Big Ten Opens College Baseball Season Friday

PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The 2013 college baseball season opens on Friday with all 11
conference squads taking the diamond. Big Ten teams will face six opponents this
weekend that are ranked or receiving votes in the national polls.

Purdue took home the 2012 Big Ten title, and went on the win the Big Ten Tournament
and represent the conference in the NCAA Championship. Indiana was picked as the
favorite to win the 2013 crown by the Big Ten coaches, followed by Nebraska,
Michigan State, Ohio State, Minnesota and Illinois. The conference coaches also
selected a preseason Players to Watch List, which can be found by clicking
HERE.<http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021213aaa.html>



Thirty Big Ten baseball games will be televised by BTN, while at least 97 games are
scheduled to be available online. Click
HERE<http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/BTNSchedule.pdf>
for the full 2013 Big Ten baseball television schedule.