to crown its conference tournament champion, which comes with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
With the 2024 college baseball season wrapping up, the Big Ten Tournament field is set. Eight teams will play a double-elimination tournament beginning on Tuesday.
The tournament will be held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, sight of the College World Series. All games will air on the Big Ten Network and be available on the FOX Sports app.
The action begins Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET when 3-seed Indiana (30-22-1) takes on 6-seed Purdue (33-22). No. 2 seed Nebraska (34-19) then faces No. 7 seed Ohio State (28-24) at 3 p.m. ET.
Illinois enters the B1G tourney as the regular-season conference champions and No. 1 seed. The Illini will play in Game 3 of Tuesday’s action at 7 p.m. ET, facing 8-seed Penn State. Illinois won an outright Big Ten title, going 18-6 in conference contests and
The opening round carries into Wednesday, with 4-seed Michigan and 5-seed Iowa facing off at 3 p.m. Game 5, set for 8 p.m. ET, begins the second round.
Tuesday, May 21
- Game 1: 3-seed Indiana vs. 6-seed Purdue | 11 a.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 2: 2-seed Nebraska vs. 7-seed Ohio State | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 3: 1-seed Illinois vs. 8-seed Penn State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Wednesday, May 22
- Game 4: 4-seed Michigan vs. 5-seed Iowa | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Thursday, May 23
- Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 11 a.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Friday, May 24
- Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 10: Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6 | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Saturday, May 25
- Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 10 a.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network
- Game 13: If necessary | 6 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
- Game 14: If necessary | 10 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Sunday, May 26
- Big Ten Tournament Championship Game |3 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.