BTN to provide most baseball & softball coverage in network history

BTN will offer its most extensive baseball and softball coverage ever in 2017, with over 400 games airing on BTN/BTN2Go and BTN Plus during the upcoming season.

BTN?s television coverage of Big Ten baseball begins with a conference showdown between No. 21 Michigan and Maryland on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. ET. Last season, Minnesota won the outright Big Ten title, but Ohio State won the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the first time since 2007 en route to the NCAA tournament. The Big Ten coaches voted the Maryland Terrapins as the 2017 conference favorite; however, they figure to face stiff competition from both Michigan and Nebraska.

BTN?s television coverage of Big Ten softball begins Friday, March 24, when Rutgers visits Indiana at 6 p.m. ET. No. 8 Minnesota is currently 22-2 and won last year?s Big Ten Softball Tournament after upsetting top-seeded Michigan, which is currently ranked No. 19 in the NFCA Coaches Poll. Seventeen all-conference players return this year, including two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Megan Betsa (Michigan) and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Maddie Houlihan (Minnesota).

Highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on This Week in the Big Ten, which airs Sunday nights beginning on April 2. Hosts Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend?s games. The Diamond Report will return with airings during the baseball and softball tournaments.

Below is a preliminary schedule, with more games to be added to the TV schedule at a later date. The BTN Plus streaming schedule can be viewed here.

BTN/ BTN2Go 2017 Baseball Schedule

BTN/ BTN2Go 2017 Softball Schedule