2007 Big Ten baseball tournament
The 2007 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 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the twenty sixth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their eighth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Ohio State (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Todd (8th title) |
| MVP | Cory Luebke (Ohio State) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Michigan †y | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | 42 | – | 19 | .689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota y | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 41 | – | 18 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State ‡y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 38 | – | 24 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | 25 | – | 26 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | 18 | – | 36 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | 19 | – | 35 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2007[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The 2007 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Minnesota earned the second seed over Penn State by tiebreaker. As in the previous five years, the top two seeds received a single bye, with the four lower seeds playing opening round games. The top seed played the lowest seeded winner from the opening round, with the second seed playing the higher seed. Teams that lost in the opening round played an elimination game.[3]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 21 | 7 | .750 | – | 1 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Penn State | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 3 |
| Iowa | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5 | 4 |
| Illinois | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 15 | 16 | .484 | 7 | – |
| Purdue | 11 | 20 | .355 | 12 | – |
| Northwestern | 9 | 23 | .281 | 13 | – |
| Indiana | 8 | 23 | .258 | 14.5 | – |
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | 6 | Ohio State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 10 | 6 | Ohio State | 10† | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 9† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 2 | 3 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 5* | 3 | Penn State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | Penn State | 6* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 10 innings. † - Indicates game required 11 innings.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bill Johnson | Minnesota |
| P | Cory Luebke | Ohio State |
| P | Jake Hale | Ohio State |
| C | Kevin Carlson | Minnesota |
| 1B | Bryan Jost | Minnesota |
| 2B | Matt Cavagnaro | Penn State |
| SS | Dan Lyons | Minnesota |
| 3B | Tony Kennedy | Ohio State |
| OF | Derek VanBuskirk | Michigan |
| OF | Mike Mee | Minnesota |
| OF | Kyle Baran | Minnesota |
| OF | Matt Nohelty | Minnesota |
Most Outstanding Player
Cory Luebke was named Most Outstanding Player. Luebke was a pitcher for Ohio State.[3]
References
- 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2007". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.