2019 Big Ten softball tournament

2019 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (10th title)
Runner-upMinnesota (8th title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (10th title)
MVPMeghan Beaubien (Michigan)
TelevisionBig Ten Network

The 2019 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Andy Mohr Field on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana from May 9 through May 11, 2019. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.[1]

Tournament

2019 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 1   .957 45 – 13   .776
No. 14 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 21 – 2   .913 47 – 13   .783
No. 8 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20 – 2   .909 46 – 14   .767
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 35 – 18   .660
No. 25 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 43 – 14   .754
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 29 – 26   .527
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 36 – 21   .632
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 9 – 14   .391 33 – 25   .569
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 21 – 31   .404
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 24 – 32   .429
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 34 – 29   .540
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 19 – 32   .373
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18   .182 16 – 34   .320
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 20 – 31   .392
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[2]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 9th
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 10th
BTN 		Semifinals
May 11th
BTN 		Finals
May 11th
BTN
            
1 Michigan 1(8)
9 Illinois 0
8 Nebraska 4
9 Illinois 6
1 Michigan 8
5 Wisconsin 3
4 Ohio State 1
5 Wisconsin 10(6)
5 Wisconsin 7
12 Iowa 4
1 Michigan 3
3 Minnesota 2
2 Northwestern 2
7 Indiana 0
7 Indiana 4
10 Penn State 2
2 Northwestern 0
3 Minnesota 4
3 Minnesota 4
11 Purdue 3
6 Rutgers 3
11 Purdue 4
  • Only the top 12 participate in the tournament.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 9
1 11:00 a.m. #5 Wisconsin vs. #12 Iowa Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman
2 1:30 p.m. #8 Nebraska vs. #9 Illinois
3 4:30 p.m. #7 Indiana vs. #10 Penn State Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter
4 7:00 p.m. #6 Rutgers vs. #11 Purdue
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
5 11:00 a.m. #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Wisconsin Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman
6 1:30 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #9 Illinois
7 4:30 p.m. #2 Northwestern vs. #7 Indiana Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter
8 7:00 p.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #11 Purdue
Semifinals – Saturday, May 11
9 9:00 a.m. #1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin Big Ten Network
10 11:30 a.m. #2 Northwestern vs. #3 Minnesota
Championship – Saturday, May 11
11 2:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Wins Big Ten softball tournament Championship". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.