2006 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Illinois August 2023 March 2026 2006 Big Ten I Women's 8 Single-elimination Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, Illinois Michigan 8th Carol Hutchins 8th Northwestern 3rd Jennie Ritter Michigan The 2006 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 12 through May 13, 2006. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament.https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/13/Michigan_Repeats_as_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament_Champions.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20200229110104/https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/13/Michigan_Repeats_as_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament_Champions.aspx dead February 29, 2020 Michigan Repeats as Big Ten softball tournament Champions BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 13, 2006 February 29, 2020 Format and seeding The 2006 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 12 SemifinalsMay 13 ChampionshipMay 13 1 Northwestern 4 8 Illinois 1 4 Ohio State 9 5 Penn State 6 2 Michigan 13 7 Michigan State 0(5) 3 Iowa 4(8) 6 Indiana 5 1 Northwestern 4 4 Ohio State 0 2 Michigan 4 6 Indiana 0 1 Northwestern 0 2 Michigan 6 Schedule GameTime*Matchup# Attendance Quarterfinals – May 12 and 13 1 9:00 a.m. #2 Michigan vs. #7 Michigan State 2 11:30 a.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #8 Illinois 3 12:30 p.m. #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Penn State 4 2:00 p.m. #3 Iowa vs. #6 Indiana Semifinals – May 13 5 9:00 a.m. #2 Michigan vs. #6 Indiana 6 11:45 a.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #4 Ohio State Championship – May 13 7 2:05 p.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #2 Michigan *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/8/2006_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20200229110103/https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/8/2006_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx dead February 29, 2020 2006 Big Ten softball tournament BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 11, 2006 February 29, 2020 All-Tournament Team Designated Player: Tiffany Worthy (Michigan) Utility Player: Mariangee Bogado (Indiana) Pitcher: Courtnay Foster (Northwestern) Pitcher: Jennie Ritter (Michigan) Catcher: Becky Marx (Michigan) First base: Samantha Findlay (Michigan) Second base: Tiffany Haas (Michigan) Third base: Darcy Sengewald (Northwestern) Shortstop: Tammy Williams (Northwestern) Outfielder: Rebekah Milian (Michigan) Outfielder: Megan Schwab (Ohio State) Outfielder: Brittany Vanderink (Ohio State) Tournament MVP Jennie Ritter (Michigan)https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/13/2006_All_Big_Ten_Tournament_Team.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20200229110104/https://bigten.org/news/2006/5/13/2006_All_Big_Ten_Tournament_Team.aspx dead February 29, 2020 2006 All-Big Ten Tournament Team BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 13, 2006 February 29, 2020 References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament Big Ten softball tournament