2014 Big Ten baseball tournament


The 2014 Big [Ten Conference baseball tournament] was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE from May 21 through 25. The eight team, double-elimination tournament determined the league champion for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Indiana Hoosiers baseball team|Indiana] won their second consecutive, and fourth overall, tournament championship and claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event was aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first time the event was held in Omaha and the first time it featured eight teams.

Format and seeding

The 2014 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invitations to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. This was the first year of this format in the Big Ten.
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Indiana2131
18632
17743
131184
131185
1113106
1014117
1014118
71613.5
61815
51815.5

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
PosNameSchool
PChristian MorrisIndiana
PAaron BummerNebraska
PKyle KubatNebraska
CJoel FisherMichigan State
1BDan OlingerMinnesota
2BCasey RodrigueIndiana
2BPat KellyNebraska
SSTravis MaezesMichigan
3BDustin DeMuthIndiana
DHScott DonleyIndiana
OFKyle SchwarberIndiana
OFCam GibsonMichigan State
OFRyan BoldtNebraska

Most Outstanding Player

Kyle Schwarber, an outfielder for Indiana, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.