2015 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (9th title)
Winning coachErik Bakich (1st title)
MVPJacob Cronenworth (Michigan)
TelevisionBTN
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Illinois  y 2110 .95550101 .828
No. 20 Iowa  y 1950 .79241180 .695
No. 14 Maryland  y 14100 .58342240 .636
Michigan  y 14100 .58339250 .609
Michigan State   14100 .58334230 .596
Indiana  y 12100 .54535240 .593
Ohio State   13110 .54235210 .625
Nebraska   9140 .39134230 .596
Minnesota   9150 .37521300 .412
Northwestern   8160 .33318360 .333
Rutgers   7170 .29219351 .355
Penn State   6160 .27318300 .375
Purdue   6170 .26120340 .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 roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Illinois3
8Nebraska2
1Illinois1
4Maryland2
4Maryland2
5Michigan State1
4Maryland4
6Indiana2
8Nebraska7
5Michigan State95Michigan State0
1Illinois2
4Maryland3
2Iowa3
3Michigan4
7Ohio State2
2Iowa5
3Michigan8
3Michigan4
6Indiana1
3Michigan5-
1Illinois3-
7Ohio State3
6Indiana56Indiana10
2Iowa2

References

  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. "Big Ten 2014–2015 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. "Big Ten Baseball Tournament Expands to Eight-Team Field". Big Ten Conference. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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