Washington Earns No. 5 Seed In Big Ten Tournament

SEATTLE – Washington will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the conference announced on Saturday. The Big Ten Tournament is scheduled for May 20-25 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
 
The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Oregon and UCLA clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship on the last day of the season Saturday with Oregon earning the No. 1 seed based on a tiebreaker.
 
This year’s tournament will incorporate pool play with four groups consisting of three teams each. The four pool winners will meet in the single-elimination semifinals on May 24, followed by the championship game on May 25. 

Washington is in a three-team pool including No. 4 USC and No. 9 Penn State. The Huskies first game of pool play will be against No. 9 Penn State on Wednesday, May 21. Washington will then face No. 4 USC on Friday May 23. 

With wins in both games, the Huskies can advance to a semifinal game on May 24.
 
Tournament seedings:

1. Oregon (41-13, 22-8 Big Ten) 
2. UCLA (39-15, 22-8 Big Ten) 
3. Iowa (32-20-1, 21-9 Big Ten)
4. USC (34-20, 18-12 Big Ten)
5. Washington (29-26, 17-13 Big Ten)
6. Indiana (31-23, 16-14 Big Ten) 
7. Michigan (33-21, 16-14 Big Ten) 
8. Nebraska (28-27, 15-15 Big Ten) 
9. Penn State (31-22, 15-15 Big Ten) 
10. Rutgers (28-27, 15-15 Big Ten) 
11. Illinois (29-23, 14-16 Big Ten)
12. Michigan State (28-25, 13-17 Big Ten)

Tournament schedule: https://bigten.org/base/article/blt7079be2870e8dc94/
 
The Big Ten Network will broadcast every game of the tournament. Games will also be available on the FOX Sports App. Single-game and all-session packages are on sale at www.bigten.org/baseballtickets.