The first home Big Ten tournament baseball game in nine years for the University of Michigan had to wait another day.

Four tournament games - two on Wednesday and two on Thursday - had been played by the time a fierce evening thunderstorm washed out the Wolverines' matchup with

Minnesota.

The teams were scheduled to play today at 10 a.m.,

followed by three more tournament games at Ray Fisher Stadium. More thunderstorms, however, are in the forecast.

Michigan coach Rich Maloney, Minnesota coach John Anderson and a Big Ten official walked the soggy outfield before calling the game off at about 8:15 p.m.

"It's a little disappointing, but this is baseball,'' Maloney said. "This happens sometimes where you get the weather like that. It is what it is.''

The change in schedule meant an early wakeup call for the Wolverines this morning for a 7:15 a.m. breakfast before heading to the ballpark.

No matter what happens against Minnesota, Michigan will play twice today.

Following the first game, Purdue and Northwestern were scheduled for an elimination game at 1 p.m. The winner of that game plays the Minnesota-Michigan loser at