Northwestern University Athletics
Schedule Announced for 2012 Big Ten/Big East Challenge
10/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Oct. 4, 2011
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern opens up its 2012 baseball season against West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge to be held Feb. 17-19 in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla.
The conferences in conjunction with the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, today released the schedule for the fourth-annual event. The 2012 Challenge features 10 teams from the Big Ten and nine teams from the Big East playing 30 games over three days to open the college baseball season.
The 2012 Challenge features Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue from the Big Ten and Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's, Seton Hall, South Florida and West Virginia from the Big East.
The event is being played at current and former Major League facilities in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area.
Northwestern is slated to open its 2012 campaign by taking on West Virginia on Friday, Feb. 17 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. The Wildcats square off against Pittsburgh at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater the following day, before wrapping up the tournament against Seton Hall at Walter Fuller Baseball Complex in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
The Big Ten won the inaugural Challenge in 2009, 15-9, while the Big East was victorious in 2010, 17-13, and in 2011, 14-10.
Ticket information for the 2012 Challenge as well as the remainder of the 2012 Northwestern Baseball schedule will be released at a later date.
For more information, visit www.bigtenbigeastbaseballchallenge.com.
The complete 2012 Big Ten/Big East Challenge schedule can be found below.
FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 2012
10 a.m. - West Virginia at Northwestern (Al Lang Stadium)
10 a.m. - Louisville at Minnesota (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
10 a.m. - South Florida at Ohio State (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
1 p.m. - Pittsburgh at Iowa (Al Lang Stadium)
1 p.m. - Cincinnati at Purdue (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
1 p.m. - Notre Dame at Illinois (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
4 p.m. - Connecticut at Indiana (Al Lang Stadium)
4 p.m. - St. John's at Michigan State (Florida Auto Exchange Stadium)
4 p.m. - Seton Hall at Penn State (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
7:30 p.m. - Pittsburgh at Michigan (Florida Auto Exchange Stadium)
SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 2012
10 a.m. - Indiana at Cincinnati (Al Lang Stadium)
10 a.m. - Notre Dame at Iowa (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
10 a.m. - Connecticut at Purdue (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
1 p.m. - Seton Hall at Michigan (Al Lang Stadium)
1 p.m. - Michigan State at South Florida (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
1 p.m. - Minnesota at St. John's (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
4 p.m. - Louisville at Illinois (Al Lang Stadium)
4 p.m. - West Virginia at Penn State (Bright House Field)
4 p.m. - Northwestern at Pittsburgh (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
7:30 p.m. Ohio State at Seton Hall (Bright House Field)
SUNDAY, FEB. 19, 2012
10 a.m. - Purdue at Notre Dame (Al Lang Stadium)
10 a.m. - Illinois at St. John's (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
10 a.m. - Michigan at West Virginia (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
10 a.m. - Penn State at Cincinnati (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
10 a.m. - Michigan State at Louisville (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
1 p.m. - Minnesota at South Florida (Al Lang Stadium)
1 p.m. - Ohio State at Connecticut (Jack Russell Memorial Stadium)
1 p.m. - Iowa at West Virginia (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
1 p.m. - Indiana at Pittsburgh (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
1 p.m. - Northwestern at Seton Hall (Walter Fuller Baseball Complex)
All times Eastern
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