2019 Big Ten Baseball Tournament

Last updated
2019 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Ohio State  (10th title)
Winning coach Greg Beals  (2nd title)
MVP,
Television BTN
2019 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Indiana  y177 .708  3723 .617
No. 2 Michigan  y167 .696  5022 .694
Illinois  y159 .625  3621 .632
Nebraska  y159 .625  3224 .571
Minnesota  159 .625  2927 .518
Ohio State  y1212 .500  3627 .571
Iowa  1212 .500  3124 .564
Maryland  1212 .500  2929 .500
Northwestern  1113 .458  2427 .471
Rutgers  914 .391  2031 .392
Michigan State  815 .348  2034 .370
Purdue  716 .304  2034 .370
Penn State  418 .182  2227 .449
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of July 4, 2019 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from May 22 through 26. [2] [3] The event aired on the Big Ten Network.

Contents

Format and seeding

The 2019 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 then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. A run rule (10 run lead after 7 innings) was in effect for the tournament.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Indiana 2
8 Iowa4
8 Iowa 1
5 Nebraska11
4 Minnesota 2
5 Nebraska8
5 Nebraska8 7
2 Michigan 183
1 Indiana 4
4 Minnesota9
4 Minnesota3
8 Iowa 0
5 Nebraska 1
7 Ohio State3
2 Michigan 1
7 Ohio State2
7 Ohio State3
6 Maryland 2
3 Illinois 2
6 Maryland6
7 Ohio State6 8
4 Minnesota 96
2Michigan5
3 Illinois 4
2 Michigan10
6 Maryland 4

Conference championship

Big Ten Championship
(5) Nebraska Cornhuskersvs.(7) Ohio State Buckeyes
May 26, 2019, 3:30 p.m. (DT) at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
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(7) Ohio State10010001X381
WP: Griffan Smith (7–4)   LP: Matt Waldron (6–4)   Sv: Andrew Magno (14)
Attendance: 17,503
Over 17,000 spectators filled TD Ameritrade to witness the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game B1GBaseballChampionshipGame2019.jpg
Over 17,000 spectators filled TD Ameritrade to witness the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game

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