1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

1988 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1988
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Site Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Champions Minnesota (3rd title)
Winning coach John Anderson (3rd title)
MVP Vince Palyan (Minnesota)
Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1987  1989»
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Michigan †y 20 – 8   .714     48 – 19   .716
Minnesota ‡y 17 – 11   .607     38 – 28   .576
Michigan State 16 – 12   .571     41 – 20   .672
Ohio State 16 – 12   .571     32 – 28   .533
Wisconsin 15 – 13   .536     28 – 27   .509
Iowa 14 – 14   .500     29 – 25   .537
Illinois 12 – 16   .429     26 – 20   .565
Indiana 11 – 17   .393     39 – 29   .574
Northwestern 11 – 17   .393     28 – 28   .500
Purdue 8 – 20   .286     26 – 34   .433
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 19 through 21. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eighth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1988 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Michigan 20 8 .714
–
1
Minnesota 17 11 .607
3
2
Michigan State 16 12 .571
4
3
Ohio State 16 12 .571
4
4
Wisconsin 15 13 .536
5
–
Iowa 14 14 .500
6
–
Illinois 12 16 .429
8
–
Indiana 11 17 .393
6
–
Northwestern 11 17 .393
6
–
Purdue 8 20 .286
12
–

Tournament

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1  Michigan 6  
4  Ohio State 3  
  1  Michigan 1  
  3  Michigan State 4  
2  Minnesota 5
3  Michigan State 10  
  3  Michigan State 4 3
  2  Minnesota 17 5
4  Ohio State 2  
2  Minnesota 6  
  1  Michigan 2
  3  Minnesota 4  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Todd Krumm Michigan State
P Jim Abbott Michigan
C Dan Wilson Minnesota
1B Paul Weinberg Minnesota
2B Scott Meadows Ohio State
SS Kevin Dalson Michigan State
3B Jeff Goergen Minnesota
OF Mike Davidson Michigan State
OF J. T. Bruett Minnesota
OF Vince Palyan Minnesota

Most Outstanding Player

Vince Palyan was named Most Outstanding Player. Palyan was an outfielder for Minnesota.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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