OMAHA, Neb. – May 23, 2025 – Pool play at the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai concluded today at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, finalizing the matchups for the single-elimination semifinal round on Saturday. The tournament began on Tuesday with 12 teams competing in four pools (A, B, C, D).
Friday, May 23 featured the final games of pool play.
In the first contest reported for the day, No. 4 seed USC defeated No. 5 seed Washington with a 6-5 walk-off victory. USC initially took a three-run lead, but Washington, powered by their all-time home run leader AJ Guerrero, responded with five runs in the fifth inning to gain a one-run advantage entering the bottom of the ninth. USC ultimately prevailed when Adrian Lopez delivered a key two-RBI double for the walk-off win.
Later, No. 8 seed Nebraska defeated No. 1 seed Oregon by a score of 7-3. Nebraska never trailed in the game and scored the first three runs. Although Oregon got a run back in the second inning, Nebraska added four more runs to extend their lead. Oregon’s ninth-inning efforts were not enough to overcome the deficit. With this victory, Nebraska secured the Pool A title and advanced to the semifinals.
With pool play completed, the four pool winners advancing to the single-elimination semifinals are:
- Pool A Winner: No. 8 Nebraska
- Pool B Winner: No. 2 UCLA
- Pool C Winner: No. 3 Iowa (advanced on tiebreaker)
- Pool D Winner: No. 9 Penn State
The tournament now shifts to a single-elimination format for the remainder of the games.
The schedule for the Semifinals on Saturday, May 24 is as follows:
- Game 13 (Semifinal 1): Pool A Winner No. 8 Nebraska vs. Pool D Winner No. 9 Penn State
- Time: 2:00 p.m. CT (3:00 p.m. ET)
- Broadcast: Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App, Fubo
- Game 14 (Semifinal 2): Pool B Winner No. 2 UCLA vs. Pool C Winner No. 3 Iowa
- Time: 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m. ET)
- Broadcast: Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App, Fubo
The winners of the two semifinal games on Saturday will compete in the Championship Game on Sunday, May 25.
Disclaimer: This post was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence, drawing upon the provided source material.
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