2013 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:	2013
Conference:	Big Ten
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	12
Format:	Single-elimination
Ballpark:	Bowlin Stadium
City:	Lincoln, NE
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Yvette Healy
Coachcount:	1st
Runnerup:	Minnesota
Runnerupgamecount:	3rd
Mvp:	Cassandra Darrah
Mvpteam:	Wisconsin
Television:	BTN
Different Previous:	2008

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.

Schedule

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.^[1]

All-Tournament Team

• 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

• Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 Softball tourney bracket released . btn.com . . May 6, 2013 . March 19, 2021.
2. Web site: 2013 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team . BigTen.org . . May 9, 2013 . March 19, 2021.