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{{Short description|College baseball conference championship}}
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name               = Big Ten baseball tournament
| optional_subheader = Conference baseball championship
| defunct            =
| image              =
| caption            =
| sport              = [[Baseball]]
| conference         = [[Big Ten Conference]]
| number_of_teams    = 8
| format             = [[Double elimination]]
| current_stadium    = [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]]
| current_location   = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| years              = 1981–present
| most_recent        = [[2024 Big Ten baseball tournament|2024]]
| current_champion   = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]]
| most_championships = [[Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan Wolverines]]<br>[[Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]<br>[[Ohio State Buckeyes baseball|Ohio State Buckeyes]] (10)
| television         = [[Big Ten Network|BTN]]
| website            =
| sponsors           =
| all_stadiums       = [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]] (2014, 2016, 2018–present)<br>[[Bart Kaufman Field]] (2017)<br>[[Target Field]] (2013, 2015)<br>[[Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio)|Huntington Park]] (2009, 2011–2012)<br>[[Ray Fisher Stadium]] (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1989, 1997, 2006–2008)<br>[[Illinois Field]] (1998, 2005)<br>[[Siebert Field]] (1984, 1986, 2000, 2002–2004)<br>[[Bill Davis Stadium]] (1999, 2001, 2010)<br>[[Beaver Field (baseball)|Beaver Field]] (1996)<br>[[Trautman Field]] (1991-92, 1995)<br>[[C. O. Brown Stadium]] (1993–94)<br>[[Duane Banks Field]] (1990)<br>[[Illinois Field (1884)|Old Illinois Field]] (1982)
| all_locations      = [[Omaha, Nebraska]], (2014, 2016, 2018–present)<br>[[Bloomington, Indiana]] (2017)<br>[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], (1984, 1986, 2000, 2002-04, 2013, 2015)<br>[[Columbus, Ohio]], (1991–1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009–2012)<br>[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1989, 1997, 2006–2008)<br>[[Champaign, Illinois]], (1982, 1998, 2005)<br>[[State College, Pennsylvania]] (1996)<br>[[Battle Creek, Michigan]], (1993–1994)<br>[[Iowa City, Iowa]] (1990)
}}
The '''Big Ten baseball tournament''' is the conference championship tournament in [[college baseball|baseball]] for the [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[Big Ten Conference]].  The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA Division I baseball tournament]].
==History==
The Big Ten baseball tournament began in 1981.  From 1981 to 1999, the tournament was a 4-team [[double-elimination tournament]].  In 2000, the tournament expanded to a 6-team double elimination format, then 8 teams in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jconline.com/article/20140207/SPORTS0201/302070009/Big-Ten-Conference-baseball-Purdue-Boilermakers|newspaper=[[Journal & Courier]]|location=[[Lafayette, Indiana]]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|title=Big Ten baseball tournament expanding to eight teams}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/02/07/0207-big-ten-baseball.html|title=Big Ten baseball: Tournament will have eight teams|newspaper=[[Columbus Dispatch]]|location=[[Columbus, Ohio]]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=February 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209152357/http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/02/07/0207-big-ten-baseball.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 1981 until 1987, the Big Ten Conference was split into two divisions, named the 'East' and the 'West'.  The top two teams in each division at the end of the regular season participated in the tournament.  In 1988, the conference eliminated the divisions, and the tournament's field was determined by the four (later six, then eight) teams with the best conference rankings.
