Big Ten Tournament details released for Michigan State baseball, others
Michigan State baseball punched their ticket to Omaha, sneaking their way into the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 12 seed. With festivities beginning on Tuesday, the Big Ten has released schedule details for the upcoming tournament.
In baseball, the Big Ten tournament starts as a round robin, where teams are split into four pods of three - playing the other two teams in the pods. The team with the best record at the conclusion of the two games will move on to a single elimination semifinal matchup. If all three teams end in a 1-1 tie, the highest seed gets the spot in the semifinal as the tiebreaker.
Michigan State, as the No. 12 seed, was paired with the No. 1 seed and No. 8 seed. Those two teams ended up being Oregon, who was a co-champ in the Big Ten's regular season, and Nebraska.
MSU's first game will be on Tuesday, May 20, at approx. 6 p.m. against Nebraska. Their second game will be played on Thursday, May 22, also at approx. 6 p.m. against Oregon.
Check out the full tournament schedule via X:
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