2023 Big Ten baseball tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Big Ten
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Charles Schwab Field Omaha
City:Omaha, Nebraska
Champions:Maryland
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Rob Vaughn
Coachcount:1st
Television:BTN

The 2023 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 28. As the tournament winner, Maryland earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament aired on the Big Ten Network.[1]

Format and seeding

The 2023 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 tournament used a 3-2-3-2-4-1 format in terms of games played per day with competition beginning one day earlier than in past years to allow for flexibility in case of inclement weather.[2]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 23
111:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan13–38BTN
23:22 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Illinois4–3
37:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Michigan State3–2
Wednesday, May 24
43:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Rutgers9–7BTN
58:00 p.m.No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 7 Illinois6–3
Thursday, May 25
611:00 a.m.No. 5 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Michigan State4–6BTN
73:25 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 3 Iowa4–9
87:40 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska2–110
Friday, May 26
93:00 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 6 Michigan 6–13BTN
108:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Michigan State 4–0
Semifinals - Saturday, May 27
1110:00 a.m.No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan5–0BTN
122:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska 4–2
Championship – Sunday, May 28
133:00 p.m.No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 3 Iowa 40 BTN
  • Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha. NCAA. November 30, 2019. April 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Big Ten 2022–2023 Championship/Tournament Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805181249/https://bigten.org/sports/2022/8/4/2223ChampsSchedule.aspx. dead. August 5, 2022. Big Ten Conference. December 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2023 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Schedule . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521004245/https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/20/big-ten-announces-2023-baseball-tournament-bracket.aspx . dead . May 21, 2023 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . May 20, 2023 . May 20, 2023.