2014 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Indiana (4th title)
Winning coach Tracy Smith (3rd title)
MVP Kyle Schwarber Indiana
Television BTN
2014 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#8 Indiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–3–0 .875  42–13–0 .764
#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

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]

Format and seeding

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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Indiana213.875
–
1
Nebraska186.750
3
2
Illinois177.708
4
3
Minnesota1311.542
8
4
Michigan1311.542
8
5
Michigan State1113.458
10
6
Ohio State1014.417
11
7
Iowa1014.417
11
8
Northwestern716.304
13.5
–
Purdue618.250
15
–
Penn State518.217
15.5
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Indiana 5  
8 Iowa 2  
  1 Indiana 5  
  5 Michigan 0  
4 Minnesota 2
5 Michigan 3  
  1 Indiana 7 –  
  6 Michigan State 4 –  
7 Ohio State 5  
3 Illinois 6  
  3 Illinois 2
  6 Michigan State 11  
  1 Indiana 8
  2 Nebraska 4
2 Nebraska 7  
7 Ohio State 6  
  2 Nebraska 3
  6 Michigan State 2  
3 Illinois 1
6 Michigan State 2  
  2 Nebraska 6 –
  5 Michigan 1 –  
8 Iowa 2  
4 Minnesota 1  
  8 Iowa 1
  5 Michigan 7  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[7]

PosNameSchool
PChristian MorrisIndiana
PAaron BummerNebraska
PKyle KubatNebraska
CJoel FisherMichigan State
1BDan OlingerMinnesota
2BCasey RodrigueIndiana
2BPat KellyNebraska
SSTravis MaezesMichigan
3BDustin DeMuthIndiana
DHScott DonleyIndiana
OFKyle SchwarberIndiana
OFCam GibsonMichigan State
OFRyan BoldtNebraska

Most Outstanding Player

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

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Baseball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". bigten.org. 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 2014-01-16. 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. 1 2 "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Indiana Claims 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Conference Announces 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Big Ten Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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