2005 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:	2005
Conference:	Big Ten
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	8
Format:	Single-elimination
Ballpark:	Alumni Field
City:	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Titlecount:	7th
Coach:	Carol Hutchins
Coachcount:	7th
Runnerup:	Iowa
Runnerupgamecount:	7th
Mvp:	Jessica Merchant
Mvpteam:	Michigan
Television:	CSTV

The 2005 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 12 through May 14, 2005. The championship game was aired on CSTV. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[1]

Format and seeding

The 2005 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Attendance
Quarterfinals – May 12 and 13
1	5:00 p.m.	2 Northwestern vs. #7 Purdue
2	7:30 p.m.	1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan State	1,203
3	12:00 p.m.	3 Iowa vs. #6 Penn State
4	2:30 p.m.	5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State
Semifinals – May 13 and 14
5	9:00 a.m.	3 Iowa vs. #2 Northwestern
6	11:45 a.m.	1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin
Championship – May 14
7	2:30 p.m.	1 Michigan vs. #3 Iowa	1,113
Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.^[2]

All-Tournament Team

• Designated Player: Kristen Amegin (Northwestern)
• Designated Player: Ricci Robben (Wisconsin)
• Pitcher: Lisa Birocci (Iowa)
• Pitcher: Jennie Ritter (Michigan)
• Catcher: Becky Marx (Michigan)
• First base: Samantha Findlay (Michigan)
• Third base: Grace Leutele (Michigan)
• Shortstop: Stephanie Churchwell (Northwestern)
• Shortstop: Stacy May (Iowa)
• Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan)
• Outfielder: Stephanie Bercaw (Michigan)
• Outfielder: Sheila McCorkle (Northwestern)

Tournament MVP

• Jessica Merchant (Michigan)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michigan Wins Seventh Big Ten Tournament Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811231954/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/Michigan_Wins_Seventh_Big_Ten_Tournament_Title.aspx . dead . August 11, 2021 . BigTen.org . . May 14, 2005 . September 12, 2019.
2. Web site: 2005 Big Ten softball tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811211607/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/10/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx . dead . August 11, 2021 . BigTen.org . . May 10, 2005 . September 12, 2019.
3. Web site: 2005 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814080716/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx . dead . August 14, 2021 . BigTen.org . . May 14, 2005 . September 12, 2019.