2014 Big Ten baseball tournament


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]

2014 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsIndiana (4th title)
Winning coachTracy Smith (3rd title)
MVPKyle Schwarber (Indiana)
TelevisionBTN
2014 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Indiana  ‍y 21 3 0   .875 42 13 0   .764
No. 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

Format and seeding

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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

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Indiana5
8Iowa2
1Indiana5
5Michigan0
4Minnesota2
5Michigan3
1Indiana7
6Michigan State4
7Ohio State5
3Illinois63Illinois2
6Michigan State11
1Indiana8
2Nebraska7
2Nebraska4
7Ohio State6
2Nebraska3
6Michigan State2
3Illinois1
6Michigan State2
2Nebraska6
5Michigan1
8Iowa2
4Minnesota18Iowa1
5Michigan7

All-Tournament Team

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Big Ten 2013–2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Jon Nyatawa (June 14, 2013). "Omaha hosting 2014 Big Ten tournament could improve attendance". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. 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. ^ a b "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Big Ten baseball: Tournament had eight teams". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Indiana Claims 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Conference Announces 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.