1986 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (4th title)
Winning coachBud Middaugh (4th title)
MVPTim McIntosh (Minnesota)
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 28 Michigan  xy 133 .8134217 .712
Purdue   97 .5633727 .578
Indiana   79 .4384317 .717
Michigan State   79 .4382826 .519
Ohio State   412 .2502127 .438
West
Minnesota  x 105 .6674019 .678
Wisconsin   106 .6253522 .614
Northwestern   97 .5633914 .736
Illinois   88 .5003419 .642
Iowa   213 .1332927 .518
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 16 through 18. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the sixth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

The 1986 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage within each division. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round. Minnesota claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. Wisconsin made its only appearance in the tournament field before dropping baseball in 1991.[3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Michigan133.813
1E
Purdue97.563
4
2E
Indiana79.438
6
Michigan State79.438
6
Ohio State412.250
9
West Division
Minnesota105.667
1W
Wisconsin105.667
2W
Northwestern97.563
1.5
Illinois88.500
2.5
Iowa213.133
8

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EMichigan12
2WWisconsin11
1EMichigan10
1WMinnesota7
1WMinnesota16
2EPurdue4
1EMichigan9
1WMinnesota5
Lower round 1Lower final
1WMinnesota13
2WWisconsin142WWisconsin3
2EPurdue10

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PJim AbbottMichigan
PGreg MauMinnesota
CBrad BarsnessWisconsin
1BScott CepickyWisconsin
2BSteven FinkenMichigan
SSMark HessMinnesota
3BJeff GoergenMinnesota
OFCasey CloseMichigan
OFTim McIntoshMinnesota
OFBob ShouldersPurdue
DHJay KvasnickaMinnesota
DHEddy WoolwineMichigan

Most Outstanding Player

Tim McIntosh was named Most Outstanding Player. McIntosh was an outfielder for Minnesota.[3]

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 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 10, 2013.
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