1988 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 1988 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 19 through 21. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eighth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1988 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Anderson (3rd title)
MVPVince Palyan (Minnesota)
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 20 8   .714 48 19   .716
Minnesota  ‍‍y 17 11   .607 38 28   .576
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 16 12   .571 41 20   .672
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16 12   .571 32 28   .533
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 28 27   .509
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 14 14   .500 29 25   .537
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 16   .429 26 20   .565
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 11 17   .393 39 29   .574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11 17   .393 28 28   .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 20   .286 26 34   .433
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The 1988 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Michigan 20 8 .714
1
Minnesota 17 11 .607
3
2
Michigan State 16 12 .571
4
3
Ohio State 16 12 .571
4
4
Wisconsin 15 13 .536
5
Iowa 14 14 .500
6
Illinois 12 16 .429
8
Indiana 11 17 .393
6
Northwestern 11 17 .393
6
Purdue 8 20 .286
12

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Michigan6
4Ohio State3
1Michigan1
3Michigan State4
2Minnesota5
3Michigan State10
3Michigan State43
2Minnesota175
Lower round 1Lower final
1Michigan2
4Ohio State23Minnesota4
2Minnesota6

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Todd Krumm Michigan State
P Jim Abbott Michigan
C Dan Wilson Minnesota
1B Paul Weinberg Minnesota
2B Scott Meadows Ohio State
SS Kevin Dalson Michigan State
3B Jeff Goergen Minnesota
OF Mike Davidson Michigan State
OF J. T. Bruett Minnesota
OF Vince Palyan Minnesota

Most Outstanding Player

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Vince Palyan was named Most Outstanding Player. Palyan 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 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 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 16, 2013.