2004 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:2004
Conference:Big Ten
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Format:Single-elimination
Ballpark:Alumni Field
City:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Champions:Michigan State
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Jacquie Joseph
Coachcount:1st
Runnerup:Illinois
Runnerupgamecount:1st
Mvp:Brittney Green
Mvpteam:Michigan State

The 2004 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 13 through May 15, 2004. As the tournament winner, Michigan State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament. As the eighth-seed, Michigan State became the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament.[1]

Format and seeding

The 2004 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Softball Takes First-Ever Big Ten Title, Defeats Illinois, 7-5 . msuspartans.com . May 15, 2004. May 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2004 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517002356/https://bigten.org/news/2004/7/31/2004_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx . dead . May 17, 2021 . BigTen.org . . May 15, 2004 . May 16, 2021.