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March 29, 2013 Leave a comment
The first full weekend of Big Ten play is here. As 10 teams engage conference play, here are 10 links on Big Ten programs from State College to Minneapolis, Lincoln to Ann Arbor and all points in between throughout Big Ten country.
March 26, 2013 Leave a comment
Indiana and Ohio State opened Big Ten play with convincing sweeps. Penn State fell in all three games at Indiana while in northwest Indiana the Buckeyes took all three contests against the Boilermakers. Tied atop the Big Ten, Indiana is 18-3 on the season while Ohio State checks in with a 15-6 ledger. Expected to be the top-two contenders for the Big Ten championship, the Crimson and Cream and Scarlet and Gray are having great starts to their 2013 campaign.
And each are doing it while suffocating pitching.
Indiana carries a 2.05 ERA after 21 games, Ohio State a 2.35 clip. In the NCAA’s latest statistic release, IU’s ERA is 4th in the nation, the Buckeyes 10th. With so little separating the two units, presented are more numbers to see who has the right to claim they have the better staff as we close in on the season’s mid-way point and what to expect going forward.
March 13, 2013 Leave a comment
After the weekend the Big Ten had, highlighted by a no-hitter, a sweeping of Baylor, taking a road series at Florida, it is not a surprise there is a lot of news and notes regarding the conference programs throughout cyberspace. With one week to go until conference play begins, here is a roundup of the latest links that related to Big Ten baseball.
March 11, 2013 Leave a comment
Approaching the Ides of March, four weeks into the college season we’re starting to see games being played within in the region. With warmer weather will come more trips to the park to see Big Ten teams first-hand. With temperatures in the upper-60s, a trip was made down to Lexington on Sunday to see Michigan State take on Kentucky. The Wildcats would prevail 3-1, but the game, entire weekend frankly, showed Michigan State will again be a team to reckon with in the Big Ten.
Here are some thoughts on what I witnessed from the Green and White.
March 8, 2013 Leave a comment
It’s the weekend we have had circled since team schedules started to trickle out in the fall. With two weeks until conference play starts, the Big Ten has multiple opportunities to make a statement throughout the nation this weekend. With two series at SEC programs expected to compete for their conference championship, realistic goals on making it to Omaha, Florida and Kentucky, two of the expected Big Ten favorites, Indiana and Michigan State, have a chance to show the mite of the Big Ten’s best.
In the middle of the country, Illinois, Nebraska and Northwestern each have three-game series against quality clubs, series wins that could go a long way in helping Nebraska turn the corner, Illinois cement they’re a serious contender and the Wildcats, they too, will fight for a conference crown.
In total, there are seven road series for the Big Ten, a hearty buffet to load up on wins and beef up resumes under the newly RPI adjusted formula.
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