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Penn State Baseball to Play in Second Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

By virtue of their first game losses, Ohio State and Minnesota had to fight an uphill battle through the losers bracket.  Both squads won on Saturday, both claimed victories in their first games today, and both eventually fell to the #1 seed in their region.

Ohio State 13 Georgia 6
Minnesota 15 Baylor 12

Florida St 37 Ohio [...]

Ohio State 6 Marist 4
Minnesota 11 Southern 8
Vanderbilt 10 Indiana 0

Louisville 8 Indiana 2
Baylor 5 Minnesota 0
Georgia 24 Ohio State 8

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BY BOB HUNTER
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
After first-round games of the Big Ten baseball tournament attracted literally hundreds of spectators to Huntington Park on Wednesday, one of the lucky few in attendance offered a blunt assessment.
“You have to be realistic,” he said. “It is what it is. It’s college baseball. It’s Big Ten college baseball.”
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Very disappointing season as PSU finishes in eighth place, ten games out of first and 3.5 games out of the last playoff spot.

Team
Wins
Losses
Win %
GB

1
Ohio State
18
6
.750
—

2
Minnesota
17
6
.739
0.5

3
Indiana
16
7
.696
1.5

4
Illinois
16
8
.667
2.0

5
Michigan State
13
11
.542
5.0

6
Purdue
11
12
.478
6.5

7
Michigan
9
15
.375
9.0

8
Penn State
8
16
.333
10.0

9
Northwestern
5
17
.227
12.0

10
Iowa
4
19
.174
13.5

PSU seniors go out on top – Sports | Centre Daily via kwout

Nittany Lion Baseball Upsets No. 21 Minnesota, 10-8, to Spoil Gophers’ Title Hopes – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Big Ten Baseball Blog: Friday’s Conference Results via kwout

Nittany Lions fall in pitcher’s duel – Sports | Centre Daily via kwout

Lorentson Strikes Out Six as Nittany Lion Baseball Drops Pitchers Duel, 4-2, to Minnesota – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Purdue’s win earlier in the day eliminated any chance PSU had for a spot in the Big Ten tournament but the kids fought hard any way.

Resilient Six-Run Comeback Falls Short for Penn State Baseball against No. 21 Minnesota – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Little Leaguers Invited to Watch Penn State Baseball Compete for Playoff Spot against Golden Gophers – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Plenty at stake for Gophers baseball team via kwout