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

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Score	Television
Tuesday, May 23
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan	13–3⁸	BTN
2	3:22 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Illinois	4–3
3	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Michigan State	3–2
Wednesday, May 24
4	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Rutgers	9–7	BTN
5	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 7 Illinois	6–3
Thursday, May 25
6	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Michigan State	4–6	BTN
7	3:25 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 3 Iowa	4–9
8	7:40 p.m.	No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska	2–1¹⁰
Friday, May 26
9	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 6 Michigan	6–13	BTN
10	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Michigan State	4–0
Semifinals - Saturday, May 27
11	10:00 a.m.	No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan	5–0	BTN
12	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Nebraska	4–2
Championship – Sunday, May 28
13	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 3 Iowa	40	BTN
Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha. NCAA. November 30, 2019. April 23, 2016.
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.
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.