(note that stats from the Iowa-Illinois game are being included for the overall stat analysis, but those stats are not included when comparing BIG EAST vs. Big Ten)
The 18 teams – on day-1 of the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge – combined for a .298 team batting average, led by West Virginia (.439), Purdue (.45) and St. John's (.405). The three lowest-hitting teams were Iowa (.152), Notre Dame (.194) and Ohio State (.207).
The combined team ERA for the 18 teams was 4.66, but 29 of the 111 runs scored (26%) were unearned. That was due to a high number of errors (32, or an average of 3.6 per game), producing an average fielding pct. of .955 for the 18 teams.
Three teams – Seton Hall (2 unearned), Ohio State (shutout) and Illinois (3 unearned) – did not allow an earned run on Friday. Five other teams all had forgettable starts in terms of team ERA: Indiana (13.00), Penn State (10.00), Purdue (10.00), Cincinnati (9.35) and Minnesota (9.00).
Two teams from each conference – the BIG EAST's USF and Notre Dame, and the Big Ten's Purdue and Ohio State – turned in error-free performances on Friday, while Iowa (4 Es) joined six other teams in making 3-plus errors on opening day (Seton Hall, St. John's, Minnesota, Penn State, Illinois and Cincinnati all had 3 Es on Friday).
There were 48 extra-base hits (2.7 per team), with 36 doubles, 5 triples and only 7 home runs (more on the long ball coming up). Stolen bases were even more rare (21; 1.2 per team), with one-third of them coming from Michigan State (7; five teams had no SBs).
The average run production was 6.2 runs per team, while the pitching staffs combined for nearly a 2-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio (136 Ks/74 BB; 1.84 BB/K).
The defenses turned 17 double plays, while adding four passed balls to the 32 errors (the pitchers also combined for 18 wild pitches and 23 hit batters).
More stat analysis to come, and we also will check in on Saturday's early game (Minnesota at West Virginia, which was set to start a few minutes ago).
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