2014 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:	2014
Conference:	Big Ten
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	12
Format:	Single-elimination
Ballpark:	Sharon J. Drysdale Field
City:	Evanston, IL
Champions:	Minnesota
Titlecount:	2nd
Coach:	Jessica Allister
Coachcount:	1st
Runnerup:	Michigan
Runnerupgamecount:	12th
Mvp:	Kaitlyn Richardson
Mvpteam:	Minnesota
Television:	BTN

The 2014 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 8 through May 10, 2014. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 8
1	11:00 a.m.	6 Purdue vs. #11 Indiana	-
2	1:30 p.m.	7 Ohio State vs. #10 Penn State
3	4:30 p.m.	8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois	-
4	7:00 p.m.	5 Northwestern vs. #12 Michigan State
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 9
5	11:00 a.m.	3 Minnesota vs. #6 Purdue	-
6	1:30 p.m.	2 Nebraska vs. #7 Ohio State
7	4:30 p.m.	1 Michigan vs. #9 Illinois	-
8	7:00 p.m.	4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern
Semifinals – Saturday, May 10
9	2:30 p.m.	3 Minnesota vs. #7 Ohio State	-
10	5:00 p.m.	1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin
Championship – Saturday, May 10
11	7:00 p.m.	1 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota	-
Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.^[1]

All-Tournament Team

• Alex Booker (Illinois)
• Tori Chiodo (Purdue)
• Caitlin Conrad (Ohio State)
• Andrea Filler (Northwestern)
• Mary Massei (Wisconsin)
• Stephanie Peace (Wisconsin)
• Sierra Romero (Michigan)
• Caitlin Blanchard (Michigan)
• Lindsay Montemarano (Michigan)
• Sara Moulton (Minnesota)
• Tyler Walker (Minnesota)

Tournament MVP

• Kaitlyn Richardson (Minnesota)^[2]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 Big Ten softball tournament Schedule . btn.com . . May 4, 2014 . March 19, 2021.
2. Web site: Minnesota Captures softball tournament Championship . BigTen.org . . May 8, 2014 . March 19, 2021.