2005 Big Ten Softball Tournament

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2005 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsMichigan (7th title)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (7th title)
Runner-upIowa
MVPJessica Merchant (Michigan)
TelevisionCSTV
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2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
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 Conference 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 1 Michigan 10  
7 Purdue 0 5 Wisconsin 1  
  1 Michigan 6
8 Michigan State 2     1 Michigan 7
  2 Iowa 2
  3 Iowa 1
6 Penn State 0
  5 Wisconsin 6 3 Iowa 2(8)
4 Ohio State 1 2 Northwestern 1  

Schedule[]

Game Time* Matchup# Attendance
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[]

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. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "2005 Big Ten Softball Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "2005 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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