ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Tickets for the inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, are available online at www.BIGEASTBigTenChallenge.com. Those interested in purchasing tickets via phone can call 410-472-3500.
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.
Ohio State "Challenge" Games
Feb. 20 Fri. vs. Notre Dame# Dunedin, Fla. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 Sat. vs. Connecticut@ St. Petersburg, Fla. 4 p.m.
Feb. 22 Sun. vs. Cincinnati@ St. Petersburg, Fla. 10 a.m.
# at Dunedin Stadium; @ at Progress Energy Park
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.
For more information please visit the attached link, call 410-472-3500 or send an email to scott@api-mgmt.com.
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