2008 Big Ten Conference Tournament

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The 2008 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Ann Arbor, MI. #1 University of Michigan defeated #2 Purdue University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Michigan 26-5 Rich Maloney
2 Purdue University 21-10 Doug Schreiber
3 Pennsylvania State University 17-15 Robbie Wine
4 University of Illinois 16-15 Dan Hartleb
5 Ohio State University 15-15 Bob Todd
6 Indiana University 15-17 Tracy Smith

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Michigan 5  
  4 Illinois 3     4 Illinois 2    
  5 Ohio State 2         1 Michigan 6  
      2 Purdue 1    
    2 Purdue 15          
  3 Penn State 6     3 Penn State 6        
  6 Indiana 1         1 Michigan 3 x
      2 Purdue 2 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  4 Illinois 7        
  6 Indiana 14         2 Purdue 11    
      3 Penn State 8     6 Indiana 7  
      6 Indiana 11  
  5 Ohio State 8    
  6 Indiana 10  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 21
Game 1 University of Illinois 3-2 Ohio State University
Game 2 Pennsylvania State University 6-1 Indiana University
May 22
Game 3 Indiana University 10-8 (10) Ohio State University Ohio State eliminated
Game 4 Purdue University 15-6 Pennsylvania State University
Game 5 University of Michigan 5-2 University of Illinois
May 23
Game 6 Indiana University 14-7 University of Illinois Illinois eliminated
Game 7 Indiana University 11-8 Pennsylvania State University Penn state eliminated
Game 8 University of Michigan 6-1 Purdue University
May 24
Game 9 Purdue University 11-7 Indiana University Indiana eliminated
Game 10 University of Michigan 3-2 Purdue University Michigan advances to NCAA tournament