1998 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 1998 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Urbana, IL. #3 University of Minnesota defeated #1 University of Illinois for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Illinois	19-5	Itch Jones
2	Ohio State University	18-9	Bob Todd
3	University of Minnesota	19-9	John Anderson
4	Pennsylvania State University	15-11	Joe Hindelang

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Illinois	2
	4	Penn State	5
						4	Penn State	5
						3	Minnesota	14
	2	Ohio State	3
	3	Minnesota	10
											3	Minnesota	9	x
											1	Illinois	8	x
						4	Penn State	5
	1	Illinois	9			1	Illinois	11
	2	Ohio State	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Minnesota	10-3	Ohio State University
Game 2	Pennsylvania State University	5-2	University of Illinois
Game 3	University of Illinois	9-8	Ohio State University	Ohio State eliminated
Game 4	University of Minnesota	14-5	Pennsylvania State University
Game 5	University of Illinois	11-5	Pennsylvania State University	Penn State eliminated
Game 6	University of Minnesota	9-8	University of Illinois	Minnesota advances to NCAA tournament