==Champions==
===By year===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! School
! Site
! MOP
|-
| [[1981 Big Ten baseball tournament|1981]]
| [[1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]]
| [[Ray Fisher Stadium]] • [[Ann Arbor, MI]]
| [[Gerry Hool]], Michigan
|-
| [[1982 Big Ten baseball tournament|1982]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1982|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| [[Illinois Field (1884)|Old Illinois Field]] • [[Champaign, IL]]
| [[Terry Steinbach]], Minnesota / [[Jeff King (baseball)|Jeff King]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1983 Big Ten baseball tournament|1983]]
| [[1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]]
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Barry Larkin]], Michigan
|-
| [[1984 Big Ten baseball tournament|1984]]
| [[1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]]
| [[Siebert Field]] • [[Minneapolis, MN]]
| [[Kurt Zimmerman]], Michigan
|-
| [[1985 Big Ten baseball tournament|1985]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1985|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Jon Beckman]], Minnesota
|-
| [[1986 Big Ten baseball tournament|1986]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1986|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Tim McIntosh (baseball)|Tim McIntosh]], Minnesota
|-
| [[1987 Big Ten baseball tournament|1987]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1987|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Greg Everson]], Michigan
|-
| [[1988 Big Ten baseball tournament|1988]]
| {{cbsb link|year1988|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Vince Palyan]] Minnesota
|-
| [[1989 Big Ten baseball tournament|1989]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1989|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Rich Capparelli]], Illinois
|-
| [[1990 Big Ten baseball tournament|1990]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1990|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| [[Duane Banks Field]] • [[Iowa City, IA]]
| [[Bob Christensen]], Illinois
|-
| [[1991 Big Ten baseball tournament|1991]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1991|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| [[Trautman Field]] • [[Columbus, OH]]
| [[Keith Klodnick]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1992 Big Ten baseball tournament|1992]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1992|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Trautman Field • Columbus, OH
| [[Scott Bakkum]], Minnesota
|-
| [[1993 Big Ten baseball tournament|1993]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1993|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| [[C. O. Brown Stadium]] • [[Battle Creek, MI]]
| [[Matt Beaumont (baseball)|Matt Beaumont]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1994 Big Ten baseball tournament|1994]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1994|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI
| [[Mike Repasky]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1995 Big Ten baseball tournament|1995]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1995|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Trautman Field • Columbus, OH
| [[Shane Gunderson]], Minnesota / [[Scott Kaczmar]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1996 Big Ten baseball tournament|1996]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1996|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}}
| [[Beaver Field (baseball)|Beaver Field]] • [[State College, PA]]
| [[Dan Ferrell]], Indiana
|-
| [[1997 Big Ten baseball tournament|1997]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1997|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Mike Lockwood (baseball)|Mike Lockwood]], Ohio State
|-
| [[1998 Big Ten baseball tournament|1998]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1998|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| [[Illinois Field]] • Champaign, IL
| [[Mark Groebner]], Minnesota
|-
| [[1999 Big Ten baseball tournament|1999]]
| {{cbsb link|year=1999|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| [[Bill Davis Stadium]] • Columbus, OH
| [[Bobby Scales]], Michigan
|-
| [[2000 Big Ten baseball tournament|2000]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2000|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Jason Anderson (baseball)|Jason Anderson]], Illinois
|-
| [[2001 Big Ten baseball tournament|2001]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2001|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
| [[Jack Hannahan]], Minnesota
|-
| [[2002 Big Ten baseball tournament|2002]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2002|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Joe Wilkins]], Ohio State
|-
| [[2003 Big Ten baseball tournament|2003]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2003|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Brett Garrard]], Ohio State
|-
| [[2004 Big Ten baseball tournament|2004]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2004|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Glen Perkins]], Minnesota
|-
| [[2005 Big Ten baseball tournament|2005]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2005|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
| [[Steve Caravati]], Ohio State
|-
