2019 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:Big Ten
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:12
Format:Single-elimination
Ballpark:Andy Mohr Field
City:Bloomington, Indiana
Titlecount:10th
Coach:Carol Hutchins
Coachcount:10th
Runnerup:Minnesota
Runnerupgamecount:8th
Mvp:Meghan Beaubien
Mvpteam:Michigan
Television:Big Ten Network
Different Next:2022

The 2019 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Andy Mohr Field on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana from May 9 through May 11, 2019. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.[1]

Tournament

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionTV Announcers[2] Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 9
111:00 a.m.
  1. 5 Wisconsin vs. #12 Iowa
Big Ten NetworkLisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman
21:30 p.m.
  1. 8 Nebraska vs. #9 Illinois
34:30 p.m.
  1. 7 Indiana vs. #10 Penn State
Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter
47:00 p.m.
  1. 6 Rutgers vs. #11 Purdue
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
511:00 a.m.
  1. 4 Ohio State vs. #5 Wisconsin
Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman
61:30 p.m.
  1. 1 Michigan vs. #9 Illinois
74:30 p.m.
  1. 2 Northwestern vs. #7 Indiana
Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter
87:00 p.m.
  1. 3 Minnesota vs. #11 Purdue
Semifinals – Saturday, May 11
99:00 a.m.
  1. 1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin
Big Ten Network
1011:30 a.m.
  1. 2 Northwestern vs. #3 Minnesota
Championship – Saturday, May 11
112:00 p.m.
  1. 1 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota
Big Ten Network
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michigan Wins Big Ten softball tournament Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512194604/https://bigten.org/news/2019/5/11/michigan-wins-big-ten-softball-tournament-championship.aspx . dead . May 12, 2019 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . 12 May 2019.
  2. News:
    1. MAYhem: College Softball’s Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN’s Networks
    . ESPN Media Zone. 2017-05-08.