s ▁special ▁a ides . ▁ ▁Function s ▁The ▁Executive ▁Council ▁exists ▁to ▁advise ▁and ▁direct ▁the ▁Governor . ▁Their ▁appointment ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁gives ▁them ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁execute ▁power ▁over ▁their ▁fields . ▁ ▁Current ▁cabinet ▁The ▁current ▁Executive ▁Council ▁is ▁serving ▁under ▁the ▁Hope ▁U z od in ma ' s ▁administration . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁Offic ers ▁ ▁Commission ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : State ▁executive ▁coun c ils ▁of ▁Niger ia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁Baseball ▁Tournament ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Hun ting ton ▁Park ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 3 ▁through ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁six ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁double - el im ination ▁tournament ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁league ▁champion . ▁ ▁Pur due ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁tournament ▁championship ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ' s ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Baseball ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁Pur due ' s ▁second ▁year ▁ever ▁winning ▁a ▁conference ▁championship ▁in ▁baseball , ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁conference ▁regular ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Format ▁and ▁seed ing ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁tournament ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁ 6 - team ▁double - el im ination ▁tournament , ▁with ▁se eds ▁determined ▁by ▁conference ▁regular ▁season ▁winning ▁percentage . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁se eds ▁will ▁receive ▁a ▁single ▁by e ▁into ▁the