Year: | 2022 |
Conference: | Big Ten |
Division: | I |
Gender: | Women's |
Teams: | 12 |
Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Secchia Stadium |
City: | East Lansing, Michigan |
Champions: | Nebraska |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Rhonda Revelle |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Runnerup: | Michigan |
Runnerupgamecount: | 16th |
Mvp: | Cam Ybarra |
Mvpteam: | Nebraska |
Television: | Big Ten Network |
Different Previous: | 2019 |
The 2022 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Secchia Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, from May 11 through May 14, 2022. As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN.[1] This was the first tournament since 2019, after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top 12 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |||
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First Round – Wednesday, May 11 | |||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m. |
| 2–1(8) | Big Ten Network | |||
2 | 1:30 p.m. |
| 8–0(5) | ||||
3 | 4:30 p.m. |
| 2–0 | ||||
4 | 7:00 p.m. |
| 7–1 | ||||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12 | |||||||
5 | 11:00 a.m. |
| 3–1 | ||||
6 | 1:30 p.m. |
| 1–5 | ||||
7 | 4:30 p.m. |
| 5–2 | ||||
8 | 7:00 p.m. |
| 7–0 | ||||
Semifinals – Friday, May 13 | |||||||
9 | 2:00 p.m. |
| 7–1 | Big Ten Network | |||
10 | 5:00 p.m. |
| 1–2 | ||||
Championship – Saturday, May 11 | |||||||
11 | 11:00 a.m. |
| 3–1(8) | Big Ten Network | |||