2014 Big Ten softball tournament

2014 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runner-upMichigan (12th title game)
Winning coachJessica Allister (1st title)
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
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]

Small text==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.[dead link‍]
  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.[dead link‍]