2004 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Michigan August 2023 March 2026 2004 Big Ten I Women's 8 Single-elimination Alumni Field Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan State 1st Jacquie Joseph 1st Illinois 1st Brittney Green Michigan State The 2004 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 13 through May 15, 2004. As the tournament winner, Michigan State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament. As the eighth-seed, Michigan State became the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament.https://msuspartans.com/news/2004/5/15/State_Softball_Takes_First_Ever_Big_Ten_Title_Defeats_Illinois_7_5.aspx State Softball Takes First-Ever Big Ten Title, Defeats Illinois, 7-5 msuspartans.com May 15, 2004 May 16, 2021 Format and seeding The 2004 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. Tournament QuarterfinalsMay 13 and 14 SemifinalsMay 15 ChampionshipMay 15 1 Michigan 1 8 Michigan State 5 5 Minnesota 2(11) 4 Northwestern 5 2 Illinois 1 7 Penn State 0 3 Iowa 1 6 Ohio State 5 8 Michigan State 2 4 Northwestern 0 2 Illinois 5 6 Ohio State 0 8 Michigan State 7 2 Illinois 5 All-Tournament Team Sarah Baumgartner (Illinois) Amanda Fortune (Illinois) Lindsey Hamma (Illinois) Jessica Beech (Michigan State) Natalie Furrow (Michigan State) Brittney Green (Michigan State) Angel Merren (Michigan State) Kristen Amegin (Northwestern) Eileen Canney (Northwestern) Carri Leto (Northwestern) Kristi DeVries (Ohio State) Megan Schwab (Ohio State) Tournament MVP Brittney Green (Michigan State)https://bigten.org/news/2004/7/31/2004_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210517002356/https://bigten.org/news/2004/7/31/2004_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx dead May 17, 2021 2004 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 15, 2004 May 16, 2021 References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament Big Ten softball tournament