2016 B1G Tournament

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Jon Nyatawa ‏@JonNyatawa 57m57 minutes ago
Pitching match-up announced for #Huskers-Michigan State on Wednesday: NU RHP Derek Burkamper vs MSU LHP Cam Vieaux
*Vieaux is their ace, due to early injury has been working his way back and typically their Sunday starter. Did not start last Sunday as they had already clinched a tournament spot.

We did beat Michigan State and him when he pitched on Sunday during our regular season series.

 
By the way, if folks didn't think we had enough to play for, here's a breakdown of the B1G Baseball Tournament by Baseball America:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/conference-tournament-previews/#v6RXCPKr0zXSYh15.97

Big Ten


When: Wednesday-Sunday.

Where: TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha.

Participants: Eight teams (listed by seed)—Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Iowa.

Format: Double-elimination.

Top Seed: Minnesota. The Golden Gophers won their first Big Ten regular season championship since 2010, clinching it with a win Saturday against Ohio State. That victory capped an emotional week for Minnesota, which found out Tuesday that longtime pitching coach Todd Oakes, who has been battling cancer, had been moved to hospice care. Two-way star Matt Fielder is Minnesota’s leading hitter at .383/.424/.542 with seven home runs and 13 stolen bases. He also serves as the Gophers ace, and is 7-2, 3.67 on the mound. Catcher Austin Athmann (.376/.446/.642, 11 HR) gives Minnesota another powerful bat in the middle of the order. The regular season championship should afford the Gophers an at-large bid, but they’ve lost two of their past three series and have an RPI of 47, so winning at least once in Omaha would be heartening.

Something To Gain: Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are probably the Big Ten’s best hope for hosting a regional. Nebraska finished just a half-game behind Minnesota in the regular season and has an RPI of 36. If the Cornhuskers dogpile Sunday, they could be rewarded by the selection committee.

Desperation Time: Ohio State, Maryland. Ohio State has finished the season strong, sweeping Michigan and then winning a series at Minnesota. That has brought the Buckeyes’ RPI into bubble range (57), but they’ll likely need to pick up another win or two in Omaha to secure a bid. Maryland has been around the NCAA Tournament bubble much of the season and continues to hang out there with an RPI of 58. But the Terrapins could use a couple wins to push their overall total to 30 on the season.

All Or Nothing: Indiana, Michigan State, Iowa. The Hoosiers have played like one of the 64 best teams in the country of late, but early-season stumbles have left them with an RPI of 91. Michigan State has at times looked like a regionals team, but has lost three straight series since its big series win against Michigan. That leaves them, along with Iowa, needing to win on Sunday to extend their season.
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So just in case folks thought it was a stretch for us to talk about Nebraska winning the B1G Tourney and getting a regional, here's Baseball America to back up that thought. But we'll have to likely win the whole Tourney in order to pull it off, which is entirely possible if the team plays the way they have been since Michigan State.
 
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too bad. with him in the lineup i thought the huskers had a real good chance to win the tournament. without him i don't think they have enough offense. boo.

 
Pasadena Husker said:
too bad. with him in the lineup i thought the huskers had a real good chance to win the tournament. without him i don't think they have enough offense. boo.
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As long as we have the pitching we have had and timely hitting we will be fine. Take advantage of the other team's mistakes and don't give up walks.

We have won two games already with him.

 
Has anyone heard or asked about the status of Colton Howell lately?

Last I heard like a month ago, his shoulder was better and they were just trying to get him into pitching game shape. Is he a reliever option this week or for regionals?

 
On 93.7 this morning they mentioned that Cam Vieux of MSU was having arm troubles, is that the same injury from earlier this year?

 
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