2015 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

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2015 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2015
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Champions Michigan (9th title)
Winning coach Erik Bakich (1st title)
MVP Jacob Cronenworth (Michigan)
Television BTN
Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2014  2016»
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#9 Illinois †y 21 – 1 – 0   .955     50 – 10 – 1   .828
#20 Iowa y 19 – 5 – 0   .792     41 – 18 – 0   .695
#14 Maryland y 14 – 10 – 0   .583     42 – 24 – 0   .636
Michigan ‡y 14 – 10 – 0   .583     39 – 25 – 0   .609
Michigan State 14 – 10 – 0   .583     34 – 23 – 0   .596
Indiana y 12 – 10 – 0   .545     35 – 24 – 0   .593
Ohio State 13 – 11 – 0   .542     35 – 21 – 0   .625
Nebraska 9 – 14 – 0   .391     34 – 23 – 0   .596
Minnesota 9 – 15 – 0   .375     21 – 30 – 0   .412
Northwestern 8 – 16 – 0   .333     18 – 36 – 0   .333
Rutgers 7 – 17 – 0   .292     19 – 35 – 1   .355
Penn State 6 – 16 – 0   .273     18 – 30 – 0   .375
Purdue 6 – 17 – 0   .261     20 – 34 – 0   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 8, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 20 through 24. Michigan won their 9th tournament championship to claim the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network.[2][3]

Format and seeding

The 2015 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 played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Illinois 21 1 .955
–
1
Iowa 19 5 .792
3
2
Michigan 14 10 .583
8
3
Maryland 14 10 .583
8
4
Michigan State 14 10 .583
8
5
Indiana 12 10 .545
9
6
Ohio State 13 11 .542
9
7
Nebraska 9 14 .391
12.5
8
Minnesota 9 15 .375
13
–
Northwestern 8 16 .333
14
–
Rutgers 7 17 .292
15
–
Penn State 6 16 .273
15
–
Purdue 6 17 .261
15.5
–

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Illinois 3  
8  Nebraska 2  
  1  Illinois 1  
  4  Maryland 2  
4  Maryland 2
5  Michigan State 1  
  4  Maryland 4 –  
  6  Indiana 2 –  
8  Nebraska 7  
5  Michigan State 9  
  5  Michigan State 0
  1  Illinois 2  
  4  Maryland 3
  3  Michigan 4
2  Iowa 3  
7  Ohio State 2  
  2  Iowa 5
  3  Michigan 8  
3  Michigan 4
6  Indiana 1  
  3  Michigan 5 -
  1  Illinois 3 -  
7  Ohio State 3  
6  Indiana 5  
  6  Indiana 10
  2  Iowa 2  

References

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