1991 Big Ten baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Ohio State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (1st title) |
| MVP | Keith Klodnick (Ohio State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Ohio State †‡y | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | 53 | – | 13 | .803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota y | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | 37 | – | 27 | .578 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 38 | – | 23 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | 35 | – | 21 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 28 | – | 25 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | 16 | – | 36 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1991 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Trautman Field on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eleventh annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their first tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament[3]
Format and seeding
The 1991 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Indiana claimed the third seed and Northwestern earned the fourth seed by tiebreakers over Michigan.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 20 | 8 | .714 | – |
1 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2 |
2 |
| Indiana | 15 | 12 | .554 | 4.5 |
3 |
| Northwestern | 15 | 12 | .554 | 4.5 |
4 |
| Michigan | 15 | 13 | .554 | 4.5 |
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| Purdue | 14 | 14 | .500 | 6 |
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| Illinois | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7 |
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| Michigan State | 12 | 16 | .429 | 8 |
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| Iowa | 11 | 17 | .393 | 9 |
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| Wisconsin | 6 | 22 | .214 | 14 |
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Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 10 | 4 | Northwestern | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 6 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Tim Smith | Ohio State |
| P | Tom Schwarber | Ohio State |
| C | Joe Perona | Northwestern |
| 1B | Jeff Monson | Minnesota |
| 2B | Jeff Anderson | Ohio State |
| SS | Brent Gates | Minnesota |
| 3B | Jamie Taylor | Ohio State |
| OF | Jeff Kopfer | Minnesota |
| OF | Darren Schwankl | Minnesota |
| OF | Mike Stein | Northwestern |
| OF | Keith Klodnick | Ohio State |
| DH | Tom Sandt | Northwestern |
Most Outstanding Player
Keith Klodnick was named Most Outstanding Player. Klodnick was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]
References
- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.