2014 Big Ten softball tournament

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2014 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
Format
Sharon J. Drysdale Field
  • Evanston, IL
    • ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
    Runner-upMichigan (12th title game)
    Winning coachJessica Allister (1st title)
    MVPKaitlyn Richardson (Minnesota)
    TelevisionBTN

    The 2014 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 8 through May 10, 2014. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

    Tournament

    2014 Big Ten Conference softball standings
    		Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No. 10 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 47 – 15   .758
    No. 16 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 44 – 18   .710
    No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 6   .727 44 – 12   .786
    Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 14 – 7   .667 36 – 20   .643
    Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 35 – 18   .660
    Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 30 – 25   .545
    Purdue  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 27 – 28   .491
    Iowa  ‍‍‍y 9 – 14   .391 16 – 30   .348
    Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 24 – 26   .480
    Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 17 – 39   .304
    Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 14 – 35   .286
    Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 12 – 37   .245
    † – Conference champion
    ‡ – Tournament champion
    y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
    As of May 25, 2014[1]
    Rankings from NFCA
    1st Round
    May 8[2]     		Quarterfinals
    May 9     		Semifinals
    May 10     		Finals
    May 10
                
    1 Michigan 8
    9 Illinois 2
    8 Iowa 0
    9 Illinois 6
    1 Michigan 4
    4 Wisconsin 3
    4 Wisconsin 5
    5 Northwestern 4
    5 Northwestern 10
    12 Michigan State 4
    1 Michigan 2
    3 Minnesota 3
    2 Nebraska 5(8)
    7 Ohio State 7
    7 Ohio State 6
    10 Penn State 2
    7 Ohio State 0(5)
    3 Minnesota 9
    3 Minnesota 6
    6 Purdue 3
    6 Purdue 4
    11 Indiana 2

    Schedule

    Game Time* Matchup# Attendance
    First Round – Thursday, May 8
    1 11:00 a.m. #6 Purdue vs. #11 Indiana –
    2 1:30 p.m. #7 Ohio State vs. #10 Penn State
    3 4:30 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois –
    4 7:00 p.m. #5 Northwestern vs. #12 Michigan State
    Quarterfinals – Friday, May 9
    5 11:00 a.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #6 Purdue –
    6 1:30 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Ohio State
    7 4:30 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #9 Illinois –
    8 7:00 p.m. #4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern
    Semifinals – Saturday, May 10
    9 2:30 p.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #7 Ohio State –
    10 5:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin
    Championship – Saturday, May 10
    11 7:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota –
    *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

    All-Tournament Team

    • Alex Booker (Illinois)
    • Tori Chiodo (Purdue)
    • Caitlin Conrad (Ohio State)
    • Andrea Filler (Northwestern)
    • Mary Massei (Wisconsin)
    • Stephanie Peace (Wisconsin)
    • Sierra Romero (Michigan)
    • Caitlin Blanchard (Michigan)
    • Lindsay Montemarano (Michigan)
    • Sara Moulton (Minnesota)
    • Tyler Walker (Minnesota)

    Tournament MVP

    • Kaitlyn Richardson (Minnesota)[4]

    Small text==References==

    1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
    2. ^ "2014 Big Ten softball tournament Bracket" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
    3. ^ "2014 Big Ten softball tournament Schedule". btn.com. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
    4. ^ "Minnesota Captures softball tournament Championship". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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