BTN.com staff, May 21, 2015
What an opening day of the 2015 Big Ten Baseball Tournament.
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We had no shortage of highlight-reel plays, including several all-out diving grabs, in Wednesday's first four games at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Of all the #BTNStandout-worthy plays, though, Nick Day's dramatic walk-off dinger to help No. 2 Iowa stun No. 7 Ohio State, 3-2, took the day's top moment/play.
See our favorite plays from an entertaining day of Big Ten baseball below.
No. 1
This day belongs to Nick Day. Down to the final strike, Day smacks walk-off @UIBaseball home run. #BTNStandout http://t.co/JF8GzPFOve
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 2
#BTNStandout alert: @umichbaseball CF Jackson Glines goes back, leaves his feet, and makes an incredible catch. http://t.co/zTxIuJXZKI
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 3
Not to be outdone, @HoosierBaseball CF Craig Dedelow just matched his counterpart's diving grab. #BTNStandout http://t.co/zflttOSdXr
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 4
Another great diving grab at the @B1Gbaseball tourney, and this time it's @UIBaseball's Joel Booker. http://t.co/HE7uqGduhe #BTNStandout
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 5
This is nice! @Husker_Baseball SS Wes Edrington makes a bare-handed play and throws out the runner at first. http://t.co/XjDfwqdEuk
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 6
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
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No. 7
This 6-4-3 double play stopped the bleeding in the sixth. #Illini @AWalton2 @Rope828 @Dkerian12 http://t.co/3mol32TsZu
— Illinois Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) May 20, 2015
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No. 8
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. 9
He couldn't turn the double play, but @UIBaseball 2B Jake Mangler saved a run with this fantastic diving stop. http://t.co/VWXVuMJ3sp
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 20, 2015
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No. 10
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
