Big East/Big Ten Challenge Games Set – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Big East and Big Ten conferences, in conjunction with the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission released the schedule for the third Big East/Big Ten Baseball Challenge. The 2011 Challenge will feature eight teams from each conference playing in 24 games over three days to open the college baseball season from Feb. 18-20.
Ohio State will play Cincinnati, Louisville and St. John’s in this year’s event. The Buckeyes, 5-1 all-time in the Challenge, will be the home team vs. Louisville and St. John’s. Here are the specifics:
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 1 p.m. – Ohio State at Cincinnati; Al Lang Field
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 4 p.m. – Louisville at Ohio State; Bright House Field
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 10 a.m. – St. John’s at Ohio State; Walter Fuller Baseball Complex
The event will be played at current and former Major League facilities in the St. Pete/Clearwater area, including Bright House Field and Dunedin Stadium, the spring homes of the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively. Games will also be played at Clearwater’s Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, and St. Petersburg’s Al Lang Field and the Walter Fuller Baseball (Naimoli) Complex.
The Big Ten won the inaugural Challenge in 2009, 15-9, while the Big East was victorious in the 2010 event, 17-13.
Ticket information for the 2011 Challenge will be released at a later date.
Click on the attached schedule for the complete Big East/Big Ten Challenge schedule of games.
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