WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball will square off with Indiana in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai, with Tuesday's 5 p.m. ET (updated) game in Omaha serving as the first postseason matchup between the rivals since the championship game of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament.
The Big Ten Network will once again televise every game of the Big Ten Tournament, which is being held at Omaha's Charles Schwab Field. The home of the College World Series has hosted the Big Ten Tournament every year it has been held since 2018.
Lefthanders Jordan Morales and Ty Bothwell are the projected starting pitchers. Morales started Purdue's May 3 win vs. IU and Bothwell pitched in relief in the Hoosiers' victory the next day at Alexander Field. Indiana rallied for four in the ninth inning to steal the rubber game of the weekend, becoming the first road team to win an IU-Purdue series since the Boilermakers took two of three in Bloomington in 2010.
No. 3 seed Indiana and No. 6 seed Purdue are paired with No. 2 seed Nebraska and No. 7 seed Ohio State in the top half of the double-elimination tournament bracket. Tuesday's winners get Wednesday off, squaring off Thursday at 3 p.m. ET. Tuesday's losers take the field again Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in the first elimination game of the event.
The Boilermakers and Hoosiers played on consecutive days at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Purdue was victorious 3-0 and 5-4 to claim its first Big Ten Tournament title, sweeping the league's championship titles during the program-record 45-win campaign.
Purdue and IU also squared off in the Big Ten Tournament in 1993, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Boilermakers have won four of the six meetings overall, including three in a row. The Hoosiers won in the opening round in 2009 en route to winning the title.
The 2012 season marked the first of 11 consecutive Big Ten Tournament berths for Indiana, which is the only team in the league to qualify for the event every year it has been held since.
Mike Bolton Jr., CJ Backer, Griffin Lohman and Morales (for Penn State) are the active Boilermakers that have seen action in the Big Ten Tournament.
2024 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY IFS.ai
All Games Live on BTN // All Times Eastern
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: #6 Purdue vs. #3 Indiana, 11 a.m.
Game 2: #7 Ohio State vs. #2 Nebraska, 3 p.m.
Game 3: #8 Penn State vs. #1 Illinois, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22
Game 4: #5 Iowa vs. #4 Michigan, 3 p.m.
Game 5: Losers of Games 1 & 2, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Game 6: Losers of Game 3 & 4, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winners of Games 1 & 2, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Winners of Game 3 & 4, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 7, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 8, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Bracket Finals & If Necessary Games, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. (6 p.m. & 10 p.m.)
Sunday, May 26
Championship Game, 3 p.m. (Winner Take All)
The Big Ten Network will once again televise every game of the Big Ten Tournament, which is being held at Omaha's Charles Schwab Field. The home of the College World Series has hosted the Big Ten Tournament every year it has been held since 2018.
Lefthanders Jordan Morales and Ty Bothwell are the projected starting pitchers. Morales started Purdue's May 3 win vs. IU and Bothwell pitched in relief in the Hoosiers' victory the next day at Alexander Field. Indiana rallied for four in the ninth inning to steal the rubber game of the weekend, becoming the first road team to win an IU-Purdue series since the Boilermakers took two of three in Bloomington in 2010.
No. 3 seed Indiana and No. 6 seed Purdue are paired with No. 2 seed Nebraska and No. 7 seed Ohio State in the top half of the double-elimination tournament bracket. Tuesday's winners get Wednesday off, squaring off Thursday at 3 p.m. ET. Tuesday's losers take the field again Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in the first elimination game of the event.
The Boilermakers and Hoosiers played on consecutive days at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Purdue was victorious 3-0 and 5-4 to claim its first Big Ten Tournament title, sweeping the league's championship titles during the program-record 45-win campaign.
Purdue and IU also squared off in the Big Ten Tournament in 1993, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Boilermakers have won four of the six meetings overall, including three in a row. The Hoosiers won in the opening round in 2009 en route to winning the title.
The 2012 season marked the first of 11 consecutive Big Ten Tournament berths for Indiana, which is the only team in the league to qualify for the event every year it has been held since.
Mike Bolton Jr., CJ Backer, Griffin Lohman and Morales (for Penn State) are the active Boilermakers that have seen action in the Big Ten Tournament.
2024 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY IFS.ai
All Games Live on BTN // All Times Eastern
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: #6 Purdue vs. #3 Indiana, 11 a.m.
Game 2: #7 Ohio State vs. #2 Nebraska, 3 p.m.
Game 3: #8 Penn State vs. #1 Illinois, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22
Game 4: #5 Iowa vs. #4 Michigan, 3 p.m.
Game 5: Losers of Games 1 & 2, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Game 6: Losers of Game 3 & 4, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winners of Games 1 & 2, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Winners of Game 3 & 4, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 7, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 8, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Bracket Finals & If Necessary Games, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. (6 p.m. & 10 p.m.)
Sunday, May 26
Championship Game, 3 p.m. (Winner Take All)