2008 Big Ten Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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