1988 Big Ten Baseball Tournament

League championship

1988 Big Ten Conference
Baseball TournamentTeams| 4

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Format| Double-elimination
Finals site|

* Ray Fisher Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

Champions| Minnesota (3rd title)
Winning coach| John Anderson (3rd title)
MVP| Vince Palyan (Minnesota)

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* Baseball Tournament
* 1989 →

1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 19 Michigan ‍†‍‍y | 20 | - | 8 |  | .714 |  |  | 48 | - | 19 |  | .716
Minnesota ‍‍‡‍y | 17 | - | 11 |  | .607 |  |  | 38 | - | 28 |  | .576
Michigan State ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 12 |  | .571 |  |  | 41 | - | 20 |  | .672
Ohio State ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 12 |  | .571 |  |  | 32 | - | 28 |  | .533
Wisconsin ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 13 |  | .536 |  |  | 28 | - | 27 |  | .509
Iowa ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 14 |  | .500 |  |  | 29 | - | 25 |  | .537
Illinois ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 16 |  | .429 |  |  | 26 | - | 20 |  | .565
Indiana ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 17 |  | .393 |  |  | 39 | - | 29 |  | .574
Northwestern ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 17 |  | .393 |  |  | 28 | - | 28 |  | .500
Purdue ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 20 |  | .286 |  |  | 26 | - | 34 |  | .433
x - Division champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 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 19 through 21. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eighth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their third tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Format and seeding
* 2 Tournament
* 3 All-Tournament Team
* 3.1 Most Outstanding Player
* 4 References

## Format and seeding[edit]

The 1988 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[3]

Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed

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Michigan | 20 | 8 | .714 |

Minnesota | 17 | 11 | .607 |

Michigan State | 16 | 12 | .571 |

Ohio State | 16 | 12 | .571 |

Wisconsin | 15 | 13 | .536 |

Iowa | 14 | 14 | .500 |

Illinois | 12 | 16 | .429 |

Indiana | 11 | 17 | .393 |

Northwestern | 11 | 17 | .393 |

Purdue | 8 | 20 | .286 |

## Tournament[edit]

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| Upper round 1| | | Upper final| | | Final
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| 1| Michigan| 6| | | |
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| 4| Ohio State| 3| | | |
| | | 1| Michigan| 1| |
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| | | 3| Michigan State| 4| |
| 2| Minnesota| 5| | | |
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| 3| Michigan State| 10| | | |
| | | | | 3| Michigan State| 4| 3
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| | | | | 2| Minnesota| 17| 5
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |
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| | | | 1| Michigan| 2| |
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| 4| Ohio State| 2| | | 3| Minnesota| 4| |
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| 2| Minnesota| 6| | | | |
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## All-Tournament Team[edit]

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

Pos | Name | School

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P | Todd Krumm | Michigan State
P | Jim Abbott | Michigan
C | Dan Wilson | Minnesota
1B | Paul Weinberg | Minnesota
2B | Scott Meadows | Ohio State
SS | Kevin Dalson | Michigan State
3B | Jeff Goergen | Minnesota
OF | Mike Davidson | Michigan State
OF | J. T. Bruett | Minnesota
OF | Vince Palyan | Minnesota

### Most Outstanding Player[edit]

Vince Palyan was named Most Outstanding Player. Palyan was an outfielder for Minnesota.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 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 16, 2013.

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