2013 Big Ten softball tournament

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.

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

Tournament edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)[4]

References edit

  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.
  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.