Big Ten Network to Televise Eight Spring Championships

Champions in baseball, golf, rowing, tennis and track and field to be crowned on network

The Big Ten's spring championships season is just around the corner and the Big Ten Network will have complete coverage.

The 2009 Big Ten Championships and Tournaments in the sports of baseball, men's and women's golf, rowing, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's outdoor track and field will receive television coverage between May 3 and May 24. All of these championship events will be produced in stunning high definition.
 
Broadcast coverage begins at 4 PM ET on Sunday, May 3, with the Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament from the campus of Wisconsin. The Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament, hosted by Michigan, will follow at 6 PM ET.

At 2 PM ET on Sunday, May 17, the Big Ten Network will show the Big Ten Women's Golf Championships, hosted by Purdue. Immediately after, at 3 PM ET, the Big Ten Rowing Championships will be televised for the first time.  

Another conference first will take place as the Big Ten Network televises every game of the conference baseball tournament live.  The event will take place May 20-23, with a game on May 24 if necessary, at the new Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, the home of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. The event will mark the Big Ten's first neutral-site baseball tournament since 1994. Coverage begins with two opening-round games at noon ET on Wed., May 20.

At 3 PM ET on May 24, the network will have coverage of the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships, hosted by Penn State. The Big Ten Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, from the campus of Ohio State, will follow at 4 PM ET.

In the latest polls, the Big Ten has nationally ranked teams in the sports of baseball (No. 25 Ohio State), men's golf (No. 13 Indiana and No. 14 Illinois), women's golf (No. 11 Purdue, No. 20 Michigan State and No. 25 Ohio State), women's rowing (No. 7 Michigan State, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 15 Michigan and No. 19 Minnesota) men's tennis (No. 2 Ohio State and No. 11 Illinois), women's tennis (No. 1 Northwestern and No. 18 Michigan) and women's track and field (No. 7 Penn State, No. 11 Michigan and No. 15 Minnesota).

The complete television schedule for the 2009 Big Ten Spring Championships and Tournaments appears below. For more information on these events, go to www.bigten.org <http://www.bigten.org /> or www.BigTenNetwork.com <http://www.bigtennetwork.com /> .

Big Ten Network Spring Championships and Tournaments Schedule:

Sport Dates Site Air Date and Time (ET)  
(W) Tennis Apr 23-26 Wisconsin Sunday, 5/3 - 4 p.m.  
(M) Tennis Apr 23-26 Michigan Sunday, 5/3 - 6 p.m.  
(W) Golf Apr 24-26 Purdue Sunday, 5/17 - 2 p.m.  
(W) Rowing May 2 Ohio State Sunday, 5/17 - 3 p.m.  
(M) Golf May 1-3 Penn State Sunday, 5/24 - 3 p.m.  
(M&W) Track and Field May 15-17 Ohio State Sunday, 5/24 - 4 p.m.  
 
Baseball May 20-23 Columbus, OH Details Below

Big Ten Baseball Tournament Schedule:

Game Day Date Air Time (ET)
1 Wed. May 20 12:00 p.m.
2 Wed. May 20 3:30 p.m.
3 Thurs. May 21 12:00 p.m.
4 Thurs. May 21 3:30 p.m.
5 Thurs. May 21 7:00 p.m.
6 Fri. May 22 12:00 p.m.
7 Fri. May 22 3:30 p.m.
8 Fri. May 22 7:00 p.m.
9 Sat. May 23 3:30 p.m.
10 Sat. May 23 7:00 p.m.
11 (if necessary) Sun. May 24 12:00 p.m.