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We have two weeks left of the regular season so here is where everything stands as of now:
| Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Indiana | 13-5 | 29-17 |
| Michigan | 12-5 | 34-12 |
| Minnesota | 12-5 | 30-15 |
| Michigan St. | 11-7 | 32-13 |
| Nebraska | 11-7 | 31-17 |
| Ohio St. | 10-8 | 32-16-1 |
| Maryland | 10-8 | 25-22 |
| Penn. St. | 10-8 | 26-23 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 25-20 |
| Iowa | 8-10 | 22-23 |
| Rutgers | 6-12 | 23-25 |
| Northwestern | 5-16 | 13-34 |
| Purdue | 2-19 | 7-39 |
As you can see it's a bit of a log jam at the top considering first place Indiana and eighth place aOSU/Maryland/PSU are separated by a mere 3 games. What does this mean? Well, it means these last two weekends are crucial for positioning in either getting a good seed or even making it to the B1G tournament. If the tournament were to be this weekend then PSU would be the cut off so right now Illinois and Iowa are on the outside looking in. They still have a shot but will need to play some good ball these last two weeks if they want to get in. The rest? Well I heard Wisconsin is hosting a fondue* party so have some fun there guys.
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*Fondue? More like Fundue
Players of the Week
Player of the Week: Carmen Benedetti IF/OF, Jr., MICH
Hit .571 on the week with 12 RBIs on 12 hits including a home run and six doubles. Had an amazing 1.000 slugging percentage. This is his second Big Ten Player of the Week award.
Pitcher of the Week: Cody Sedlock P, Jr., ILL
Had his first career complete game in a win over Maryland. In that outing he recorded seven strikeouts and allowed just three hits with one earned run. This is his second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
Freshman of the Week: Chad Luensmann P, NEB
Had two saves this past weekend which helped in the series win over Michigan State. In those outings he did not allow a hit or run in three innings of work. This is his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor.
What to Watch This Week
BTN is doing its part to broadcast more and more B1G baseball/softball games so here is what you can find for baseball/softball coverage this week. All times Eastern
Baseball
Sunday, May 15 Rutgers - Maryland 12:00 PM
Sunday, May 15 Michigan - Ohio State 3:00 PM
Softball
B1G Softball Tournament starts today. Check out B1G Softball coverage here
Players of the week, schedule, and results courtesy of bigten.org & btn.com