| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Ohio State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (3rd title) |
| MVP | Shane Gunderson/Scott Kaczmar ( Minnesota/Ohio State) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 26 Ohio State †‡y | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 36 | – | 19 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | 25 | – | 31 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 29 | – | 24 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 24 | – | 29 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1995 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 fifteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
Format and seeding
The 1995 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 | 18 | 10 | .643 | – |
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| Minnesota | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2 |
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| Northwestern | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3 |
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| Purdue | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3 |
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| Penn State | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4 |
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| Illinois | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4 |
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| Iowa | 13 | 15 | .464 | 5 |
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| Indiana | 12 | 16 | .429 | 6 |
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| Michigan State | 12 | 16 | .429 | 6 |
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| Michigan | 10 | 16 | .385 | 8 |
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Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 26 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 16 | 1 | Ohio State | 8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 15 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bob Spears | Ohio State |
| P | Mike Headman | Purdue |
| C | Shane Gunderson | Minnesota |
| 1B | Rob Smith | Minnesota |
| 2B | Mark Carek | Ohio State |
| SS | Chris Williams | Ohio State |
| 3B | Mike Estep | Ohio State |
| OF | Wes Denning | Minnesota |
| OF | Shane McCarthy | Minnesota |
| OF | Scott Kaczmar | Ohio State |
| DH | Jake Suffian | Northwestern |
Most Outstanding Player
Shane Gunderson and Scott Kaczmar were named co-Most Outstanding Player. Gunderson was a catcher for Minnesota, while Kaczmar was an outfielder for Ohio State.[3]
References
- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 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 23, 2013.
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