Not seeing a post on this, slipped under my radar until I was looking up the conference tournament details this morning.
TOURNAMENT BRACKET
bigten.org
Format didn't change regarding number of teams or the single-game final. Rather they changed the schedule to extend by a day, starting on Tuesday instead to give more wiggle room for rain delays. They also got rid of the bracket crossover for semis, which I don't like. The crossover gives more variety in matchups. As it stands, the two brackets remain wholly separate until the single-game champtionship
I do like giving more time for the bullpens to recover for a few teams.
I'm curious if the two-game days (Wed and Fri) when the games will be separate "sessions" since first pitch is listed as 2pm and 7pm rather than 2pm and 6pm or 3pm and 7pm.
They didn't change the order of any games.
Friday-Sunday didn't change from prior years other than Friday start times.
TUESDAY
10am Gm1: 3v6
2pm Gm2: 2v7
6pm Gm3: 1v8
WEDNESDAY
2pm Gm4: 4v5
7pm Gm5: L1vL2
THURSDAY
10am Gm6: L3vL4
2pm Gm7: W1vW2
6pm Gm8: W3vW4
FRIDAY
2pm Gm9: W5vL7
7pm Gm10: W6vL8
SATURDAY
9am Gm11: W7vW9
1pm Gm12: W8vW10
5pm Gm13: W11vL12 if necessary
9pm Gm14: W12vL12 if necessary
SUNDAY
2pm Championship
Here's the bracket now with dates/times:
The official athletics website for Big Ten Conference
bigten.org