# 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 26 through 29. As the tournament champion, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament aired on the Big Ten Network. This was the first tournament since 2019 after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Format and seeding

The 2022 tournament was an eight team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Maryland | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 5 | 1 | Maryland | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | Michigan | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | | | | 5 | Michigan | 3 | 13$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Iowa | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | Iowa | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Illinois | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | Indiana | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Maryland | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Michigan | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rutgers | 4 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rutgers | 4 |
| 7 | Purdue | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | Rutgers | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Iowa | 2 | 6 | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | | | | 2 | Rutgers | 14$^7$ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Indiana | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | Indiana | 2 | — | | | | |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | Iowa | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Thursday, May 26 |||||
| 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Penn State | 2–5 | BTN |
| 2 | 40 mins after Game 1 | No. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 7 Purdue | 10–3 | BTN |
| 3 | 40 mins after Game 2 | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana | 6–5$^{11}$ | BTN |
| 4 | 40 mins after Game 3 | No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 5 Michigan | 5–7 | BTN |
| Friday, May 27 |||||
| 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 7 Purdue | 5–4 | BTN |
| 6 | 40 mins after Game 5 | No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 2 Rutgers | 4–5$^{10}$ | BTN |
| 7 | 40 mins after Game 6 | No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 4 Illinois | 8–1 | BTN |
| 8 | 40 mins after Game 7 | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 5 Michigan | 8–15 | BTN |
| Semifinals - Saturday, May 28 |||||
| 9 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa | 3–11 | BTN |
| 10 | 1:50 p.m. | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Indiana | 4–6$^{11}$ | BTN |
| 11 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 3 Iowa | 3–7 | BTN |
| 12 | 9:00 p.m | No. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Indiana | 14–2$^7$ | BTN |
| Championship – Sunday, May 29 |||||
| 13 | 1:00 p.m | No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 5 Michigan | 1–13$^7$ | BTN |
| 14 | 5:00 p.m | No. 2 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Michigan | 4–10 | BTN |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||