2001 Big Ten baseball tournament

2001 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (7th title)
Winning coachJohn Anderson (7th title)
MVPJack Hannahan (Minnesota)
2001 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 43 18   .705
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 19 7   .731 32 24   .571
Minnesota  ‍‍y 19 8   .704 39 21   .650
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 29 29   .500
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 29 28   .509
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 28 28   .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11 17   .393 24 32   .429
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9 17   .346 29 27   .518
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 17   .320 19 29   .396
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 24 31   .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, from May 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the twentieth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Minnesota won their seventh tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Format and seeding

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The 2001 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Ohio State 20 7 .741
1
Purdue 19 7 .731
.5
2
Minnesota 19 8 .704
1
3
Penn State 15 11 .577
4.5
4
Illinois 13 14 .481
7
5
Michigan 10 14 .417
8.5
6
Northwestern 11 17 .393
9.5
Michigan State 9 17 .346
10.5
Iowa 8 17 .320
11
Indiana 7 19 .269
12.5

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Ohio State3
4Penn State4
1Ohio State84Penn State2
6Michigan46Michigan10
2Purdue2
6Michigan10
2Purdue56Michigan2
5Illinois93Minnesota3
5Illinois11
3Minnesota15
3Minnesota43Minnesota6
4Penn State21Ohio State5
1Ohio State10
5Illinois0

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Bobby Wood Michigan
P Mike Kobow Minnesota
P Greg Prenger Ohio State
C Jake Fox Michigan
C Josh Holthaus Minnesota
2B Scott Tousa Michigan
SS Trent McIlvain Ohio State
3B Jack Hannahan Minnesota
OF Jason Kennedy Minnesota
OF Sam Steidl Minnesota
OF Steve Caravati Ohio State
DH Luke Simmons Illinois

Most Outstanding Player

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Jack Hannahan was named Most Outstanding Player. Hannahan was a third baseman for Minnesota.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 28, 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 30, 2013.