1989 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

1989 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1989
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Site Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Champions Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach Augie Garrido (1st title)
MVP Rich Capparelli (Illinois)
Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1988  1990»
1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Michigan †y 21 – 6   .778     49 – 16   .754
Iowa 17 – 11   .607     37 – 20   .649
#24 Illinois ‡y 17 – 11   .607     42 – 16   .724
Ohio State 16 – 12   .571     34 – 27   .557
Minnesota 15 – 12   .556     31 – 22   .585
Northwestern 15 – 13   .536     26 – 30   .464
Michigan State 13 – 15   .464     25 – 26   .490
Purdue 11 – 17   .393     34 – 25   .576
Wisconsin 9 – 19   .321     22 – 37   .373
Indiana 5 – 23   .179     34 – 26   .567
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 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 20. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the ninth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Illinois won their first tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Illinois was the first team other than Michigan and Minnesota to win the event.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1989 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Iowa claimed the second seed by tiebreaker over Illinois[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Michigan 21 6 .778
–
1
Iowa 17 11 .607
4.5
2
Illinois 17 11 .607
4.5
3
Ohio State 16 12 .571
5.5
4
Minnesota 15 12 .556
6
–
Northwestern 15 13 .536
6.5
–
Michigan State 13 15 .464
7.5
–
Purdue 11 17 .393
10.5
–
Wisconsin 9 19 .321
12.5
–
Indiana 5 23 .179
16.5
–

Tournament

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1  Michigan 7  
4  Ohio State 1  
  1  Michigan 1  
  3  Illinois 7  
2  Iowa 7
3  Illinois 8  
  3  Illinois 2 —
  1  Michigan 0 —
4  Ohio State 4  
2  Iowa 2  
  1  Michigan 6
  4  Ohio State 0  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Rich Capparelli Illinois
P Russell Brock Michigan
C Mark Dalesandro Illinois
1B Tom Eiterman Ohio State
2B Wil Parsons Illinois
SS Bob Christensen Illinois
OF Don Cuchran Illinois
OF Sean Mulligan Illinois
OF Jim Durham Michigan
DH Kourtney Thompson Michigan

Most Outstanding Player

Rich Capparelli was named Most Outstanding Player. Capparelli was a pitcher for Illinois.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". 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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