| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Ohio State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (4th title) |
| MVP | Mike Lockwood (Ohio State) |
| 1997 Big Ten Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan † | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 30 Ohio State ‡y | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | 42 | – | 18 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 32 | – | 27 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | 30 | – | 24 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | 29 | – | 24 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 17 | – | 30 | .362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1997 [1] [2] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the seventeenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [3]
The 1997 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. [3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 17 | 9 | .654 | – | 1 |
| Ohio State | 18 | 10 | .643 | – | 2 |
| Purdue | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 3 |
| Illinois | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.5 | – |
| Penn State | 12 | 14 | .462 | 5 | – |
| Michigan State | 12 | 16 | .429 | 5 | – |
| Indiana | 8 | 16 | .333 | 8 | – |
| Northwestern | 9 | 19 | .321 | 9 | – |
| Iowa | 7 | 16 | .304 | 8 | – |
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Brett Weber | Illinois |
| P | Justin Fry | Ohio State |
| C | Mike Kremblas | Ohio State |
| 1B | Bryan Besco | Michigan |
| 2B | D. J. Svihlik | Illinois |
| SS | Brian Kalczynski | Michigan |
| 3B | Mike Cervenak | Michigan |
| OF | Derek Besco | Michigan |
| OF | Jason Driscoll | Ohio State |
| OF | Mike Lockwood | Ohio State |
| DH | Jason Trott | Ohio State |
Mike Lockwood was named Most Outstanding Player. Lockwood was an outfielder for Ohio State. [3]
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