2018 Big Ten baseball tournament explained

Year:	2018
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Teams:	8
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
City:	Omaha, Nebraska
Champions:	Minnesota
Titlecount:	10th
Coach:	John Anderson
Coachcount:	10th
Mvp:	Jordan Kozicky
Mvpteam:	Minnesota
Television:	BTN

The 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 27.^[1] The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series.^{[2] [3]}

Format and seeding

The 2018 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Ten 2018 Championship/Tournament Schedule. Big Ten Conference. February 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100415/http://www.bigten.org/championships/2018-schedule.html. February 21, 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Indiana To Host 2017 Big Ten Tournament. January 19, 2017. January 30, 2017. Big Ten Conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064059/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011917aaa.html. February 2, 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018. Big Ten Conference. January 30, 2017. November 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160114225323/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/111114aaa.html. January 14, 2016. dead. mdy-all.