Feb. 14, 2013
EVANSTON, Ill. -- At least 28 Northwestern baseball, lacrosse and softball games will be televised or streamed by the Big Ten Network in 2013, smashing the school record for broadcast coverage in the spring season.
The full Big Ten Network spring television and Big Ten Digital Network streaming schedules were released Thursday. Additional wild card television games will be announced at a later date. Additional coverage of all three spring sports will be offered through audio streams on NUsports.com and WNUR FM.
All eight Wildcat lacrosse home games will be streamed or televised in 2013, including live TV coverage of Northwestern's March 27th game against Ohio State and March 30th showdown with Syracuse at Lakeside Field. The defending NCAA national champions will also stream six home games online, several of which may be televised on tape-delay as part of the BTN StudentU initiative.
Northwestern baseball will make a television appearance at Nebraska on March 29th. An additional 14 Wildcat baseball games are scheduled to stream on the Big Ten Digital Network, including five from Rocky Miller Park in Evanston.
Softball will see coverage for at least six games, including four from Sharon J. Drysdale Field. BTN will televise three of the games, including a March 31st home game against Minnesota.
Big Ten Digital Network broadcasts are live, student-produced internet streams available on Wildcats All-Access on NUsports.com and btn.com. A subscription to Wildcats All-Access is required to watch the BTDN streams, which are also available on demand after the conclusion of the game.
A schedule of announced spring broadcasts is listed below. Additional games may be picked up at a later date and coverage information will be added to the sport schedule page on NUsports.com.
Northwestern Athletics Spring 2013 Broadcast Schedule
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | TV/Internet | Radio | |
| Northwestern Baseball | |||||
| Friday, March 22 | 3:00 PM | vs. Iowa | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Saturday, March 23 | 1:00 PM | vs. Iowa | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Sunday, March 24 | 1:00 PM | vs. Iowa | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Tuesday, March 26 | 3:00 PM | vs. St. Xavier | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Wednesday, March 27 | 3:00 PM | vs. Chicago State | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Friday, March 29 | 6:30 PM | at Nebraska | Big Ten Network | ||
| Tuesday, April 2 | 3:00 PM | vs. St. Francis | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Wednesday, April 3 | 3:00 PM | vs. UIC | WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 5 | 6:00 PM | at Purdue | BTDN | ||
| Saturday, April 6 | 1:00 PM | at Purdue | BTDN | ||
| Sunday, April 7 | 12:00 PM | at Purdue | BTDN | ||
| Friday, April 12 | 3:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Tuesday, April 16 | 3:00 PM | vs. Wheaton | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Wednesday, April 17 | 3:00 PM | vs. Western Michigan | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 19 | 3:00 PM | vs. Michigan | BTDN | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Saturday, April 20 | TBA | vs. Michigan (at Wrigley Field) | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Sunday, April 21 | 1:00 PM | vs. Michigan | BTDN | WNUR.org | |
| Tuesday, April 23 | 3:00 PM | vs. Northern Illinois | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Wednesday, April 24 | 4:00 PM | at Milwaukee (Miller Park) | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 26 | 6:00 PM | at Illinois | BTDN | ||
| Saturday, April 27 | 3:00 PM | at Illinois | BTDN | ||
| Sunday, April 28 | 1:00 PM | at Illinois | BTDN | ||
| Tuesday, April 30 | 3:00 PM | vs. Chicago State | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Friday, May 3 | 3:00 PM | vs. Ohio State | BTDN | ||
| Saturday, May 4 | 1:00 PM | vs. Ohio State | BTDN | ||
| Sunday, May 5 | 1:00 PM | vs. Ohio State | BTDN | ||
| Tuesday, May 7 | 7:00 PM | at UIC | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Wednesday, May 8 | 3:00 PM | vs. University of Chicago | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, May 10 | 5:00 PM | at Indiana | BTDN | ||
| Saturday, May 11 | 1:00 PM | at Indiana | BTDN | ||
| Sunday, May 12 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | BTDN | ||
| Northwestern Lacrosse | |||||
| Wednesday, March 6 | 5:00 PM | vs. Boston College | BTDN | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Monday, March 11 | 3:00 PM | at Navy | CBS Sports Network | ||
| Saturday, March 16 | 1:00 PM | vs. Harvard | BTDN | ||
| Wednesday, March 27 | 5:30 PM | vs. Ohio State | Big Ten Network | ||
| Saturday, March 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. Syracuse | Big Ten Network | WNUR.org | |
| Friday, April 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Penn State | BTDN | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Friday, April 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Duke | TBD | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Sunday, April 14 | 1:00 PM | vs. Stanford | TBD | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Saturday, April 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. Penn | NUsports.com | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Northwestern Softball | |||||
| Wednesday, March 27 | 4/6 PM | at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network (Tape-Delayed to 5 pm 3/28) | ||
| Friday, March 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Saturday, March 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Sunday, March 31 | 12:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | Big Ten Network | ||
| Tuesday, April 2 | 4:00 PM | vs. Loyola | WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 5 | 4:00 PM | vs. Illinois | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Saturday, April 6 | 1:00 PM | vs. Illinois | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Saturday, April 7 | 12:00 PM | vs. Illinois | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Tuesday, April 9 | 4:00 PM | vs. Notre Dame | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 12 | 4:00 PM | vs. Iowa | NUsports.com Audio | ||
| Saturday, April 13 | 1:00 PM | vs. Iowa | WNUR.org | ||
| Tuesday, April 16 | 4:00 PM | vs. Northern Illinois | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||
| Friday, April 26 | 4:00 PM | vs. Purdue | BTDN | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | |
| Saturday, April 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. Purdue | BTDN | ||
| Sunday, April 28 | 12:00 PM | vs. Purdue | BTDN | ||
| Tuesday, April 30 | 4:00 PM | vs. DePaul | WNUR FM/WNUR.org | ||