Big Ten Baseball Tournament

Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Current stadium	Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Current location	Omaha, Nebraska
Played	1981–present
Last contest	2019
Current champion	Ohio State Buckeyes
Most championships	Minnesota Golden Gophers, Ohio State Buckeyes (10)
TV partner(s)	BTN
Host stadiums
	Charles Schwab Field Omaha (2014, 2016, 2018–present); Bart Kaufman Field (2017); Target Field (2013, 2015); Huntington Park (2009, 2011–2012); Ray Fisher Stadium (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1989, 1997, 2006–2008); Illinois Field (1998, 2005); Siebert Field (1984, 1986, 2000, 2002–2004); Bill Davis Stadium (1999, 2001, 2010); (1996); (1991-92, 1995); C. O. Brown Stadium (1993-94); Duane Banks Field (1990); Old Illinois Field (1982)
Host locations
	Omaha, Nebraska (2014, 2016, 2018–present); Bloomington, Indiana (2017); Minneapolis, Minnesota (1984, 1986, 2000, 2002-04, 2013, 2015); Columbus, Ohio (1991–1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009–2012); Ann Arbor, Michigan (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1989, 1997, 2006–2008); Champaign, Illinois (1982, 1998, 2005); State College, Pennsylvania (1996); Battle Creek, Michigan (1993–1994); Iowa City, Iowa (1990)

The Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

History[]

The Big Ten baseball tournament began in 1981. From 1981 to 1999, the tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament. In 2000, the tournament expanded to a 6-team double elimination format. Beginning in 2014, it will be an 8-team double elimination tournament.^[1]^[2]

From 1981 until 1987, the Big Ten Conference was split into two divisions, named the 'East' and the 'West'. The top two teams in each division at the end of the regular season participated in the tournament. In 1988, the conference eliminated the divisions, and the top four teams in the conference played in the tournament, until 2000 when it was expanded to 6 teams. Beginning in 2014, the field expanded to eight teams.

Champions[]

By year[]

Year	School	Site	MOP
1981	Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Michigan
1982	Minnesota	Old Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	Terry Steinbach, Minnesota / Jeff King, Ohio State
1983	Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Barry Larkin, Michigan
1984	Michigan	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	, Michigan
1985	Minnesota	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Minnesota
1986	Michigan	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	Tim McIntosh, Minnesota
1987	Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Michigan
1988	Minnesota	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Minnesota
1989	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Illinois
1990	Illinois	Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA	, Illinois
1991	Ohio State	• Columbus, OH	, Ohio State
1992	Minnesota	Trautman Field • Columbus, OH	, Minnesota
1993	Minnesota	C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI	, Ohio State
1994	Ohio State	C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI	, Ohio State
1995	Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, OH	, Minnesota / , Ohio State
1996	Indiana	• State College, PA	, Indiana
1997	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Ohio State
1998	Minnesota	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	, Minnesota
1999	Michigan	Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH	Bobby Scales, Michigan
2000	Illinois	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	Jason Anderson, Illinois
2001	Minnesota	Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH	Jack Hannahan, Minnesota
2002	Ohio State	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	, Ohio State
2003	Ohio State	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	Brett Garrard, Ohio State
2004	Minnesota	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	Glen Perkins, Minnesota
2005	Ohio State	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	, Ohio State
2006	Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Michigan
2007	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Cory Luebke, Ohio State
2008	Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	, Michigan
2009	Indiana	Huntington Park • Columbus, OH	Matt Bashore, Indiana
2010	Minnesota	Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH	Kyle Knudson, Minnesota
2011	Illinois	Huntington Park • Columbus, OH	Adam Davis, Illinois
2012	Purdue	Huntington Park • Columbus, OH	Kevin Plawecki, Purdue
2013	Indiana	Target Field • Minneapolis, MN	Sam Travis Indiana
2014	Indiana	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Kyle Schwarber, Indiana
2015	Michigan	Target Field • Minneapolis, MN	Jake Cronenworth, Michigan
2016	Ohio State	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Ronnie Dawson, Ohio State
2017	Iowa	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN	Chris Whelan, Iowa
2018	Minnesota	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota
2019	Ohio State	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Andrew Magno, Ohio State
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022		Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE

Over 17,000 spectators filled TD Ameritrade to witness the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game

By school[]

Updated as of 2019 season

School	Appearances	W-L	Pct	Tourney Titles	Title Years	Notes
Minnesota	31	69-45	.605	10	1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018
Ohio State	30	60-46	.566	10	1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019
Michigan	26	51-38	.573	9	1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015
Indiana	14	26-22	.542	4	1996, 2009, 2013, 2014
Illinois	22	30-37	.448	4	1989, 1990, 2000, 2011
Purdue	17	21-31	.404	1	2012
Iowa	12	11-23	.344	1	2017
Maryland	2	5-3	.625	0		Joined Big Ten in 2015
Nebraska	5	8-9	.471	0		Joined Big Ten in 2011
Penn State	10	13-20	.394	0
Michigan State	14	15-28	.349	0
Wisconsin	1	1-2	.333	0		Dropped baseball in 1991
Northwestern	8	7-16	.304	0
Rutgers	0	0-0	–	0		Joined Big Ten in 2015

References[]

^ "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^ "Big Ten baseball: Tournament will have eight teams". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[1] "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[2] "Big Ten baseball: Tournament will have eight teams". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

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