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2019 Big Ten softball tournament

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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]

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

Tournament

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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

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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

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  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.
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