WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Boilermaker softball team will be coming to a TV or computer near you, 19 times in the 2015 season. Three contests will be aired live on the Big Ten Network, while eight home games plus eight road contests will be available on BTN 2 Go through the BTN Plus streaming service.
The March 27 game with Rutgers will air live on the Big Ten Network at 5 p.m. ET, while the April 8 doubleheader vs. Indiana in Bloomington also will be broadcast live beginning at 1 p.m. Select games of the Big Ten Tournament May 6-9 in Columbus, Ohio, also will be broadcast on BTN Plus and on the Big Ten Network.
Eight home games - March 22 vs. Wisconsin, March 28-29 vs. Rutgers, April 1 vs. Ball State, April 10-11 vs. Nebraska, April 19 vs. Iowa and April 29 vs. Indiana State - will be available through BTN Plus streaming. Road games at Northwestern (April 3-5), Ilinois (April 25-26) and Minnesota (May 1-3) also will be broadcast online.
A subscription is required to access BTN Plus streams. BTN Plus programming includes non-televised games and events available on BTN2Go with a purchase of a BTN Plus subscription. BTN Plus content features live games produced by students at Purdue and other Big Ten universities. A subscription to BTN Plus on BTN2Go does NOT require a Big Ten Network TV subscription with a TV provider. Subscription Includes weekly football press conferences and select volleyball, women's basketball, baseball, soccer, softball and wrestling webcasts.
Subscription plan options include a school pass or conference pass. A school pass is available for $9.95 per month or $79.95 for the year, and gives subscribers access to webcasts of all their favorite school's games across all sports. The conference pass is available for $14.95 per month or $119.95 for the year, and gives subscribers access to all webcast content offered via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.
The Boilermakers open the 2015 home season on March 20 vs. Wisconsin in the newly minted Boilermaker Softball Stadium located at the intersection of McCormick Road and Cherry Street.