2013 Big Ten softball tournament

2013 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin (1st title)
Runner-upMinnesota (3rd title game)
Winning coachYvette Healy (1st title)
MVPCassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
TelevisionBTN

The 2013 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bowlin Stadium on the campus of University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska from May 9 through May 12, 2013. As the tournament winner, Wisconsin earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Tournament

2013 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 2   .909 51 – 13   .797
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16 – 6   .727 45 – 16   .738
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 36 – 19   .655
Wisconsin  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 44 – 13   .772
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 31 – 22   .585
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 22 – 27   .449
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 24 – 25   .490
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 34 – 22   .607
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 30 – 24   .556
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 23 – 32   .418
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 16 – 34   .320
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 3 – 19   .136 19 – 35   .352
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2013[1]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 9[2] 		Quarterfinals
May 10 		Semifinals
May 11 		Finals
May 12
            
1 Michigan 3
8 Ohio State 2
8 Ohio State 8
9 Iowa 4
1 Michigan 3
4 Wisconsin 9
4 Wisconsin 3
5 Northwestern 0
5 Northwestern 6
12 Indiana 3
4 Wisconsin 9
3 Minnesota 3
2 Nebraska 3
10 Purdue 2
7 Michigan State 5
10 Purdue 8
2 Nebraska 0
3 Minnesota 1
3 Minnesota 4
11 Penn State 0
6 Illinois 2
11 Penn State 5

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 9
1 12:30 p.m. #5 Northwestern vs. #12 Indiana –
2 3:00 p.m. #8 Ohio State vs. #9 Iowa
3 5:30 p.m. #6 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State –
4 8:00 p.m. #7 Michigan State vs. #10 Purdue
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
5 12:30 a.m. #4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern –
6 3:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #8 Ohio State
7 5:30 p.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #11 Penn State –
8 8:00 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #10 Purdue
Semifinals – Saturday, May 11
9 3:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin –
10 5:30 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Minnesota
Championship – Saturday, May 12
11 1:00 p.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #4 Wisconsin –
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

All-Tournament Team

  • Sara Driesenga (Michigan)
  • Ashley Lane (Michigan)
  • Alex Davis (Minnesota)
  • Sara Moulton (Minnesota)
  • Tatum Edwards (Nebraska)
  • Emily Lockman (Nebraska)
  • Amy Letourneau (Northwestern)
  • Cassidy Bell (Penn State)
  • Andie Varsho (Purdue)
  • Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
  • Stefanni LaJeunesse (Wisconsin)
  • Maria Van Abel (Wisconsin)

Tournament MVP

  • Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2013 softball tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2013 Softball tourney bracket released". btn.com. Big Ten Conference. May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "2013 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.[dead link‍]