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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
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
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. 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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