We’re still in the middle of the Spring break trip but seeing it’s Monday, I’ll post this anyway. A quick look at the standings: Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Michigan State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Ohio State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Indiana 0-0 .000 9-9 .500 Michigan 0-0 .000…
Let’s talk about the fun stuff first. Matt Dittman was awarded the co-Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday! He hit .615 for the weekend with five rbis and scored seven. Ditt’s timing was impeccable as his big game came in the 11-10 win against #12 Coastal Carolina when he…
Obviously an off weekend for the Illini but here’s a look at the Big Ten standings after one weekend. The Bucks end up with three wins. Northwestern… four losses. Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Ohio State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Michigan State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Minnesota 0-0 .000 2-1…
Without playing any games, Illinois predictably finds themselves right in the middle of the Big Ten non-conference standings at sixth place. The big winner this weekend is Ohio State who won both of their games while Northwestern and Indiana went oh-fer three. Michigan may have gotten a bit of a…
This is opening weekend for Big Ten Baseball albeit without the Illini. Those teams lucky enough to play in warmer climates have been doing fairly well at least for the first two days. In the 11 games played Friday and Saturday, the Big Ten is 7-4 led by two wallopings…
formerlyanonymous who covers Michigan baseball for mgoblog.com, did a fair assessment of the 2010 Big Ten Baseball teams. While of course, I would like to see Illinois higher in his preview (he puts him in the second tier after Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota), it’s pretty consistent with what I’ve…
A quick note with a slight bittersweet tint… Big Ten Hardball, the blog that incessantly covered Big Ten Baseball news, issues, and analysis, is closing its virtual doors. Brian DeCaussin who maintained BTH, is calling it quits after five incredible years. Those of you who are parents of players most…
The Big Ten announced today that Columbus, Ohio has locked up the Big Ten Baseball Tournament through 2012. Specifically, the tourney will be played at Bill Davis Stadium in 2010. It will then return to Huntington Park where the 2009 Tournament was played for the years 2011 and 2012. From…
Illinois announced that they have released their 2010 baseball schedule last week. They’re playing in a couple new tournaments this year. But the big surprise is that they will be opening at home. Brr! But hey, it’s baseball in a little over two months away and that makes me happy. …
Indiana did pretty well in the first day of the MLB draft. Three Hoosiers were drafted in the first 50 picks.