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]
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Ohio State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (2nd title) |
| MVP | Mike Repasky (Ohio State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ohio State †‡y | 25 | – | 2 | .926 | 49 | – | 9 | .845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe 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]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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| Ohio State | 25 | 2 | .926 | – |
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| Minnesota | 21 | 7 | .750 | 4.5 |
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| Michigan | 13 | 15 | .464 | 12.5 |
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| Michigan State | 13 | 15 | .464 | 12.5 |
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| Iowa | 13 | 15 | .464 | 12.5 |
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| Penn State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 13 |
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| Indiana | 12 | 16 | .429 | 13.5 |
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| Illinois | 12 | 16 | .429 | 13.5 |
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| Northwestern | 10 | 18 | .357 | 15.5 |
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| Purdue | 8 | 20 | .286 | 17.5 |
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Tournament
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 12 innings.
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Ron Hollis | Michigan |
| P | Heath Murray | Michigan |
| 1B | Jonathan Sweet | Ohio State |
| 2B | Mark Merila | Minnesota |
| SS | Dave Veres | Michigan State |
| 3B | Mike Estep | Ohio State |
| OF | Brian Simmons | Michigan |
| OF | Charlie Nelson | Minnesota |
| OF | Mike Repasky | Ohio State |
| DH | Scott Weaver | Michigan |
| DH | Brian Mannino | Ohio State |
Most Outstanding Player
editMike Repasky was named Most Outstanding Player. Repasky was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]
References
edit- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 20, 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 20, 2013.