2016 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:	2016
Conference:	Big Ten
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	12
Format:	Single-elimination
Ballpark:	Beard Field
City:	State College, Pennsylvania
Titlecount:	3rd
Coach:	Jessica Allister
Coachcount:	2nd
Runnerupgamecount:	14th
Mvp:	Sara Groenewegen
Mvpteam:	Minnesota
Television:	BTN

The 2016 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Beard Field on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania from May 12 through May 14, 2016.^[1] As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All tournament games aired on BTN.

Tournament

• All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.^[2]
• Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Maryland and Iowa were not eligible to play.

Announcers

• Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman (Early- Thurs, Fri & All Sat)
• Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter (Late- Thurs, Fri)

Notes and References

1. News: THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 10. Radio Troy. 2016-05-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602035413/http://radiotroy.com/this-week-in-the-big-10-8/. 2016-06-02.
2. News: 2016 Big Ten softball tournament Field. BigTen.org. 2016-05-09. 2016-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527230833/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2016SBBracket.pdf. dead.