Big Ten Network Announces Baseball, Softball TV Schedule
3/14/2018 8:46:00 PM | Baseball, Softball
CHICAGO -- The Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network announced Wednesday (March 14) the 2018 BTN baseball and softball broadcast and internet streaming schedules.
The University of Michigan will be featured at least 45 times during the regular season, with 25 baseball contests and 20 softball games as well as the possibility for additional selections. BTN will broadcast over 400 games in 2018 on BTN/BTN2Go and BTN Plus throughout the season.
The BTN baseball schedule features two contests on the flagship station with Michigan hosting Maryland on Sunday, April 15 and Illinois on Sunday, May 13. Every game of the Big Ten Tournament will also be televised. The tournament takes place May 23-27 in Omaha, Nebraska.
There will be four BTN softball broadcasts this season, including Michigan at Iowa on Friday, March 23, two games in the Purdue-Michigan series in Ann Arbor on Friday and Saturday (March 30-31), and at Michigan State on Tuesday, April 17. Â Each game of the Big Ten Tournament, May 10-12, will also be televised on BTN.
Highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on The B1G Show, which airs on Sundays beginning April 1. Hosts Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend's games.
Below is a preliminary schedule, with more games to be added to the TV schedule at a later date.
2018 Michigan Baseball BTN Schedule (Times are EDT)| Date | Game | Source | Time |
| Friday, March 23 | Michigan State at Michigan | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 24 | Michigan at Michigan State | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 25 | Michigan State at Michigan | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 28 | Central Michigan at Michigan | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, March 30 | Delaware at Michigan | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 31 | Delaware at Michigan | BTN Plus | noon |
| Saturday, March 31 | Delaware at Michigan | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 1 | Delaware at Michigan | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Friday, April 6 | Michigan at Northwestern | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 7 | Michigan at Northwestern | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 8 | Michigan at Northwestern | BTN Plus | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 15 | Maryland at Michigan | BTN | 2:30 p.m. |
| Friday, April 27 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN Plus | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 28 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 29 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN Plus | 2 p.m. |
| Friday, May 4 | Michigan at Rutgers | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 5 | Michigan at Rutgers | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 6 | Michigan at Rutgers | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 8 | Michigan at Michigan State | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Friday, May 11 | Illinois at Michigan | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 12 | Illinois at Michigan | BTN Plus | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 13 | Illinois at Michigan | BTN | noon |
| Thursday, May 17 | Michigan at Purdue | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, May 18 | Michigan at Purdue | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 19 | Michigan at Purdue | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Date | Game | Source | Time |
| Wednesday, March 21 | Central Michigan at Michigan | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, March 23 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 24 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN Plus | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 25 | Michigan at Iowa | BTN Plus | 12:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 30 | Purdue at Michigan | BTN | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 1 | Purdue at Michigan | BTN | 1 p.m. |
| Wednesday, April 4 | Eastern Michigan at Michigan | BTN Plus | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, April 6 | Michigan at Penn State | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 8 | Michigan at Penn State | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Friday, April 13 | Rutgers at Michigan | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 14 | Rutgers at Michigan | BTN Plus | 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 17 | Michigan at Michigan State | BTN | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 22 | Maryland at Michigan | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Friday, April 27 | Michigan at Indiana | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 28 | Michigan at Indiana | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 29 | Michigan at Indiana | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 1 | Western Michigan at Michigan | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, May 4 | Ohio State at Michigan | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 5 | Ohio State at Michigan | BTN Plus | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 6 | Ohio State at Michigan | BTN Plus | 6 p.m. |
