BTN.com staff, May 20, 2015
The opening day of the 2015 Big Ten Baseball Tournament featured four outstanding games Wednesday at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
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No. 3 Michigan opened the tournament by holding off No. 6 and two-time defending champ Indiana, 4-1, No. 2 Iowa rallied to stun No. 7 Ohio State, 3-2, No. 1 Illinois came back to beat No. 8 Nebraska, 3-2, and Maryland topped Michigan State, 2-1, in its first Big Ten tourney game.
Use the links below to catch up on all of Wednesday's opening-round action:
NO. 3 MICHIGAN 4, NO. 6 INDIANA 1: BOX | RECAP | WATCH REPLAY
Sophomore Johnny Slater belted a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning, and classmate Brett Adcock allowed just three hits and a run in 6.1 innings as Michigan bested Indiana, 4-1, on the opening day of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday morning at Target Field.
#BTNStandout alert: @umichbaseball CF Jackson Glines goes back, leaves his feet, and makes an incredible catch. http://t.co/zTxIuJXZKI
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Yard work! Johnny Slater blasts a home run to right field to give @umichbaseball the 3-0 lead. http://t.co/kmW0jgxxWv
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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NO. 2 IOWA 3, NO. 7 OHIO STATE 2: BOX | RECAP | WATCH REPLAY
Senior Nick Day hit a game-winning, walk-off two-run home run to send the 15th-ranked and second-seeded University of Iowa baseball team to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over seventh-seeded Ohio State on Wednesday in the opening round of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament.
It's gone! Pat Porter goes deep to give @OhioState_BASE the late lead. http://t.co/jLUE0yP5rK
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Another great diving grab at the @B1Gbaseball tourney, and this time it's @UIBaseball's Joel Booker. http://t.co/HE7uqGduhe #BTNStandout
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NO. 1 ILLINOIS 3, No. 8 NEBRASKA 2: BOX | RECAP | WATCH REPLAY
In the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Fighting Illini battled back for a 3-2 victory over Nebraska, setting the Big Ten Conference record with 27 straight wins. Illinois fell behind 2-0, but responded immediately with two runs in the sixth and pushed across the go-ahead run in the eighth. Closer Tyler Jay equaled the Illini school record with his 23rd career save, needing just seven pitches in the ninth.
Here's the final play of the game, which gives @IlliniBaseball their 27th straight win, which is a Big Ten record! http://t.co/UmJGHwcsvT
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 21, 2015
This is nice! @Husker_Baseball SS Wes Edrington makes a bare-handed play and throws out the runner at first. http://t.co/XjDfwqdEuk
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NO. 4 MARYLAND 2, No. 5 MICHIGAN STATE 1: BOX | RECAP | WATCH REPLAY
Sophomore RHP Mike Shawaryn gave up just one run and struck out nine over seven innings as the fourth-seeded Maryland baseball team defeated fifth seeded Michigan State in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament at Target Field Wednesday night.
Flashing the leather! @statebaseball's Cam Gibson makes a nice sliding catch to end the inning. http://t.co/oT8IxXZ3iY
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 21, 2015
Bananas and mustaches... Sure, why not! @statebaseball players have some fun during our interview with Jake Boss Jr. http://t.co/GjlLwrqj4E
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 21, 2015
