1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

1995 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Ohio State (3rd title)
Winning coach Bob Todd (3rd title)
MVP Shane Gunderson/Scott Kaczmar
Minnesota/Ohio State
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#26 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–10 .643  40–23 .635
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  31–27 .534
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  36–19 .655
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  28–29 .491
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  25–29 .463
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  25–31 .446
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  29–24 .547
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  33–23 .589
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  24–27 .471
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  24–29 .453
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Trautman Field on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the fifteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1995 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Ohio State1810.643
–
1
Minnesota1612.571
2
2
Northwestern1513.536
3
3
Purdue1513.536
3
4
Penn State1313.500
4
–
Illinois1414.500
4
–
Iowa1315.464
5
–
Indiana1216.429
6
–
Michigan State1216.429
6
–
Michigan1016.385
8
–

Tournament

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Ohio State 2  
4 Purdue 3  
  4 Purdue 3  
  2 Minnesota 26  
2 Minnesota 9
3 Northwestern 8  
  2 Minnesota 13 6
  1 Ohio State 19 11
1 Ohio State 16  
3 Northwestern 15  
  4 Purdue 3
  1 Ohio State 8  

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PBob SpearsOhio State
PMike HeadmanPurdue
CShane GundersonMinnesota
1BRob SmithMinnesota
2BMark CarekOhio State
SSChris WilliamsOhio State
3BMike EstepOhio State
OFWes DenningMinnesota
OFShane McCarthyMinnesota
OFScott KaczmarOhio State
DHJake SuffianNorthwestern

Most Outstanding Player

Shane Gunderson and Scott Kaczmar were named co-Most Outstanding Player. Gunderson was a catcher for Minnesota, while Kaczmar was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1995". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 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 23, 2013.
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