2023 Big Ten baseball tournament

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2023 Big Ten
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Maryland  (1st title)
Winning coach Rob Vaughn  (1st title)
Television BTN
2023 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Maryland  y1770 .70842190 .689
Indiana  y1680 .66741180 .695
Iowa  y1580 .65243140 .754
Nebraska  1590 .62533231 .588
Rutgers  14100 .58333230 .589
Michigan  13110 .54228280 .500
Michigan State  12120 .50033220 .600
Illinois  12120 .50025270 .481
Purdue  11130 .45824290 .453
Minnesota  10140 .41718340 .346
Ohio State  9150 .37531250 .554
Penn State  7160 .30425250 .500
Northwestern  4200 .16710400 .200
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2023 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 28. As the tournament winner, Maryland earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament aired on the Big Ten Network. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The 2023 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 tournament used a 3-2-3-2-4-1 format in terms of games played per day with competition beginning one day earlier than in past years to allow for flexibility in case of inclement weather. [3]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Maryland 3
8 Michigan State 2
1 Maryland210
4 Nebraska 1
4 Nebraska 9
5 Rutgers 7
1 Maryland4
4 Nebraska 2
5 Rutgers 4
8 Michigan State6
4 Nebraska4
8 Michigan State 0
1 Maryland4
3 Iowa 0
2 Indiana 4
7 Illinois 3
2 Indiana 4
3 Iowa9
3 Iowa 138
6 Michigan 3
3 Iowa5
6 Michigan 0
6 Michigan6
7 Illinois 3
2 Indiana 6
6 Michigan13

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 23
111:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan13–38 BTN
23:22 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Illinois4–3
37:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Michigan State3–2
Wednesday, May 24
43:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Rutgers9–7BTN
58:00 p.m.No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 7 Illinois6–3
Thursday, May 25
611:00 a.m.No. 5 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Michigan State4–6BTN
73:25 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 3 Iowa4–9
87:40 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska2–110
Friday, May 26
93:00 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 6 Michigan6–13BTN
108:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Michigan State4–0
Semifinals - Saturday, May 27
1110:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan5–0BTN
122:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska4–2
Championship – Sunday, May 28
133:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 3 Iowa40BTN
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4]

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