Michigan State University Athletics
Tickets Available for Big East-Big Ten Challenge
1/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 14, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tickets for the inaugural BIG EAST-Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, will be available online at www.BIGEASTBigTenChallenge.com beginning at Noon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Those interested in purchasing tickets via phone can call 410-472-3500.
MSU will take on Connecticut (Fri., Feb. 20), Seton Hall (Sat., Feb. 21) and Minnesota (Sun., Feb. 22) as part of the Challenge.
An all-tournament pass, which provides access to all 27 games of the Challenge, can be purchased for $10. Individual venue passes are available for $5. An individual venue pass will admit one spectator to the any game on a given day at Progress Energy Park, the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex, Jack Russell Stadium, Bright House Field or Dunedin Stadium. Youth and social organizations also can sell all-tournament passes with a portion of the proceeds going to the selling organization. Information about fundraising opportunities also is available at www.BIGEASTBigTenChallenge.com.
All 10 of the Big Ten's baseball-playing institutions will compete in the inaugural event, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue. Eight BIG EAST representatives will participate, including South Florida, Connecticut, Georgetown, St. John's, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Each day there will be eight games that feature a BIG EAST team taking on a club from the Big Ten along with one non-conference contest in which two Big Ten schools face off.
BIG EAST/BIG TEN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
February 20-22, 2009
Friday, February 20
10 a.m.
Indiana vs. West Virginia at Progress Energy Park
Michigan State vs. Connecticut at Jack Russell Stadium
1 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Seton Hall at Progress Energy Park
Michigan vs. South Florida at Jack Russell Stadium
Purdue vs. Cincinnati at Naimoli Complex
4 p.m.
Penn State vs. St. John's at Dunedin Stadium
Northwestern vs. Georgetown at Progress Energy Park
Illinois vs. Iowa at Jack Russell Stadium
7:30 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame at Dunedin Stadium
Saturday, February 21
10 a.m.
Michigan State vs. Seton Hall at Progress Energy Park
Minnesota vs. West Virginia at Jack Russell Stadium
1 p.m.
Illinois vs. Notre Dame at Progress Energy Park
Iowa vs. St. John's at Jack Russell Stadium
Penn State vs. Northwestern at Naimoli Complex
4 p.m.
Michigan vs. Cincinnati at Bright House Field
Ohio State vs. Connecticut at Progress Energy Park
Indiana vs. Georgetown at Jack Russell Stadium
7:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. South Florida at Bright House Field
Sunday, February 22
10 a.m.
Ohio State vs. Cincinnati at Progress Energy Park
Penn State vs. Seton Hall at Jack Russell Stadium
Northwestern vs. Connecticut at Naimoli Complex
Minnesota vs. Michigan State at Naimoli Complex
Iowa vs. Georgetown at Naimoli Complex
1 p.m.
Michigan vs. St. John's at Progress Energy Park
Purdue vs. Notre Dame at Jack Russell Stadium
Indiana vs. South Florida at Naimoli Complex
Illinois vs. West Virginia at Naimoli Complex
