As the chase for the Big Ten baseball regular season crown becomes clearer with two weeks remaining, the Big Ten Network has announced its broadcast plans for next week’s series between the first-place Iowa Hawkeyes (32-15, 21-6) and the No. 7-ranked Oregon Ducks (35-13, 18-8).
While Iowa has a non-conference three-game series vs. No. 11-ranked Oregon State (34-12) this weekend from Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa, the Hawkeyes will enter the final homestand of the regular season vs. the Ducks with at least a one game lead atop the conference standings (currently lead the Big Ten with a 2 1/2 advantage).
According to the Big Ten Network, it plans to broadcast the final two games of the series from Duane Banks Field on Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17. Game 2 is scheduled to start at 6:02 p.m. CT, while Game 3 is set to begin at 12:02 p.m. CT.
BREAKING:
Big Ten Network has picked up the final two games of the series between Iowa and Oregon at Duane Banks Field.
The whole series will be televised.
Thursday- FS1 6:02pm CT
Friday- BTN 6:02pm CT
Saturday- BTN 12:02pm CT
As for Thursday’s series opener, that will air on FS1 with a start time set for 6:02 p.m. CT.
All three games will also be available via radio on the Hawkeyes Radio Network alongside play-by-play voice John Leo and color analyst John Evans.
Watch Iowa baseball vs. Oregon
Due to the somewhat complex nature of all of the Hawkeyes’ clinching scenarios, the easiest path to a regular-season title is by winning at least two of three against Oregon.
If the Hawkeyes were to win their first regular-season title since 1990, Iowa would have a more straightforward path to the Big Ten Tournament title as the top seed out of the 12 qualifying programs.
The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, which takes place at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., from May 20-25, receives the conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
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