Year: | 2013 |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Teams: | 6 |
Format: | Double-elimination with single bye for top two teams |
Ballpark: | Target Field |
City: | Minneapolis, MN |
Champions: | Indiana |
Titlecount: | 3rd |
Coach: | Tracy Smith |
Coachcount: | 2nd |
Mvp: | Sam Travis |
Mvpteam: | Indiana |
Television: | BTN |
The 2013 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN from May 22 through 25. The six team, double-elimination tournament determined the league champion for the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. Indiana won the tournament to claim the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network.[1] [2]
The 2013 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye into the semifinals (2nd Round). The 1 seed played the lowest seeded Round 1 winner, while the 2 seed played the highest seeded Round 1 winner.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | 7 | .708 | – | 1 | ||
15 | 9 | .625 | 2 | 2 | ||
15 | 9 | .625 | 2 | 3 | ||
13 | 8 | .619 | 2.5 | 4 | ||
14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | 5 | ||
14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | 6 | ||
12 | 9 | .571 | 3.5 | – | ||
10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | – | ||
9 | 15 | .375 | 8 | – | ||
6 | 18 | .250 | 11 | – | ||
4 | 20 | .167 | 13 | – |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
POS | Player | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
P | Will Coursen-Carr | Indiana | |
P | Indiana | ||
P | Christian DeLeon | Nebraska | |
DH | Eli Goldaris | Indiana | |
C | Indiana | ||
1B | Indiana | ||
2B | Pat Kelly | Nebraska | |
3B | Dustin DeMuth | Indiana | |
SS | Thomas Lindauer | Illinois | |
SS | Bryan Peters | Nebraska | |
OF | Casey Smith | Indiana | |
OF | Troy Larson | Minnesota | |
OF | Chad Christensen | Nebraska | |
DH | Kash Kalkowski | Nebraska |
Most Outstanding Player: Sam Travis, Indiana