| Year: | 1988 |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Ray Fisher Stadium |
| City: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | John Anderson |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Vince Palyan |
| Mvpteam: | Minnesota |
The 1988 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 19 through 21. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eighth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
The 1988 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[1]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 8 | .714 | ||||
| 17 | 11 | .607 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | .571 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | .571 | ||||
| 15 | 13 | .536 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | .500 | ||||
| 12 | 16 | .429 | ||||
| 11 | 17 | .393 | ||||
| 11 | 17 | .393 | ||||
| 8 | 20 | .286 |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Pos | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Todd Krumm | Michigan State | |
| P | Michigan | ||
| C | Minnesota | ||
| 1B | Paul Weinberg | Minnesota | |
| 2B | Scott Meadows | Ohio State | |
| SS | Kevin Dalson | Michigan State | |
| 3B | Jeff Goergen | Minnesota | |
| OF | Mike Davidson | Michigan State | |
| OF | Minnesota | ||
| OF | Vince Palyan | Minnesota |
Vince Palyan was named Most Outstanding Player. Palyan was an outfielder for Minnesota.[1]