2022 Big Ten baseball tournament

Last updated
2022 Big Ten
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Michigan  (10th title)
Winning coach Erik Bakich  (2nd title)
MVP Clark Elliott (Michigan)
Television BTN
2022 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Maryland  y185 .7834813 .787
Rutgers  177 .7084415 .746
Iowa  177 .7083619 .655
Illinois  177 .7083122 .585
Michigan  y1212 .5003428 .548
Penn State  1113 .4582629 .473
Purdue  912 .4292921 .580
Indiana  1014 .4172732 .458
Northwestern  1014 .4172427 .471
Nebraska  1014 .4172330 .434
Ohio State  814 .3642130 .412
Michigan State  816 .3332430 .444
Minnesota  618 .2501636 .308
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2022 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 26 through 29. [2] [3] As the tournament champion, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first tournament since 2019 after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Format and seeding

The 2022 tournament was an eight 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. [4]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Maryland 611
8 Indiana 5
1 Maryland 8
5 Michigan15
4 Illinois 5
5 Michigan 7
5 Michigan3 137
3 Iowa 71
8 Indiana8
4 Illinois 1
8 Indiana611
1 Maryland 4
5 Michigan10
2 Rutgers 4
2 Rutgers 10
7 Purdue 3
2 Rutgers510
6 Penn State 4
3 Iowa 2
6 Penn State 5
2 Rutgers147
8 Indiana 2
7 Purdue 4
3 Iowa5
3 Iowa11
6 Penn State 3

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Thursday, May 26
19:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Penn State2–5 BTN
240 mins after Game 1No. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 7 Purdue10–3
340 mins after Game 2No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana6–511
440 mins after Game 3No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 5 Michigan5–7
Friday, May 27
59:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 7 Purdue5–4BTN
640 mins after Game 5No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 2 Rutgers4–510
740 mins after Game 6No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 4 Illinois8–1
840 mins after Game 7No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 5 Michigan8–15
Semifinals - Saturday, May 28
99:00 a.m.No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa3–11BTN
101:50 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana4–611
115:00 p.m.No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 3 Iowa3–7
129:00 p.mNo. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Indiana14–27
Championship – Sunday, May 29
131:00 p.mNo. 3 Iowa vs. No. 5 Michigan1–137BTN
145:00 p.mNo. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Michigan4–10
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [5]

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