Big Ten Tournament preview: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Rutgers

No. 5 seed Rutgers will travel to Charles Schwab Field to take on No. 4 seed Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament.

Rutgers baseball may be limping into the Big Ten Tournament, but there is still a shot for the Scarlet Knights to claim an automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament.

After losing two of three games in the regular season finale series at Minnesota, Rutgers baseball has to re-focus in a hurry on the conference tournament.

The 41st Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament will be held May 23-28, 2023, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, NE, the same site as the NCAA Men’s College World Series.

The Big Ten Tournament features an eight-team, six-day, double-elimination format, with every tournament game being televised live on the Big Ten Network (BTN). The winner of the Big Ten Tournament will earn a berth into the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Michigan is the reigning Big Ten Tournament champion, winning its conference title as the No. 5 seed in 2022.

Game Four Preview

No. 5 seed Rutgers (33-21, 14-10) will travel to Charles Schwab Field to take on No. 4 seed Nebraska (31-21-1, 15-9) in the first round of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament on Wednesday.

The Scarlet Knights wrapped up a three-game season finale against Minnesota, where Rutgers dropped two out of three games to the Golden Gophers. On Saturday, Rutgers grabbed the series finale against the Golden Gophers with a 14-6 victory. The Scarlet Knights are 7-3 in their last ten games, looking to carry that momentum into the Big Ten Tournament.

According to the NCAA Rating Percentage Index, the Scarlet Knights are ranked  No. 61 in the country, while the Cornhuskers are No. 103.

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Wednesday’s game against Rutgers will be a home game for the Cornhuskers, as 58 miles separate Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, from Haymarket Park (Cornhuskers’ home field) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska wrapped up a three-game season finale against Purdue, with the Cornhuskers capturing two of three games against the Boilermakers. On Saturday, Nebraska finished their last regular season game with a 6-4 victory against Purdue. The Cornhuskers are 7-3 in the past ten games, looking to capture their first Big Ten Tournament title.

The first pitch for Game Four will be at 3 P.M. on Wednesday.

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