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Big Ten Baseball Tourney - Game 7 #7 NW 11, #3 MINN 7 (Winner's Bracket)

T5:
K swinging
K swinging
Single to right-center
F8 to the warning track in straightaway center

5-3 Northwestern, mid 5
 
T6:
Bodies warming in the Northwestern bullpen
G1
Single looped to center
<pitching change, lefty Richard Fordong (sp???)>
Single through the right side, runners on the corners
Single through the pitcher's 5-hole into CF scores one, MINNESOTA PULLS TO 5-4, runners on 1st and 2nd, one out
<pitching change, righty Pete Hoffman, short and skinny, but hitting 89 on the gun>
FC6-4, SS lost view of the ball as the lead runner leaped over it, but was able to knock it down. Throw to first late,runners on the corners, 2 out.
Double to the LF corner scores 2, MINNESOTA TAKES THE LEAD 6-5
Runner picked off at 2nd

6-5 Minnesota, mid 6
 
B6:
Double down LF line
Passed ball moves the runner to 3rd
<pitching change, righty Tim Shannon, submarine thrower>
Full-count K looking, looked high to me, ump and Northwestern's 3B coach got into it, but no ejection.
Sac fly to right scores one, NORTHWESTERN TIES THE GAME 6-6
Ground-rule double to LF over the short bullpen wall
Single up the middle OFF OF 2ND BASE BAG and into shallow right-center scores one, NORTHWESTERN TAKES THE LEAD 7-6
Walk, runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 out
G4

7-6 Northwestern, end 6
 
T7: decent wind going out to CF
P8 behind SS
Solo HR to straightaway CF, MINNESOTA TIES THE GAME 7-7
K swinging
HBP (on the back foot, looked painful)
<pitching change, lefty Sam Lawrence>
Runner at 1st picked off, tagged out at 2nd

7-7 mid 7
 
2 straight innings where Minnesota has been tagged out at 2nd to end the inning.
 
B7:
Walk
<mound meeting>
Single off a diving 2B into right-center, hit-and-run puts runners on the corners, 0 out.
<pitching change, righty>
<dueling coach/umpire conversations, both are Minnesota coaches, MINNESOTA'S HEAD COACH IS TOSSED! Was barking all the way out to the mound during the pitching change>
Single lined to LF scores one, NORTHWESTERN REGAINS THE LEAD 8-7, runner on 1st and 2nd, no outs.
<controversial passed ball, ump said it was a foul ball>
K swinging
Bloop single into the RF/CF/2B Bermuda Triangle, mishandled by RF allowing runners on 1st and 2nd to take an extra base and score one, NORTHWESTERN EXTENDS THE LEAD 9-7, runners on the corners, 1 out.
Sac bunt down 1B line scores another, 10-7 NORTHWESTERN, runner on 2nd
Grounder on left side hits the runner, out on runner's interference.

10-7 Northwestern, end 7
 
T8:
E5 on the throw to 1B, runner on 2nd
F7, runner holds
Walk fills the void
F7, runners hold
FC5 steps on the bag to get the lead runner

10-7 Northwestern, mid 8
 
My goodness these games are taking forever. This tournament has not been friendly to pitchers. I'm guessing no game 4 again today.
 
B8:
G3-1
P4
Solo HR to left-center, 11-7 NORTHWESTERN
<mound meeting>
K swinging

11-7 Northwestern, end 8
 
Is it just me or has this tournament been pretty interesting this year. I even enjoyed watching Maryland/Purdue last night. I think it helps that all of the teams are evenly matched.
 
T9:
<pinch hitter, lefty>
Single through right side off diving 2B glove
4-pitch walk, runners on 1st and 2nd
<pitching change, righty>
<bench warning to Minnesota (there's no coach in the dugout to keep the players in line when they're at bat since Anderson was tossed)>
K looking, 1 out
L7, 2 out
K swinging

NORTHWESTERN WINS 11-7.
Northwestern will play tomorrow.
Minnesota will play in the first elimination game tonight vs. Indiana after Nebraska-Iowa.
 
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