2002 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 2002 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Minneapolis, MN. #2 Ohio State University defeated #1 University of Minnesota for the title. Joe Wilkins was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Minnesota	18-10	John Anderson
2	Ohio State University	18-11	Bob Todd
3	Michigan State University	16-12	Ted Mahan
4	Indiana University	15-14	Bob Morgan
5	University of Iowa	15-16	Scott Broghamer
6	Northwestern University	14-15	Paul Stevens

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	Minnesota	2
	3	Michigan State	2			6	Northwestern	5
	6	Northwestern	4								6	Northwestern	2
											2	Ohio State	5
						2	Ohio State	11
	4	Indiana	7			4	Indiana	10
	5	Iowa	4													2	Ohio State	6	x
																1	Minnesota	3	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	4	Indiana	1
	3	Michigan State	14								6	Northwestern	5
						1	Minnesota	6			1	Minnesota	11
						3	Michigan State	0
	3	Michigan State	13
	5	Iowa	9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Indiana University	7-4	University of Iowa
Game 2	Northwestern University	4-2	Michigan State University
May 23
Game 3	Michigan State University	13-9	University of Iowa	Iowa eliminated
Game 4	Ohio State University	11-10 (10)	Indiana University
Game 5	Northwestern University	5-2	University of Minnesota
May 24
Game 6	Michigan State University	14-1	Indiana University	Indiana eliminated
Game 7	University of Minnesota	6-0	Michigan State University	Michigan State eliminated
Game 8	Ohio State University	5-2	Northwestern University
May 25
Game 9	University of Minnesota	11-5	Northwestern University	Northwestern eliminated
Game 10	Ohio State University	6-3	University of Minnesota	Ohio State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team [1]

• Catcher: Joe Wilkins, Ohio State
• First Base: Brad Carlson, Iowa
• Second Base: Luke Appert, Minnesota
• Third Base: Drew Anderson, Ohio State
• Shortstop: Eric Blakeley, Indiana
• Outfielder: Doug Dendinger, Ohio State
• Outfielder: Doug Deeds, Ohio State
• Outfielder: Bob Malek, Michigan State
• Designated Hitter: Ben Pattee, Minnesota
• Pitcher: E.J. Laratta, Ohio State
• Pitcher: Scott Lewis, Ohio State
• Pitcher: Gabe Ribas, Northwestern