2005 Big Ten softball tournament

2005 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (7th title)
Runner-upIowa (7th title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (7th title)
MVPJessica Merchant (Michigan)
TelevisionCSTV
2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan  ‍y152 .882657 .903
No. 16 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y153 .8334218 .700
No. 24 Iowa  ‍‍‍y126 .6675014 .781
Ohio State  ‍‍‍97 .5633217 .653
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y119 .5503124 .564
Penn State  ‍‍‍y109 .5263623 .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍1010 .5003424 .586
Michigan State  ‍‍‍79 .4382528 .472
Minnesota  ‍‍‍614 .3002527 .481
Illinois  ‍‍‍414 .2222426 .480
Indiana  ‍‍‍218 .1001341 .241
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2005[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2005 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 12 through May 14, 2005. The championship game was aired on CSTV. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

The 2005 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

Quarterfinals
May 12 and 13
Semifinals
May 14
Championship
May 14
         
2Northwestern2
7Purdue0
1Michigan10
5Wisconsin1
1Michigan6
8Michigan State2
1Michigan7
2Iowa2
3Iowa1
6Penn State0
3Iowa2(8)
2Northwestern1
5Wisconsin6
4Ohio State1

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#Attendance
Quarterfinals – May 12 and 13
15:00 p.m.#2 Northwestern vs. #7 Purdue
27:30 p.m.#1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan State1,203
312:00 p.m.#3 Iowa vs. #6 Penn State
42:30 p.m.#5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State
Semifinals – May 13 and 14
59:00 a.m.#3 Iowa vs. #2 Northwestern
611:45 a.m.#1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin
Championship – May 14
72:30 p.m.#1 Michigan vs. #3 Iowa1,113
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

All-Tournament Team

  • Designated Player: Kristen Amegin (Northwestern)
  • Designated Player: Ricci Robben (Wisconsin)
  • Pitcher: Lisa Birocci (Iowa)
  • Pitcher: Jennie Ritter (Michigan)
  • Catcher: Becky Marx (Michigan)
  • First base: Samantha Findlay (Michigan)
  • Third base: Grace Leutele (Michigan)
  • Shortstop: Stephanie Churchwell (Northwestern)
  • Shortstop: Stacy May (Iowa)
  • Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan)
  • Outfielder: Stephanie Bercaw (Michigan)
  • Outfielder: Sheila McCorkle (Northwestern)

Tournament MVP

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michigan Wins Seventh Big Ten Tournament Title". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2005. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "2005 Big Ten softball tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "2005 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2005. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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