BTN's 2015 baseball & softball slate – most games in network history

CHICAGO - BTN will offer its most extensive baseball and softball coverage ever, with over 280 games airing on BTN/BTN2Go and BTN Plus for the 2015 season.

BTN?s television coverage of Big Ten baseball begins with a non-conference showdown between Nebraska and No. 12 Texas on Saturday, March 28. First pitch is scheduled for 3 PM ET. Last season, Indiana won the outright Big Ten title and Big Ten Tournament Championship, but will have some stiff competition to repeat with the addition of Maryland to the conference. The Terrapins, who are coming off their first Super Regional appearance in program history, were voted by the conference coaches as the preseason favorite to claim the 2015 Big Ten Baseball Championship.

BTN?s television coverage of Big Ten softball begins Tuesday, March 24 with a doubleheader in Iowa City when the Hawkeyes host Nebraska. The first game is slated for 5 PM ET. Last season, Michigan and Nebraska shared the crown as Co-Big Ten Champions, while Minnesota captured the Big Ten Tournament title.

Highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on This Week in the Big Ten, which airs Sunday nights beginning Sunday, April 5. Hosts Rick Pizzo, Mike Hall and various analysts will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend?s games. The Diamond Report will return with nightly airings during the baseball and softball tournaments.

Below is a preliminary schedule. Additional games will be added at a later date. The BTN Plus streaming schedule can be viewed here.

BTN/BTN2Go 2015 Baseball Schedule

BTN/BTN2Go 2015 Softball Schedule

About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men?s and women?s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation?s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to http://www.BTN.com.

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