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5/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | General
‘Path to the Pros’ Concludes as NFL Selects 29 Big Ten Players in Draft
Following the selection of 29 Big Ten student-athletes during the 2011 National Football League (NFL) draft, the Big Ten Network concludes Path to the Pros with Part 4, at 8 PM ET Thursday. The series finale will feature highlights from the draft and reactions from J.J. Watt (Wisconsin), Quentin Davie (Northwestern), Dane Sanzenbacher (Ohio State), and Stefen Wisniewski (Penn State).
Watt was the Big Ten’s first selection at No. 11 overall by Houston. The first-team All-American and 2010 Lott Trophy winner was one of five Big Ten defensive linemen selected in the opening round.
Four Big Ten student-athletes earned second-round selections, including Wisniewski at No. 16 (48 overall) by Oakland.
Overall, six Big Ten student-athletes from five different schools were selected in the opening round. The Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC were the only conferences to produce at least six first-round selections.
The entire list of conference draftees can be found at BigTenNetwork.com.
‘Diamond Report’ to Recap Busy Weekend Slate
The Big Ten Network will provide live coverage of four softball and three baseball games this weekend, with 14 different teams in action. Weekend play begins Friday evening with the Michigan men taking on Minnesota at 7 PM ET.
Saturday’s coverage opens with a baseball twin bill as Indiana continues its home series against Northwestern at noon ET, with the Penn State-Iowa game to follow at 3 PM ET from Iowa City. Then, the Michigan softball team opens its road series at Minnesota. First pitch is slated for 6 PM ET.
Three softball games highlight Sunday’s schedule, beginning with Michigan State at Ohio State and Penn State taking on Iowa at noon and 2 pm ET, respectively. Weekend coverage concludes at 4 PM ET with Northwestern hosting Indiana.
Big Ten baseball and softball fans can tune in to the Big Ten Diamond Report at 6 PM ET on Sunday for a complete recap of the weekend’s action. Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall join former Iowa pitcher and 1989 MLB first-round pick Cal Eldred and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Tammy Williams to review the top headlines and preview upcoming matchups around the Big Ten.
Viewers are invited to submit their Big Ten baseball and softball questions for the team of analysts to answer during each episode.
Did you miss last week’s Top Five Plays on Diamond Report? Visit BigTenNetwork.com to watch clips from previous shows. You can also see the clips by joining the network on Facebook.
Championship Coverage Continues as Perennial Powers Claim Big Ten Titles
Three perennial Big Ten powers dominated championship Sunday, as the Illinois men’s golf, Northwestern women’s tennis and Ohio State men’s tennis teams defended their conference titles. The Big Ten Network will televise delayed coverage of each event, beginning at 10 AM ET on Saturday, with the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament from the University of Michigan. The Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament, hosted by Wisconsin, follows at 10 AM ET on Sunday. At noon ET on Sunday, May 22, the network will televise the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships hosted by Purdue University at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Top-seeded Ohio State earned its sixth-straight Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament title, defeating No. 3 Minnesota, 4-0, to clinch the tournament crown and earn the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
Meanwhile, Northwestern captured its 13th-straight Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament title in dramatic fashion, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to upset top-seeded Michigan, 4-3. The second-seeded Wildcats earned the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships with the win.
Illinois compiled a 7-under 281 team score to clinch its third-straight and 10th overall conference title at the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships. Junior Luke Guthrie became the first Illini to win individual medalist honors since 1999, firing a 2-under 70 in the final round to close the tournament at 1-under.
The network is the home for complete coverage of spring championships in May, televising events 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. Each of these events will be produced in high definition.
The complete television schedule for the 2011 Big Ten Spring Championships and Tournaments can be found at BigTenNetwork.com.
BIG TEN NETWORK ADVANCE PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 4 – Sunday, May 15
– WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 –
3 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
5 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
5:30 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN (live)
Eric Collins – play-by-play; Stacey Phillips – analyst
7 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
8 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN (live)
Eric Collins – play-by-play; Stacey Phillips – analyst
– THURSDAY, MAY 5 –
8 PM ET / ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
PATH TO THE PROS: PART 4
– FRIDAY, MAY 6 –
7 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN (live)
Matt Shepard – play-by-play; Scott Pose – analyst
7 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
PENN STATE AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
– SATURDAY, MAY 7 –
10 AM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S TENNIS
BIG TEN WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (delay, 5/1/2011)
Tom Hart and Kat Adams – commentators
NOON ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
NORTHWESTERN AT INDIANA (live)
Brian Barnhart – play-by-play; Scott Pose – analyst
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
2 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
PENN STATE AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
2 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
INDIANA AT NORTHWESTERN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
3 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
PENN STATE AT IOWA (live)
Tom Hart – play-by-play; Danan Hughes – analyst
3:30 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN (live)
Leah Secondo – play-by-play; Tammy Williams – analyst
6 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
– SUNDAY, MAY 8 –
10 AM ET / BIG TEN MEN’S TENNIS
BIG TEN MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (delay, 5/1/2011)
Bernie Guenther and Michael Kosta- commentators
NOON ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE (live)
Lisa Byington – play-by-play; Heather Lyke – analyst
1 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
2 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PENN STATE AT IOWA (live)
Tom Hart – play-by-play; Jennie Ritter – analyst
2 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
PENN STATE AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
4 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
INDIANA AT NORTHWESTERN (live)
Leah Secondo – play-by-play; Stacey Phillips – analyst
6 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
BIG TEN DIAMOND REPORT (live)
Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall – hosts; Cal Eldred and Tammy Williams – analysts
7 PM ET / BIG TEN OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MUSCO TWILIGHT (delay, 4/23/2011)
Bernie Guenther, Craig Virgin and Christina Meister – commentators
– TUESDAY, MAY 10 –
3:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
NIAGARA AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
TEXAS TECH AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
OKLAHOMA STATE AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
– WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 –
6 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
TEXAS TECH AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
OKLAHOMA STATE AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
– FRIDAY, MAY 13 –
4 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PURDUE AT INDIANA (live)
Wayne Randazzo – play-by-play; TBD – analyst
5 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
NORTHWESTERN AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
OHIO STATE AT WISCONSIN (live)
Eric Collins – play-by-play; Heather Lyke – analyst
6:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
IOWA AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
7 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
8 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA (live)
Marney Gellner- play-by-play; TBD – analyst
– SATURDAY, MAY 14 –
NOON ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S GOLF
BIG TEN WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS (delay, 4/24/2011)
Rick Pizzo – commentator
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE (live)
Lisa Byington- play-by-play; Heather Lyke – analyst
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
NORTHWESTERN AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
3 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT INDIANA (live)
Eric Collins – play-by-play; TBD – analyst
3 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
IOWA AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
6 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN (live)
TBD – play-by-play; TBD – analyst
– SUNDAY, MAY 15 –
NOON ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MINNESOTA AT PENN STATE (live, 4/24/2011)
Rick Pizzo – commentator
1 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
IOWA AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.bigtennetwork.com
3 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
ILLINOIS AT PURDUE (live)
Eric Collins – play-by-play; TBD – analyst
6 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
BIG TEN DIAMOND REPORT (live)
Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall – hosts; Cal Eldred and Tammy Williams – analysts
