1993 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
The 1993 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 thirteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. The title game was rained out, and Minnesota was declared champion by virtue of their 2–0 record through the first two rounds while Ohio State held a 2–1 record. The Gophers claimed their fifth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was also the first time the tournament was held outside the home venue of a conference member.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (5th title) |
| Winning coach | John Anderson (5th title) |
| MVP | Matt Beaumont (Ohio State) |
| 1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Ohio State †y | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | 44 | – | 19 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota ‡y | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 43 | – | 18 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 38 | – | 21 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 32 | – | 20 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 32 | – | 23 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | 15 | – | 28 | .349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The 1993 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 19 | 9 | .679 | – | 1 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 2 |
| Purdue | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3 | 3 |
| Indiana | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Northwestern | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4 | – |
| Iowa | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5 | – |
| Michigan | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.5 | – |
| Michigan State | 12 | 16 | .429 | 7 | – |
| Illinois | 12 | 16 | .429 | 7 | – |
| Penn State | 5 | 23 | .179 | 14 | – |
Tournament
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 310 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 6 | [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 710 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||
- Game 7 was rained out. Minnesota declared champion due to their 2–0 record through the first two rounds.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Andy Hammerschmidt | Minnesota |
| P | Matt Beaumont | Ohio State |
| C | Darren Grass | Minnesota |
| 1B | Jonathan Sweet | Ohio State |
| 2B | Brad Young | Ohio State |
| SS | Bob Mobilla | Minnesota |
| OF | Ryan Lefebvre | Minnesota |
| OF | Charlie Nelson | Minnesota |
| OF | Mark Repasky | Ohio State |
| DH | Brian Mannino | Ohio State |
Most Outstanding Player
Matt Beaumont was named Most Outstanding Player. Beaumont was a pitcher for Ohio State.[3]
References
- 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.