2015 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 2015 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Minneapolis, MN. #3 University of Michigan defeated #4 University of Maryland for the title. Pitcher Jake Cronenworth of Michigan was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Illinois	21-1	Dan Hartleb
2	University of Iowa	19-5	Rick Heller
3	University of Michigan	14-10	Erik Bakich
4	University of Maryland	14-10	John Szefc
5	Michigan State University	14-10	Jake Boss, Jr.
6	Indiana University	12-10	Chris Lemonis
7	Ohio State University	13-11	Greg Beals
8	University of Nebraska	9-14	Darin Erstad

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
	1	Illinois	3
	8	Nebraska	2
						1	Illinois	1
						4	Maryland	2
	4	Maryland	2
	5	Michigan State	1
											4	Maryland	4	x
										6	Indiana	2	x
	8	Nebraska	7
	5	Michigan State	9
						1	Illinois	2
						5	Michigan State	0
																4	Maryland	3	x	x
																3	Michigan	4	x	x
	2	Iowa	3
	7	Ohio State	2
						2	Iowa	5
						3	Michigan	8
	3	Michigan	4
	6	Indiana	1
											3	Michigan	5	x
										1	Illinois	3	x
	7	Ohio State	3
	6	Indiana	5
						2	Iowa	2
						6	Indiana	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20
Game 1	University of Michigan	4-1	Indiana University
Game 2	University of Iowa	3-2	Ohio State University
Game 3	University of Illinois	3-2	University of Nebraska
Game 4	University of Maryland	2-1	Michigan State University
May 21
Game 5	Indiana University	5-3	Ohio State University	Ohio State eliminated
Game 6	Michigan State University	9-7	University of Nebraska	Nebraska eliminated
Game 7	University of Michigan	8-5	University of Iowa
Game 8	University of Maryland	2-1	University of Illinois
May 22
Game 9	Indiana University	10-2	University of Iowa	Iowa eliminated
Game 10	University of Illinois	2-0	Michigan State University	Michigan State eliminated
May 23
Game 11	University of Maryland	4-2	Indiana University	Indiana eliminated
Game 12	University of Michigan	5-3	University of Illinois	Illinois eliminated
May 24
Game 13	University of Michigan	4-3	University of Maryland	Michigan advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P - John Kravetz, Illinois
• P - Kevin Mooney, Maryland
• P - Brett Adcock, Michigan
• C - Brad Hartong, Indiana
• 1B - Ryan Krill, Michigan State
• 2B - Jacob Cronenworth, Michigan
• 3B - Mark Weist, Michigan State
• SS - Nick Ramos, Indiana
• SS - Kevin Smith, Maryland
• OF - Ryan Nagle, Illinois
• OF - Craig Dedelow, Indiana
• OF - Jackson Glines, Michigan
• OF - Brandon Hughes, Michigan State
• DH - Cody Bruder, Michigan