The Big Ten Conference announced the bracket for the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament scheduled for May 21-26 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.
The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
The tournament begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT when No. 3 seed Indiana (30-22-1) takes on No. 6 seed Purdue (33-22). The teams met two weeks ago in West Lafayette, and IU took the series 2-1. It will be the first meeting of the rivals in the postseason since 2012.
The winner of Tuesday’s opening game will head to the winner’s bracket and will be off until Thursday afternoon. The loser will have to come back and play an elimination game on Wednesday (May 22) evening.
The event will continue when No. 2 seed Nebraska (34-19) faces No. 7 seed Ohio State (28-24) at 2 p.m. followed by top-seeded Illinois (33-17) versus No. 8 seed Penn State (26-23) at 6 p.m. No. 4 seed Michigan (30-26) encounters No. 5 seed Iowa (31-21) on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Indiana has won the tournament four times since it started in 1981, but not since 2014. The Hoosiers will likely need a strong performance at this year’s event, and perhaps a title, to secure an invite to the NCAA Tournament.
Big Ten Network will broadcast every game of the tournament. Games will also be available on the FOX Sports App.
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