1983 Big Ten baseball tournament

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1983 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (2nd title)
Winning coachBud Middaugh (2nd title)
MVPBarry Larkin (Michigan)
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
No. 4 Michigan  x‍‍y 13 2 0   .867 50 9 0   .847
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 6 0   .571 22 32 0   .407
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 7 0   .462 26 21 0   .553
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 21 34 0   .382
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 3 9 0   .250 24 21 0   .533
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12 2 0   .857 27 21 0   .563
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 32 31 0   .508
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 32 20 2   .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 8 0   .429 23 24 2   .490
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 22 17 0   .564
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 20 through 22. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the third annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament[3]

Format and seeding[edit]

The 1983 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage within each division. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Michigan 13 2 .867
1E
Michigan State 8 6 .571
4.5
2E
Indiana 6 7 .462
6
Purdue 5 11 .313
8.5
Ohio State 3 9 .250
8.5
West Division
Minnesota 12 2 .857
1W
Iowa 7 7 .500
5
2W
Northwestern 6 9 .400
6.5
Illinois 6 9 .400
6.5
Wisconsin 6 10 .375
7

Tournament[edit]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1EMichigan1
2WIowa0
1EMichigan10
1WMinnesota9
1WMinnesota14
2EMichigan State1
1EMichigan12
2WIowa3
Lower round 1Lower final
1WMinnesota0
2WIowa62WIowa2
2EMichigan State2

All-Tournament Team[edit]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Paul Rieks Iowa
P Rich Stoll Michigan
1B Ken Hayward Michigan
2B Jeff Jacobson Michigan
SS Barry Larkin Michigan
OF Craig Conti Iowa
OF Tim Snowberger Iowa
OF Dale Sklar Michigan
OF Terry Steinbach Minnesota
DH Chuck Froning Michigan

Most Outstanding Player[edit]

Barry Larkin was named Most Outstanding Player. Larkin was a shortstop for Michigan.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.