Teams | 8 |
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Format | Single-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Michigan (7th title) |
Runner-up | Iowa (7th title game) |
Winning coach | Carol Hutchins (7th title) |
MVP | Jessica Merchant (Michigan) |
Television | CSTV |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Michigan †‡y | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | 65 | – | 7 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Northwestern y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 42 | – | 18 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Iowa y | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 50 | – | 14 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 32 | – | 17 | .653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin y | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 31 | – | 24 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State y | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 36 | – | 23 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 24 | – | 26 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 13 | – | 41 | .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 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Purdue | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 10 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Iowa | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Iowa | 2(8) | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 1 |
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Attendance | |||
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Quarterfinals – May 12 and 13 | ||||||
1 | 5:00 p.m. | #2 Northwestern vs. #7 Purdue | ||||
2 | 7:30 p.m. | #1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan State | 1,203 | |||
3 | 12:00 p.m. | #3 Iowa vs. #6 Penn State | ||||
4 | 2:30 p.m. | #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State | ||||
Semifinals – May 13 and 14 | ||||||
5 | 9:00 a.m. | #3 Iowa vs. #2 Northwestern | ||||
6 | 11:45 a.m. | #1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin | ||||
Championship – May 14 | ||||||
7 | 2:30 p.m. | #1 Michigan vs. #3 Iowa | 1,113 | |||
*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
- Jessica Merchant (Michigan)[4]
References
- ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Michigan Wins Seventh Big Ten Tournament Title". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "2005 Big Ten softball tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "2005 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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