2005 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament
5/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Big Ten Conference | Iowa | Michigan | Michigan State
Northwestern | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Wisconsin
Final Statistics Summary (PDF: 13 pages, 28 KB)
Visit the Big Ten site for game recaps
Ann Arbor Weather (from weather.com)
Thursday, May 12
Game 1 -- #2 seed Northwestern 2, #7 seed Purdue 0 [ Boxscore | Notes/Quotes ]
Game 2 -- #1 seed Michigan 6, #8 seed Michigan State 2 [ Boxscore | Notes/Quotes ]
Friday, May 13
Game 3 -- #3 seed Iowa 1, #6 seed Penn State 0 [ Boxscore | Notes/Quotes ]
Game 4 -- #5 seed Wisconsin 6, #4 seed Ohio State 1 [ Boxscore ]
Game 5 -- Northwestern vs. Iowa -- 5 p.m. (postponed)
Game 6 -- Michigan vs. Wisconsin -- 7:30 p.m. (postponed)
Saturday, May 14
Game 5 -- Iowa 2, Northwestern 1 (8 innings) [ Boxscore | Notes/Quotes ]
Game 6 -- Michigan 10, Wisconsin 1 (5 innings) [ Boxscore ]
Championship -- Michigan 7, Iowa 2 [ Boxscore | Notes/Quotes ]
Times are Eastern Daylight Time; schedule subject to change
Championship game will be televised (tape delayed) by College Sports Television
All-Tournament Team
Kristen Amegin, Northwestern, DP
Stephanie Bercaw, Michigan, OF
Lisa Birocci, Iowa, P
Stephanie Churchwell, Northwestern, SS
Samantha Findlay, Michigan, 1B
Alessandra Giampaolo, Michigan, OF
Grace Leutele, Michigan, 3B
Becky Marx, Michigan, C
Stacy May, Iowa, SS
Sheila McCorkle, Northwestern, OF
Jessica Merchant, Michigan, SS (MVP)
Jennie Ritter, Michigan, P
Ricci Robben, Wisconsin, DP
Live Audio Coverage
The following teams will be providing audio coverage for their games throughout the tournament:
Iowa -- Listen via www.hawkeyesports.com (subscription)
Michigan (Thursday only) -- Listen via www.mgoblue.com (subscription)
Michigan State -- Listen via www.msuspartans.com (free)
Northwestern -- Listen via www.nusports.com (subscription)
Penn State -- Listen via www.gopsusports.com (free)
Purdue -- Listen via www.purduesports.com (subscription)
All Friday and Saturday games on WCBN Sports Stream (free)
Ticket Information
Tickets will be sold on site each day of the tournament at both entrances, on the northwest corner of the Alumni Field parking lot, near the Track Building and near Schembechler Hall/Oosterbaan Field House on the east side of Alumni Field.
Daily ticket prices are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for senior citizens, college students with ID and under 18. No complimentary tickets are permitted for any Big Ten competition. The University of Michigan Ticket Office's number is (734) 764-0247.
Spectator Parking
The lot between Schembechler Hall and Yost Ice Arena, just to the east of Alumni Field is readily accessible. Additional parking is near the Track Building.
Merchandise
Big Ten Softball Tournament T-shirts and programs will be available for sale during the tournament.
Final Big Ten Standings
| 1. | Michigan | 15-2 | .882 |
| 2. | Northwestern | 15-3 | .833 |
| 3. | Iowa | 12-6 | .667 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 9-7 | .563 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 11-9 | .550 |
| 6. | Penn State | 10-9 | .526 |
| 7. | Purdue | 10-10 | .500 |
| 8. | Michigan State | 7-9 | .438 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 6-14 | .300 |
| 10. | Illinois | 4-14 | .222 |
| 11. | Indiana | 2-18 | .100 |
