2007 Big Ten softball tournament explained
| Year: | 2007 |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Single-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Buckeye Field |
| City: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Linda Kalafatis |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Northwestern |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Jamee Juarez |
| Mvpteam: | Ohio State |
The 2007 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Buckeye Field on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 10 through May 12, 2007. As the tournament winner, Ohio State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]
Format and seeding
The 2007 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 |
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| Quarterfinals – May 10 and 11 |
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| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | - 2 Northwestern vs. #7 Michigan State
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| 2 | 7:30 p.m. | - 1 Ohio State vs. #8 Penn State
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| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | - 3 Michigan vs. #6 Illinois
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| 4 | 2:30 p.m. | - 4 Iowa vs. #5 Purdue
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| Semifinals – May 13 |
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| 5 | 5:00 p.m. | - 2 Northwestern vs. #3 Michigan
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| 6 | 7:30 p.m. | - 1 Ohio State vs. #5 Purdue
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| Championship – May 13 |
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| 7 | 12:00 p.m. | - 1 Ohio State vs. #2 Northwestern
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- Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[2]
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All-Tournament Team
- Designated Player: Katie Mitchell (Purdue)
- Utility Player: Jamee Juarez (Ohio State)
- Pitcher: Eileen Canney (Northwestern)
- Pitcher: Lorilyn Wilson (Michigan)
- Catcher: Sam Marder (Ohio State)
- First base: Garland Cooper (Northwestern)
- First base: Christina Douglas (Ohio State)
- Second base: Brittany Vanderink (Ohio State)
- Third base: Darcy Sengewald (Northwestern)
- Shortstop: Nycole Koyano (Ohio State)
- Outfielder: Katie Logan (Northwestern)
- Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan)
- Outfielder: Courtney Pruner (Ohio State)
Tournament MVP
- Jamee Juarez (Ohio State)[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ohio State Captures Big Ten Tournament Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229115314/https://bigten.org/news/2007/5/12/Ohio_State_Captures_Big_Ten_Tournament_Title.aspx . dead . February 29, 2020 . BigTen.org . . May 12, 2007 . February 29, 2020.
- Web site: 2007 Big Ten softball tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229115314/https://bigten.org/news/2007/5/8/2007_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx . dead . February 29, 2020 . BigTen.org . . May 8, 2007 . February 29, 2020.
- Web site: 2007 Big Ten All-Tournament Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229115315/https://bigten.org/news/2007/5/14/2007_Big_Ten_All_Tournament_Team.aspx . dead . February 29, 2020 . BigTen.org . . May 14, 2007 . February 29, 2020.
