OMAHA, Neb. – May 25, 2025 – The 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai is poised for its championship game, following an exciting day of semifinal action on Saturday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The tournament, which began Tuesday, May 20, features the top 12 teams in the conference competing in a new pool play format leading to single-elimination semifinals and championship. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Saturday, May 24, featured the two semifinal matchups that determined the participants in Sunday’s championship game. In the first semifinal game of the day, seed 2 UCLA defeated seed 3 Iowa by a score of 9-3 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The Bruins’ offense was highlighted by a significant performance from Roch Cholowsky, who went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in, including a three-run shot in the fourth inning that marked his third home run of the weekend. Dean West also contributed significantly for UCLA, reaching base four times and scoring four runs. Seed 2 UCLA advanced to the semifinals as the winner of Pool B, while seed 3 Iowa won Pool C based on a tiebreaker.
The second semifinal saw seed 8 Nebraska take down seed 9 Penn State with a score of 6-3. Seed 9 Penn State initially took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning, powered by back-to-back solo home runs from Jesse Jaconski and Matt Maloney. However, seed 8 Nebraska responded in the bottom of the fourth to retake the lead. Nebraska extended their lead in the seventh inning when Gabe Swansen hit a two-run home run, ultimately securing the 6-3 victory. Seed 8 Nebraska earned their spot in the semifinals by winning Pool A, and seed 9 Penn State won Pool D.
The victories for seed 2 UCLA and seed 8 Nebraska set the stage for the tournament championship. This will be seed 8 Nebraska’s second consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship game. For seed 2 UCLA, it will be their first appearance in the Big Ten Tournament Championship in their inaugural year in the league.
The 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai Championship game is scheduled for today, Sunday, May 25. seed 2 UCLA will face seed 8 Nebraska at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT). The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
This championship matchup at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska, will determine the conference champion and the recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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