1994 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Todd (2nd title)
MVPMike Repasky (Ohio State)
1994 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Ohio State  y 252 .926499 .845
No. 28 Minnesota  y 217 .7504221 .667
Michigan   1315 .4642929 .500
Michigan State   1315 .4642629 .473
Iowa   1315 .4642232 .407
Penn State   1215 .4442524 .510
Indiana   1216 .4293323 .589
Illinois   1216 .4292626 .500
Northwestern   1018 .3573422 .607
Purdue   820 .2861639 .291
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at C. O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan, from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the fourteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1994 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Michigan and Michigan State claimed the third and fourth seeds, respectively, by tiebreakers.[3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Ohio State252.926
1
Minnesota217.750
4.5
2
Michigan1315.464
12.5
3
Michigan State1315.464
12.5
4
Iowa1315.464
12.5
Penn State1215.444
13
Indiana1216.429
13.5
Illinois1216.429
13.5
Northwestern1018.357
15.5
Purdue820.286
17.5

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Ohio State12
4Michigan State5
1Ohio State6
2Minnesota5
2Minnesota8
3Michigan1
1Ohio State3*9
3Michigan47
Lower round 1Lower final
2Minnesota2
4Michigan State13Michigan4
3Michigan5

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PRon HollisMichigan
PHeath MurrayMichigan
1BJonathan SweetOhio State
2BMark MerilaMinnesota
SSDave VeresMichigan State
3BMike EstepOhio State
OFBrian SimmonsMichigan
OFCharlie NelsonMinnesota
OFMike RepaskyOhio State
DHScott WeaverMichigan
DHBrian ManninoOhio State

Most Outstanding Player

Mike Repasky was named Most Outstanding Player. Repasky was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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