2014 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 2014 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE from May 21 through 25. The eight team, double-elimination tournament determined the league champion for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Indiana won their second consecutive, and fourth overall, tournament championship and claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first time the event was held in Omaha and the first time it featured eight teams.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

2014 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE
Champions	Indiana (4th title)
Winning coach	Tracy Smith (3rd title)
MVP	Kyle Schwarber (Indiana)
Television	BTN
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2014 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 8 Indiana  ‍†‍‡‍^y	21	–	3	–	0		.875			42	–	13	–	0		.764
No. 26 Nebraska  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			40	–	19	–	0		.678
Illinois  ‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			32	–	21	–	0		.604
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			27	–	24	–	0		.529
Michigan  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			30	–	29	–	1		.508
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			31	–	26	–	0		.544
Iowa  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			30	–	23	–	0		.566
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			30	–	28	–	0		.517
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	7	–	16	–	0		.304			19	–	33	–	0		.365
Purdue  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			13	–	37	–	0		.260
Penn State  ‍‍‍	5	–	18	–	0		.217			18	–	32	–	0		.360
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2014^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The 2014 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invitations to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. This was the first year of this format in the Big Ten.^[5][6][8][9]

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Indiana	21	3	.875	–	1
Nebraska	18	6	.750	3	2
Illinois	17	7	.708	4	3
Minnesota	13	11	.542	8	4
Michigan	13	11	.542	8	5
Michigan State	11	13	.458	10	6
Ohio State	10	14	.417	11	7
Iowa	10	14	.417	11	8
Northwestern	7	16	.304	13.5	–
Purdue	6	18	.250	15	–
Penn State	5	18	.217	15.5	–

Tournament

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Final
	1	Indiana	5
	8	Iowa	2
						1	Indiana	5
						5	Michigan	0
	4	Minnesota	2
	5	Michigan	3
											1	Indiana	7	–
											6	Michigan State	4	–
	7	Ohio State	5
	3	Illinois	6			3	Illinois	2
						6	Michigan State	11
																	1	Indiana	8
	2	Nebraska	7
																	2	Nebraska	4
	7	Ohio State	6
						2	Nebraska	3
						6	Michigan State	2
	3	Illinois	1
	6	Michigan State	2
											2	Nebraska	6	–
											5	Michigan	1	–
	8	Iowa	2
	4	Minnesota	1			8	Iowa	1
						5	Michigan	7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.^[7]

Pos	Name	School
P	Christian Morris	Indiana
P	Aaron Bummer	Nebraska
P	Kyle Kubat	Nebraska
C	Joel Fisher	Michigan State
1B	Dan Olinger	Minnesota
2B	Casey Rodrigue	Indiana
2B	Pat Kelly	Nebraska
SS	Travis Maezes	Michigan
3B	Dustin DeMuth	Indiana
DH	Scott Donley	Indiana
OF	Kyle Schwarber	Indiana
OF	Cam Gibson	Michigan State
OF	Ryan Boldt	Nebraska

Most Outstanding Player

Kyle Schwarber, an outfielder for Indiana, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.^[7]

References

1. "2014 Baseball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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3. Jon Nyatawa (June 14, 2013). "Omaha hosting 2014 Big Ten tournament could improve attendance". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
4. "Big Ten baseball tournament coming to Omaha in 2014". Lincoln Journal-Star. May 18, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
5. "Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
6. . Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
7. . Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
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