2022 Big Ten baseball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big Ten
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Charles Schwab Field Omaha
City:Omaha, Nebraska
Champions:Michigan
Titlecount:10th
Coach:Erik Bakich
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Clark Elliott
Mvpteam:Michigan
Television:BTN
Different Previous:2019

The 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 26 through 29.[1] [2] As the tournament champion, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first tournament since 2019 after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format and seeding

The 2022 tournament was an eight 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.[3]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Thursday, May 26
19:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Penn State2–5BTN
240 mins after Game 1No. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 7 Purdue10–3
340 mins after Game 2No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana6–511
440 mins after Game 3No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 5 Michigan5–7
Friday, May 27
59:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 7 Purdue5–4BTN
640 mins after Game 5No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 2 Rutgers4–510
740 mins after Game 6No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 4 Illinois8–1
840 mins after Game 7No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 5 Michigan8–15
Semifinals - Saturday, May 28
99:00 a.m.No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa3–11BTN
101:50 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana4–611
115:00 p.m.No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 3 Iowa3–7
129:00 p.mNo. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Indiana14–27
Championship – Sunday, May 29
131:00 p.mNo. 3 Iowa vs. No. 5 Michigan1–137BTN
145:00 p.mNo. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Michigan4–10
  • Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten 2021–2022 Championship/Tournament Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812001829/https://bigten.org/sports/2021/8/3/21_22_CHAMPS.aspx. dead. August 12, 2021. Big Ten Conference. February 4, 2022.
  2. Web site: Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha. NCAA. May 22, 2022. April 23, 2016.
  3. Web site: Big Ten Releases 2022 Baseball Tournament Bracket . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522042745/https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/21/big-ten-releases-2022-baseball-tournament-bracket.aspx . dead . May 22, 2022 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . May 22, 2022 . May 22, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Schedule . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518221000/https://bigten.org/sports/2022/5/6/22BBTournament.aspx#Tournament%20Schedule . dead . May 18, 2022 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . May 22, 2022.