2015 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2015 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Michigan (9th title)
Winning coach Erik Bakich (1st title)
MVP Jacob Cronenworth Michigan
Television BTN
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#9 Illinois  ‍†‍‍y 21–1–0 .955  50–10–1 .828
#20 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 19–5–0 .792  41–18–0 .695
#14 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 14–10–0 .583  42–24–0 .636
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 14–10–0 .583  39–25–0 .609
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  34–23–0 .596
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 12–10–0 .545  35–24–0 .593
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  35–21–0 .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9–14–0 .391  34–23–0 .596
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .375  21–30–0 .412
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  18–36–0 .333
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  19–35–1 .355
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6–16–0 .273  18–30–0 .375
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .261  20–34–0 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 8, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 20 through 24. Michigan won their 9th tournament championship to claim the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The 2015 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Illinois211.955
–
1
Iowa195.792
3
2
Michigan1410.583
8
3
Maryland1410.583
8
4
Michigan State1410.583
8
5
Indiana1210.545
9
6
Ohio State1311.542
9
7
Nebraska914.391
12.5
8
Minnesota915.375
13
–
Northwestern816.333
14
–
Rutgers717.292
15
–
Penn State616.273
15
–
Purdue617.261
15.5
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Illinois 3  
8 Nebraska 2  
  1 Illinois 1  
  4 Maryland 2  
4 Maryland 2
5 Michigan State 1  
  4 Maryland 4 –  
  6 Indiana 2 –  
8 Nebraska 7  
5 Michigan State 9  
  5 Michigan State 0
  1 Illinois 2  
  4 Maryland 3
  3 Michigan 4
2 Iowa 3  
7 Ohio State 2  
  2 Iowa 5
  3 Michigan 8  
3 Michigan 4
6 Indiana 1  
  3 Michigan 5 -
  1 Illinois 3 -  
7 Ohio State 3  
6 Indiana 5  
  6 Indiana 10
  2 Iowa 2  

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten 2014-2015 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Baseball Tournament Expands to Eight-Team Field". Big Ten Conference. February 7, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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