2014 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site
Champions Indiana (4th title)
Winning coach Tracy Smith (3rd title)
MVP Kyle Schwarber (Indiana)
Television BTN
2014 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#8 Indiana †‡y 21 – 3 – 0   .875     42 – 13 – 0   .764
#26 Nebraska y 18 – 6 – 0   .750     40 – 19 – 0   .678
Illinois 17 – 7 – 0   .708     32 – 21 – 0   .604
Minnesota 13 – 11 – 0   .542     27 – 24 – 0   .529
Michigan 13 – 11 – 0   .542     30 – 29 – 1   .508
Michigan State 11 – 13 – 0   .458     31 – 26 – 0   .544
Iowa 10 – 14 – 0   .417     30 – 23 – 0   .566
Ohio State 10 – 14 – 0   .417     30 – 28 – 0   .517
Northwestern 7 – 16 – 0   .304     19 – 33 – 0   .365
Purdue 6 – 18 – 0   .250     13 – 37 – 0   .260
Penn State 5 – 18 – 0   .217     18 – 32 – 0   .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE from May 21 through 25. The eight team, double-elimination tournament determined the league champion for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Indiana won their second consecutive, and fourth overall, tournament championship and claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first time the event was held in Omaha and the first time it featured eight teams.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Format and seeding

The 2014 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invitations to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. This was the first year of this format in the Big Ten.[5][6][8][9]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Indiana 21 3 .875
–
1
Nebraska 18 6 .750
3
2
Illinois 17 7 .708
4
3
Minnesota 13 11 .542
8
4
Michigan 13 11 .542
8
5
Michigan State 11 13 .458
10
6
Ohio State 10 14 .417
11
7
Iowa 10 14 .417
11
8
Northwestern 7 16 .304
13.5
–
Purdue 6 18 .250
15
–
Penn State 5 18 .217
15.5
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Indiana 5  
8 Iowa 2  
  1 Indiana 5  
  5 Michigan 0  
4 Minnesota 2
5 Michigan 3  
  1 Indiana 7 –  
  6 Michigan State 4 –  
7 Ohio State 5  
3 Illinois 6  
  3 Illinois 2
  6 Michigan State 11  
  1 Indiana 8
  2 Nebraska 4
2 Nebraska 7  
7 Ohio State 6  
  2 Nebraska 3
  6 Michigan State 2  
3 Illinois 1
6 Michigan State 2  
  2 Nebraska 6 –
  5 Michigan 1 –  
8 Iowa 2  
4 Minnesota 1  
  8 Iowa 1
  5 Michigan 7  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[7]

Pos Name School
P Christian Morris Indiana
P Aaron Bummer Nebraska
P Kyle Kubat Nebraska
C Joel Fisher Michigan State
1B Dan Olinger Minnesota
2B Casey Rodrigue Indiana
2B Pat Kelly Nebraska
SS Travis Maezes Michigan
3B Dustin DeMuth Indiana
DH Scott Donley Indiana
OF Kyle Schwarber Indiana
OF Cam Gibson Michigan State
OF Ryan Boldt Nebraska

Most Outstanding Player

Kyle Schwarber, an outfielder for Indiana, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Baseball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". bigten.org. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jon Nyatawa (June 14, 2013). "Omaha hosting 2014 Big Ten tournament could improve attendance". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten baseball tournament coming to Omaha in 2014". Lincoln Journal-Star. May 18, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Big Ten baseball: Tournament had eight teams". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Indiana Claims 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Conference Announces 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Big Ten Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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