| Year: | 1983 |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Ray Fisher Stadium |
| City: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Champions: | Michigan |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Bud Middaugh |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Barry Larkin |
| Mvpteam: | Michigan |
The 1983 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 20 through 22. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the third annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament[1]
The 1983 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.[1]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Division | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | .867 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | .571 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | .462 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | .313 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | .250 | ||||
| West Division | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | .857 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | .500 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | .400 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | .400 | ||||
| 6 | 10 | .375 | ||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Pos | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Paul Rieks | Iowa | |
| P | Rich Stoll | Michigan | |
| 1B | Ken Hayward | Michigan | |
| 2B | Jeff Jacobson | Michigan | |
| SS | Michigan | ||
| OF | Craig Conti | Iowa | |
| OF | Tim Snowberger | Iowa | |
| OF | Dale Sklar | Michigan | |
| OF | Minnesota | ||
| DH | Chuck Froning | Michigan |
Barry Larkin was named Most Outstanding Player. Larkin was a shortstop for Michigan.[1]