2011 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The 2011 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held in Columbus, OH. #1 University of Illinois defeated #2 Michigan State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Illinois	15-9	Dan Hartleb
2	Michigan State University	15-9	Jake Boss, Jr.
3	Purdue University	14-10	Doug Schreiber
4	Ohio State University	13-11	Greg Beals
5	University of Minnesota	13-11	John Anderson
6	Pennsylvania State University	12-12	Robbie Wine

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	Illinois	5
	4	Ohio State	5			4	Ohio State	4
	5	Minnesota	3								1	Illinois	4
											2	Michigan State	1
						2	Michigan State	7
	3	Purdue	7			3	Purdue	1
	6	Penn State	2													1	Illinois	9	x
																2	Michigan State	1	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	4	Ohio State	4
	5	Minnesota	9								2	Michigan State	6
						3	Purdue	0			5	Minnesota	3
						5	Minnesota	1
	5	Minnesota	8
	6	Penn State	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Ohio State University	5-3	University of Minnesota
Game 2	Purdue University	7-2	Pennsylvania State University
May 26
Game 3	University of Minnesota	8-2	Pennsylvania State University	Penn State eliminated
Game 4	Michigan State University	7-1	Purdue University
Game 5	University of Illinois	5-4	Ohio State University
May 27
Game 6	University of Minnesota	9-4	Ohio State University	Ohio State eliminated
Game 7	University of Minnesota	1-0	Purdue University	Purdue eliminated
Game 8	University of Illinois	4-1	Michigan State University
May 28
Game 9	Michigan State University	6-3	University of Minnesota	Minnesota eliminated
Game 10	University of Illinois	9-1	Michigan State University	Illinois advances to NCAA tournament