1985 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 1985 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 17 through 19. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the fifth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament[3]

1985 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Anderson (2nd title)
MVPJohn Beckman (Minnesota)
1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 55 10 0   .846
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 29 24 0   .547
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 33 25 0   .569
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 57 19 1   .747
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 22 35 0   .386
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 46 21 0   .687
Minnesota  ‍‍y 9 7 0   .563 33 23 0   .589
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 40 20 0   .667
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 40 18 0   .690
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 13 0   .188 28 25 2   .527
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The 1985 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage within each division. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round. Ohio State and Minnesota claimed the second seeds from their respective divisions by tiebreakers.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Michigan 14 2 .875
1E
Ohio State 8 8 .500
6
2E
Purdue 8 8 .500
6
Indiana 8 8 .500
6
Michigan State 2 14 .125
12
West Division
Illinois 12 4 .750
1W
Minnesota 9 7 .563
3
2W
Iowa 9 7 .563
3
Northwestern 7 9 .438
5
Wisconsin 3 13 .188
9

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EMichigan10
2WMinnesota11
2WMinnesota8
2EOhio State5
1WIllinois2
2EOhio State3
2WMinnesota5
2EOhio State3
Lower round 1Lower final
2EOhio State3
1EMichigan11111EMichigan1
1WIllinois10

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Mike Clarkin Minnesota
P Bill Cunningham Ohio State
C Greg Ivarone Illinois
1B Alex Bauer Minnesota
2B C. J. Beshke Michigan
SS Barry Larkin Michigan
3B Mike Pherson Minnesota
OF John Beckman Minnesota
OF Jim Orsag Illinois
OF Pat Pohl Minnesota
DH Ken Hayward Michigan

Most Outstanding Player

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Jon Beckman was named Most Outstanding Player. Beckman was an outfielder for Minnesota.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.