1986 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 1986 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 16 through 18. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the sixth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1986 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (4th title)
Winning coachBud Middaugh (4th title)
MVPTim McIntosh (Minnesota)
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 28 Michigan  x‍‍y 13 3   .813 42 17   .712
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 37 27   .578
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 43 17   .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 28 26   .519
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 21 27   .438
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 40 19   .678
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10 6   .625 35 22   .614
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 39 14   .736
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 34 19   .642
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 13   .133 29 27   .518
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The 1986 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. Minnesota claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. Wisconsin made its only appearance in the tournament field before dropping baseball in 1991.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Michigan 13 3 .813
1E
Purdue 9 7 .563
4
2E
Indiana 7 9 .438
6
Michigan State 7 9 .438
6
Ohio State 4 12 .250
9
West Division
Minnesota 10 5 .667
1W
Wisconsin 10 5 .667
2W
Northwestern 9 7 .563
1.5
Illinois 8 8 .500
2.5
Iowa 2 13 .133
8

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EMichigan12
2WWisconsin11
1EMichigan10
1WMinnesota7
1WMinnesota16
2EPurdue4
1EMichigan9
1WMinnesota5
Lower round 1Lower final
1WMinnesota13
2WWisconsin142WWisconsin3
2EPurdue10

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Jim Abbott Michigan
P Greg Mau Minnesota
C Brad Barsness Wisconsin
1B Scott Cepicky Wisconsin
2B Steven Finken Michigan
SS Mark Hess Minnesota
3B Jeff Goergen Minnesota
OF Casey Close Michigan
OF Tim McIntosh Minnesota
OF Bob Shoulders Purdue
DH Jay Kvasnicka Minnesota
DH Eddy Woolwine Michigan

Most Outstanding Player

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Tim McIntosh was named Most Outstanding Player. McIntosh 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 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 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 10, 2013.