The final weekend of the baseball regular season is here, and it is the rare Thursday-Friday-Saturday series as conferences account or next week’s longer conference tournaments. It builds in an extra day of rest since the Big Ten Tournament begins next Wednesday in Bloomington.
Speaking of the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue is in a spot to qualify as of right now, but has not clinched a spot just yet. Minnesota, Nebraska, Michigan, Maryland, Iowa, and Indiana have already qualified for the tournament. Here are the current standings, and the top 8 teams will advance.
Minnesota 14-6
Nebraska 14-6-1
Michigan 14-7
Maryland 15-9
Iowa 13-8
Indiana 12-8-1
Northwestern 10-11
Purdue 10-11
Michigan State 9-12
Illinois 8-13
Rutgers 7-13
Ohio State 7-14
Penn State 3-18
Minnesota hosted Rutgers on Tuesday for a doubleheader to make up two of their games that were cancelled earlier this season.