The 1989 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 20. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the ninth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Illinois won their first tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Illinois was the first team other than Michigan and Minnesota to win the event.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Illinois (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Augie Garrido (1st title) |
| MVP | Rich Capparelli (Illinois) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Michigan †y | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | 49 | – | 16 | .754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 37 | – | 20 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Illinois ‡y | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 42 | – | 16 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 34 | – | 27 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 31 | – | 22 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 25 | – | 26 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | 34 | – | 25 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 22 | – | 37 | .373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe 1989 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Iowa claimed the second seed by tiebreaker over Illinois[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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| Michigan | 21 | 6 | .778 | – |
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| Iowa | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.5 |
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| Illinois | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.5 |
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| Ohio State | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5.5 |
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| Minnesota | 15 | 12 | .556 | 6 |
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| Northwestern | 15 | 13 | .536 | 6.5 |
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| Michigan State | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7.5 |
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| Purdue | 11 | 17 | .393 | 10.5 |
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| Wisconsin | 9 | 19 | .321 | 12.5 |
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| Indiana | 5 | 23 | .179 | 16.5 |
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Tournament
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ohio State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Illinois | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Illinois | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 0 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Rich Capparelli | Illinois |
| P | Russell Brock | Michigan |
| C | Mark Dalesandro | Illinois |
| 1B | Tom Eiterman | Ohio State |
| 2B | Wil Parsons | Illinois |
| SS | Bob Christensen | Illinois |
| OF | Don Cuchran | Illinois |
| OF | Sean Mulligan | Illinois |
| OF | Jim Durham | Michigan |
| DH | Kourtney Thompson | Michigan |
Most Outstanding Player
editRich Capparelli was named Most Outstanding Player. Capparelli was a pitcher for Illinois.[3]
References
edit- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.