| [[2006 Big Ten baseball tournament|2006]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2006|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Adam Abraham]], Michigan
|-
| [[2007 Big Ten baseball tournament|2007]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2007|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Cory Luebke]], Ohio State
|-
| [[2008 Big Ten baseball tournament|2008]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2008|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| [[Michael Powers (baseball)|Michael Powers]], Michigan
|-
| [[2009 Big Ten baseball tournament|2009]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2009|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}}
| [[Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio)|Huntington Park]] • Columbus, OH
| Matt Bashore, Indiana
|-
| [[2010 Big Ten baseball tournament|2010]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2010|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
| Kyle Knudson, Minnesota
|-
| [[2011 Big Ten baseball tournament|2011]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2011|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| Huntington Park • Columbus, OH
| Adam Davis, Illinois
|-
| [[2012 Big Ten baseball tournament|2012]]
| [[2012 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team|Purdue]]
| Huntington Park • Columbus, OH
| [[Kevin Plawecki]], Purdue
|-
| [[2013 Big Ten baseball tournament|2013]]
| [[2013 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team|Indiana]]
| [[Target Field]] • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Sam Travis]] Indiana
|-
| [[2014 Big Ten baseball tournament|2014]]
| [[2014 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team|Indiana]]
| [[TD Ameritrade Park]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| [[Kyle Schwarber]], Indiana
|-
| [[2015 Big Ten baseball tournament|2015]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2015|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| Target Field • Minneapolis, MN
| [[Jake Cronenworth]], Michigan
|-
| [[2016 Big Ten baseball tournament|2016]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2016|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| [[TD Ameritrade Park]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| Ronnie Dawson, Ohio State
|-
| [[2017 Big Ten baseball tournament|2017]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2017|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}
| [[Bart Kaufman Field]] • [[Bloomington, IN]]
| Chris Whelan, Iowa
|-
| [[2018 Big Ten baseball tournament|2018]]
| {{cbsb link|year=2018|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| [[TD Ameritrade Park]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota
|-
| [[2019 Big Ten baseball tournament|2019]]
|{{cbsb link|year=2019|team=Ohio State Buckeyes |title=Ohio State}}
| [[TD Ameritrade Park]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
|Andrew Magno, Ohio State
|-
| 2020
| rowspan=2 colspan=3 align=center|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
| 2021
|-
| [[2022 Big Ten baseball tournament|2022]]
| [[2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]]
| [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| Clark Elliott, Michigan
|-
| [[2023 Big Ten baseball tournament|2023]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins baseball|Maryland]]
| [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| Nick Lorusso, Maryland
|-
| [[2024 Big Ten baseball tournament|2024]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]]
| [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]] • [[Omaha, NE]]
| Josh Caron, Nebraska
|}
[[File:B1GBaseballChampionshipGame2019.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Over 17,000 spectators filled TD Ameritrade to witness the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game]]
===By school===
''Updated as of 2024 season''<!--Default sort order is number of championships, then winning percentage.-->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! School
! Appearances
! W-L
! Pct
! Tourney Titles
! Title Years
! Notes
|-
| Minnesota
| 31
| 69–45
| {{winpct|69|45}}
| 10
| 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018
|
|-
| Michigan
| 28
| 57–41
| {{winpct|57|41}}
| 10
| 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2022
|
|-
| Ohio State
| 30
| 60–46
| {{winpct|60|46}}
| 10
| 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019
|
|-
| Indiana
| 16
| 29–26
| {{winpct|29|26}}
| 4
| 1996, 2009, 2013, 2014
|
|-
| Illinois
| 24
| 30–41
| {{winpct|30|41}}
| 4
| 1989, 1990, 2000, 2011
|
|-
| Purdue
| 18
| 21–33
| {{winpct|21|33}}
| 1
| 2012
|
|-
| Iowa
| 14
| 17–26
| {{winpct|17|26}}
| 1
| 2017
|
|-
| Maryland
| 6
| 14–9
| {{winpct|14|9}}
| 1
| 2023
|Joined Big Ten in 2015
|-
| Nebraska
| 6
| 10–11
| {{winpct|10|11}}
| 1
| 2024
|Joined Big Ten in 2012
|-
| Penn State
| 11
| 14–22
| {{winpct|14|22}}
| 0
|
|
|-
| Michigan State
| 15
| 16–30
| {{winpct|16|30}}
| 0
|
|
|-
| Wisconsin
| 1
| 1–2
| {{winpct|1|2}}
| 0
|
| Dropped baseball in 1991
|-
| Northwestern
| 8
| 7–16
| {{winpct|7|16}}
| 0
|
|
|-
| Rutgers
| 2
| 3–3
| {{winpct|3|3}}
| 0
|
|Joined Big Ten in 2015
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament navbox}}
{{Big Ten Conference baseball navbox}}
{{Big Ten championships navbox}}
{{NCAA Division I baseball conference tournament navbox}}
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