1997 Big Ten Conference Tournament

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The 1997 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Ann Arbor, MI. #2 Ohio State University defeated #1 University of Michigan for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Michigan 17-9 Geoff Zahn
2 Ohio State University 18-10 Bob Todd
3 Purdue University 17-11 Steve Green
4 University of Illinois 17-11 Itch Jones

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Michigan 8  
  4 Illinois 4    
      1 Michigan 2  
      2 Ohio State 9    
  2 Ohio State 4          
  3 Purdue 2        
      2 Ohio State 8 x
        1 Michigan 5 x
       
    1 Michigan 7    
  4 Illinois 8     4 Illinois 5  
  3 Purdue 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Ohio State University 4-2 Purdue University
Game 2 University of Michigan 8-4 University of Illinois
Game 3 University of Illinois 8-3 Purdue University Purdue eliminated
Game 4 Ohio State University 9-2 University of Michigan
Game 5 University of Michigan 7-5 University of Illinois Illinois eliminated
Game 6 Ohio State University 8-5 University of Michigan Ohio State advances to NCAA tournament