Big Ten - Ohio State vs. Minnesota

By Courtney Ratkowiak - May 25, 2007

In the nightcap of this three-game day, Ohio State is playing Minnesota in the winner's bracket. Ohio State has already defeated Penn State and Michigan, while Minnesota has won against Illinois. Whoever wins tonight's game will be in the championship game, and tonight's loser will play Penn State - the winner of that game will be the winner of this game's opponent tomorrow night for the Big Ten crown.

Bottom 3rd - It's been largely uneventful through three innings, and this is a huge departure from every other game this tournament, where the eventual winner has struck early in the game with a big inning (or multiple innings). It's been quite obvious this weekend that seeding and regular-season finishes don't matter, as Ohio State and Minnesota look dead-even in this game so far ... but were divided by a significant amount in the regular season standings.

But after two, consecutive Ohio State strikeouts, Jacob Howell doubles and is sent home on a single by Tony Kennedy. Ohio State 1, Minnesota 0. Kennedy steals second - and gets third on an error - but he can't get any farther before the third out.

OSU is now leading by 1.