1997 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 1997 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Ann Arbor, MI. #2 Ohio State University defeated #1 University of Michigan for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Michigan	17-9	Geoff Zahn
2	Ohio State University	18-10	Bob Todd
3	Purdue University	17-11	Steve Green
4	University of Illinois	17-11	Itch Jones

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Michigan	8
	4	Illinois	4
						1	Michigan	2
						2	Ohio State	9
	2	Ohio State	4
	3	Purdue	2
											2	Ohio State	8	x
											1	Michigan	5	x
						1	Michigan	7
	4	Illinois	8			4	Illinois	5
	3	Purdue	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Ohio State University	4-2	Purdue University
Game 2	University of Michigan	8-4	University of Illinois
Game 3	University of Illinois	8-3	Purdue University	Purdue eliminated
Game 4	Ohio State University	9-2	University of Michigan
Game 5	University of Michigan	7-5	University of Illinois	Illinois eliminated
Game 6	Ohio State University	8-5	University of Michigan	Ohio State advances to NCAA tournament