1994 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

1994 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Ohio State (2nd title)
Winning coach Bob Todd (2nd title)
MVP Mike Repasky Ohio State
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#11 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 25–2 .926  49–9 .845
#28 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 21–7 .750  42–21 .667
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  29–29 .500
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  26–29 .473
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  22–32 .407
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  25–24 .510
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  33–23 .589
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  26–26 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  34–22 .607
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  16–39 .291
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at C. O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the fourteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1994 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Michigan and Michigan State claimed the third and fourth seeds, respectively, by tiebreakers.[3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Ohio State252.926
–
1
Minnesota217.750
4.5
2
Michigan1315.464
12.5
3
Michigan State1315.464
12.5
4
Iowa1315.464
12.5
–
Penn State1215.444
13
–
Indiana1216.429
13.5
–
Illinois1216.429
13.5
–
Northwestern1018.357
15.5
–
Purdue820.286
17.5
–

Tournament

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Ohio State 12  
4 Michigan State 5  
  1 Ohio State 6  
  2 Minnesota 5  
2 Minnesota 8
3 Michigan 1  
  1 Ohio State 3* 9
  3 Michigan 4 7
4 Michigan State 1  
3 Michigan 5  
  2 Minnesota 2
  3 Michigan 4  

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PRon HollisMichigan
PHeath MurrayMichigan
1BJonathan SweetOhio State
2BMark MerilaMinnesota
SSDave VeresMichigan State
3BMike EstepOhio State
OFBrian SimmonsMichigan
OFCharlie NelsonMinnesota
OFMark RepaskyOhio State
DHScott WeaverMichigan
DHBrian ManninoOhio State

Most Outstanding Player

Mike Repasky was named Most Outstanding Player. Repasky was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 20, 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 20, 2013.
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