2014 Big Ten Softball Tournament

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2014 Big Ten Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Winning coachJessica Allister (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan
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
  • v
 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]

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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