2014 Big Ten baseball tournament
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]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Indiana (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Tracy Smith (3rd title) |
| MVP | Kyle Schwarber (Indiana) |
| Television | BTN |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Indiana †‡y | 21 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .875 | 42 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe 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]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 21 | 3 | .875 | – | 1 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3 | 2 |
| Illinois | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | 4 |
| Michigan | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | 5 |
| Michigan State | 11 | 13 | .458 | 10 | 6 |
| Ohio State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11 | 7 |
| Iowa | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11 | 8 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 16 | .304 | 13.5 | – |
| Purdue | 6 | 18 | .250 | 15 | – |
| Penn State | 5 | 18 | .217 | 15.5 | – |
Tournament
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[7]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Christian Morris | Indiana |
| P | Aaron Bummer | Nebraska |
| P | Kyle Kubat | Nebraska |
| C | Joel Fisher | Michigan State |
| 1B | Dan Olinger | Minnesota |
| 2B | Casey Rodrigue | Indiana |
| 2B | Pat Kelly | Nebraska |
| SS | Travis Maezes | Michigan |
| 3B | Dustin DeMuth | Indiana |
| DH | Scott Donley | Indiana |
| OF | Kyle Schwarber | Indiana |
| OF | Cam Gibson | Michigan State |
| OF | Ryan Boldt | Nebraska |
Most Outstanding Player
editKyle Schwarber, an outfielder for Indiana, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[7]
References
edit- ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Big Ten 2013–2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ Jon Nyatawa (June 14, 2013). "Omaha hosting 2014 Big Ten tournament could improve attendance". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Big Ten baseball tournament coming to Omaha in 2014". Lincoln Journal-Star. May 18, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "Indiana Claims 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Conference Announces 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.