BTN.com staff, May 17, 2014
The Big Ten released the 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket on Saturday evening, with Indiana securing the top seed after winning its second straight conference title. The Hoosiers claimed the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament after going 21-3 in conference play.
This year?s tournament will feature an eight-team field for the first time and will be held May 21-25 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., home of the College World Series.
The tournament?s double-elimination format will culminate with the title game at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The tournament champion will earn the conference?s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. All eight teams will begin play in one of two brackets, with Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota appearing in one bracket and Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska and Ohio State appearing in the other.
BTN will have live coverage during the Big Ten Tournament. The network will carry Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday, Games 6, 7 and 8 on Thursday, and each game on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
[ MORE: View the official Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket ]
| 2014 BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT (ALL TIMES CT) | HOW TO WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS |
| Wednesday, May 21 |
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| Game 1: No. 6 Michigan State 2, No. 3 Illinois 1 | None | RECAP | BOX |
| Game 2: No. 2 Nebraska 7, No. 7 Ohio State 6 | None | RECAP | BOX |
| Game 3: No. 1 Indiana 5, No. 8 Iowa 2 | BTN TV & BTN2Go | RECAP | BOX |
| Game 4: No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Michigan 9 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Gametracker |
| Thursday, May 22 |
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| Game 5: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 7 Ohio State 9 a.m. | None | Coming soon |
| Game 6: No. 8 Iowa vs. Game 4 Loser 1 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 7: No. 6 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Nebraska 5 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 8: No. 1 Indiana vs. Game 4 Winner 9 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Friday, May 23 |
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| Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser 3:30 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser 7:30 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Saturday, May 24 |
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| Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner 9 a.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner 1 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 13 (If Necessary): Game 11 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser 5 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Game 14 (If Necessary): Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser 9 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
| Sunday, May 25 |
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| Championship Game: Game 11/13 Winner vs. Game 12/14 Winner 1 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Coming soon |
