Big Ten Baseball Weekend Preview - Who’s Making The Tournament?

Five teams have clinched a spot in the Big Ten Baseball tournament - Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State and Illinois. Six teams are currently at the magic RPI spot of 50, although it’s very unlikely six teams from the Big Ten aren’t going to make the NCAA tournament.

The biggest series this weekend (other than Nebraska) is between Purdue and Michigan as the two are fighting for RPI position

Illinois has one of the best players in the nation in Bren Spillane. From Illinois notes:

Bren Spillane is on pace to break the Big Ten record for slugging in a season (.913, Darrin Fletcher, Illinois, 1987). Bren Spillane ranks among the NCAA leaders in nearly every major category: 1st slugging…