Indiana cruised to its second tournament victory against second seed Minnesota in the tournament behind the pitching of Matt Bashore who pitched seven shutout innings. Bashore who didn’t allow a hit till the fourth inning, was practically untouchable. allowing only two for the game. Indiana won 12-3. Boy, Indiana sure…
Michigan State made a good effort in the first game of Day 2 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament but Purdue simply outscored. them. Purdue actually scored in every inning except the seventh defeating the the Spartans 12-9. The Boilermakers had a 7-2 lead in the going into top of…
What the media is saying about the Big Ten Tournament… both here in Columbus and back at the universities. First-year ballpark presents challenge – Columbus Dispatch Big Ten Baseball Tournament Up For Grabs Next Year – Columbus NBC Illini baseball advances in Big Ten Tournament with thumping of Michigan State–…
Just a few photos that were taken today that I thought might be interesting: Huntington Park has been getting rave reviews from everyone I talk to. It’s a very nice facility with some really cool features that we’re just used to at the college level… … a cool video-enhanced scoreboard……
In today’s tournament matchup between Indiana and Purdue, there’s really not much to say except that Eric Arnett showed up, pitched, and won. Arnett (above) won his twelfth game of 2009 by shutting out the Boilermakers for seven innings and struck out 10 batters in the process. He only allowed…
The linescore pretty much says it all After spotting Michigan State four runs on an Eric Roof grand slam in the 3rd inning, Illinois came back like they were possessed scoring sixteen unanswered runs. MSU managed to put one more across for the final tally of 16-5. Take away the…
I’ll be on the road to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament in Columbus in less than 7 hours. Fortunately, I’ll have a ride. Mike Altobelli, father of Illinois thirdbaseman Dom, will be giving me a ride. I’m most thankful for Mike’s generosity. During a home game, he heard I was…
Dominic Altobelli- 3B All-Big Ten First team Brandon Wikoff- SS All-Big Ten First Team Pete Cappetta- OF All-Big Ten Second Team Aaron Johnson- C All-Big Ten Second Team Willie Argo- OF All-Big Ten Third Team All-Big Ten Freshman Team Will Strack- SP All-Big Ten Third Team All-Big Ten Freshman…
Seeing as Ohio State Buckeyes are the Big Ten Champs and the Big Ten Tournament is being held in Columbus (yes, this is just a coincidence, folks), The Buckeye Nine blogger Chris Webb is being a gracious host and has brought a new blog geared towards the 2009 Big Ten…
For those going to the Big Ten Tournament this week (and for those just interested in getting a feel for the action), here is the Huntington Park website. The stadium website is complete with photos but more importantly for those attending, it includes parking info and a fan guide for…