The 2004 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the twenty third annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their eighth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (8th title) |
| Winning coach | John Anderson (8th title) |
| MVP | Glen Perkins (Minnesota) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota †‡y | 21 | – | 21 | .500 | 38 | – | 23 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | 36 | – | 25 | .590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | 33 | – | 26 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding edit
The 2004 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Michigan claimed the third seed over Michigan State by tiebreaker. As in the previous two years, the top two seeds received a single bye, with the four lower seeds playing opening round games. The top seed played the lowest seeded winner from the opening round, with the second seed playing the higher seed. Teams that lost in the opening round played an elimination game.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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| Minnesota | 21 | 10 | .677 | – |
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| Ohio State | 19 | 12 | .613 | 2 |
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| Michigan | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.5 |
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| Michigan State | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.5 |
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| Purdue | 17 | 14 | .548 | 4 |
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| Penn State | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4.5 |
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| Northwestern | 14 | 18 | .438 | 7.5 |
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| Iowa | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9.5 |
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| Illinois | 11 | 21 | .344 | 10.5 |
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| Indiana | 9 | 22 | .290 | 12 |
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Tournament edit
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 7 | 5 | Purdue | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | Minnesota | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | Michigan | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Purdue | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | Ohio State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 8 | 2 | Ohio State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team edit
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Glen Perkins | Minnesota |
| P | Jay Gagner | Minnesota |
| P | Jeffrey Carroll | Ohio State |
| C | Derek Kinnear | Ohio State |
| 1B | Andy Hunter | Minnesota |
| 2B | Chris Getz | Michigan |
| SS | Matt Fornasiere | Minnesota |
| 3B | Ronnie Bourquin | Ohio State |
| OF | Ryan Basham | Michigan State |
| OF | Steve Carvatti | Ohio State |
| OF | Jacob Howell | Ohio State |
| DH | Brandon Roberts | Michigan |
Most Outstanding Player edit
Glen Perkins was named Most Outstanding Player. Perkins was a pitcher for Minnesota.[3]
References edit
- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 6, 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 April 6, 2013.