2018 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Omaha, NE. #1 University of Minnesota defeated #2 Purdue University for the title. Outfielder Jordan Kozicky of Minnesota was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Minnesota	18-4	John Anderson
2	Purdue University	17-6	Mark Wasikowski
3	University of Michigan	15-8	Erik Bakich
4	University of Illinois	15-9	Dan Hartleb
5	Indiana University	14-9	Chris Lemonis
6	University of Iowa	13-9	Rick Heller
7	Ohio State University	14-10	Greg Beals
8	Michigan State University	11-12	Jake Boss, Jr.

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
	1	Minnesota	3
	8	Michigan State	2
						1	Minnesota	3
						4	Illinois	0
	4	Illinois	7
	5	Indiana	1
											1	Minnesota	8	x
										7	Ohio State	1	x
	8	Michigan State	5
	5	Indiana	6
						4	Illinois	5
						5	Indiana	4
																1	Minnesota	6	x	x
																2	Purdue	4	x	x
	2	Purdue	8
	7	Ohio State	2
						2	Purdue	5
						3	Michigan	4
	3	Michigan	2
	6	Iowa	1
											2	Purdue	11	x
										4	Illinois	5	x
	7	Ohio State	2
	6	Iowa	0
						3	Michigan	3
						7	Ohio State	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	University of Michigan	2-1 (10)	University of Iowa
Game 2	Purdue University	8-2	Ohio State University
Game 3	University of Minnesota	3-2	Michigan State University
Game 4	University of Illinois	7-1	Indiana University
May 24
Game 5	Ohio State University	2-0	University of Iowa	Iowa eliminated
Game 6	Indiana University	6-5 (10)	Michigan State University	Michigan State eliminated
Game 7	Purdue University	5-4	University of Michigan
Game 8	University of Minnesota	3-0	University of Illinois
May 25
Game 9	Ohio State University	5-3	University of Michigan	Michigan eliminated
Game 10	University of Illinois	5-4	Indiana University	Indiana eliminated
May 26
Game 11	University of Minnesota	8-1	Ohio State University	Ohio State eliminated
Game 12	Purdue University	11-5	University of Illinois	Illinois eliminated
May 27
Game 13	University of Minnesota	6-4	Purdue University	Minnesota advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P - Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota
• P - Reggie Meyer, Minnesota
• P - Seth Kinker, Ohio State
• P - Tanner Andrews, Purdue
• C - Nick Dalesandro, Purdue
• 1B - Jacson McGowan, Purdue
• 2B - Luke Pettersen, Minnesota
• 3B - Evan Warden, Purdue
• SS - Harry Shipley, Purdue
• OF - Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota
• OF - Tyler Cowles, Ohio State
• OF - Skyler Hunter, Purdue
• DH - Toby Hanson, Minnesota