2000 Big Ten baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Illinois (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Itch Jones (1st title) |
| MVP | Jason Anderson (Illinois) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota †y | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Penn State y | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 41 | – | 17 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 35 | – | 23 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois ‡y | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 41 | – | 21 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 37 | – | 23 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | 30 | – | 27 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | 19 | – | 35 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 20 | – | 32 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 20 | – | 36 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2000 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the nineteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Illinois won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]
Format and seeding
The 2000 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Purdue claimed the third seed over Illinois by tiebreaker. This was the first year of the expanded six team format, with all previous years being four team events.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 20 | 8 | .714 | ||
| Penn State | 18 | 9 | .667 | ||
| Purdue | 17 | 11 | .607 | ||
| Illinois | 17 | 11 | .607 | ||
| Ohio State | 15 | 13 | .536 | ||
| Northwestern | 13 | 15 | .464 | ||
| Iowa | 11 | 17 | .393 | ||
| Michigan | 10 | 18 | .357 | ||
| Michigan State | 9 | 18 | .333 | ||
| Indiana | 9 | 19 | .321 |
Tournament
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Jason Anderson | Illinois |
| P | David Gassner | Purdue |
| C | Chris Netwall | Penn State |
| 1B | Nick Swisher | Ohio State |
| 2B | Eric Spadt | Penn State |
| 3B | Craig Marquie | Illinois |
| OF | Jason Turner | Ohio State |
| OF | Michael Campo | Penn State |
| OF | Nate Sickler | Purdue |
| DH | Luke Appert | Minnesota |
Most Outstanding Player
Jason Anderson was named Most Outstanding Player. Anderson was a pitcher for Illinois.[3]
References
- ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 26, 2013.