1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

1988 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Minnesota (3rd title)
Winning coach John Anderson (3rd title)
MVP Vince Palyan Minnesota
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#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

The 1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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]

Format and seeding

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

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Michigan208.714
–
1
Minnesota1711.607
3
2
Michigan State1612.571
4
3
Ohio State1612.571
4
4
Wisconsin1513.536
5
–
Iowa1414.500
6
–
Illinois1216.429
8
–
Indiana1117.393
6
–
Northwestern1117.393
6
–
Purdue820.286
12
–

Tournament

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Michigan 6  
4 Ohio State 3  
  1 Michigan 1  
  3 Michigan State 4  
2 Minnesota 5
3 Michigan State 10  
  3 Michigan State 4 3
  2 Minnesota 17 5
4 Ohio State 2  
2 Minnesota 6  
  1 Michigan 2
  3 Minnesota 4  

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PTodd KrummMichigan State
PJim AbbottMichigan
CDan WilsonMinnesota
1BPaul WeinbergMinnesota
2BScott MeadowsOhio State
SSKevin DalsonMichigan State
3BJeff GoergenMinnesota
OFMike DavidsonMichigan State
OFJ. T. BruettMinnesota
OFVince PalyanMinnesota

Most Outstanding Player

Vince Palyan was named Most Outstanding Player. Palyan was an outfielder for Minnesota.[3]

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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