1985 Big Ten baseball tournament

August 2023 June 2026 1985 Big Ten Conference 4 Double-elimination Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 2nd John Anderson 2nd John Beckman Minnesota The 1985 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 17 through 19. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the fifth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournamenthttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf Big Ten Conference 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book March 9, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130228125857/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf February 28, 2013 Format and seeding The 1985 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage within each division. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round. Ohio State and Minnesota claimed the second seeds from their respective divisions by tiebreakers. Team W L PCT GB Seed East Division 1985 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 14 2 .875 – 1E 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 8 8 .500 6 2E 1985 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 8 8 .500 6 – 1985 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 8 8 .500 6 – 1985 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 2 14 .125 12 – West Division 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 12 4 .750 – 1W 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 9 7 .563 3 2W 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 9 7 .563 3 – 1985 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 7 9 .438 5 – 1985 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin 3 13 .188 9 – Tournament 1E 1985 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 10 2W 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 11 1W 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 2 2E 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 3 1E Michigan 1111 1W Illinois 10 2W Minnesota 8 2E Ohio State 5 2E Ohio State 3 1E Michigan 1 2W Minnesota 5 2E Ohio State 3 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos Name School P Mike Clarkin Minnesota P Bill Cunningham Ohio State C Greg Ivarone Illinois 1B Alex Bauer Minnesota 2B C. J. Beshke Michigan SS Barry Larkin Michigan 3B Mike Pherson Minnesota OF John Beckman Minnesota OF Jim Orsag Illinois OF Pat Pohl Minnesota DH Ken Hayward Michigan Most Outstanding Player Jon Beckman was named Most Outstanding Player. Beckman was an outfielder for Minnesota. References Tournament Category:Big Ten baseball tournament Big Ten baseball tournament Big Ten baseball tournament