2005 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Michigan August 2023 March 2026 2005 Big Ten I Women's 8 Single-elimination Alumni Field Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan 7th Carol Hutchins 7th Iowa 7th Jessica Merchant Michigan CSTV The 2005 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 12 through May 14, 2005. The championship game was aired on CSTV. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament.https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/Michigan_Wins_Seventh_Big_Ten_Tournament_Title.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210811231954/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/Michigan_Wins_Seventh_Big_Ten_Tournament_Title.aspx dead August 11, 2021 Michigan Wins Seventh Big Ten Tournament Title BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 14, 2005 September 12, 2019 Format and seeding The 2005 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 0 QuarterfinalsMay 12 and 13 SemifinalsMay 14 ChampionshipMay 14 2 Northwestern 2 7 Purdue 0 1 Michigan 6 8 Michigan State 2 3 Iowa 1 6 Penn State 0 5 Wisconsin 6 4 Ohio State 1 1 Michigan 10 5 Wisconsin 1 3 Iowa 2(8) 2 Northwestern 1 1 Michigan 7 2 Iowa 2 Schedule GameTime*Matchup# Attendance Quarterfinals – May 12 and 13 1 5:00 p.m. #2 Northwestern vs. #7 Purdue 2 7:30 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan State 1,203 3 12:00 p.m. #3 Iowa vs. #6 Penn State 4 2:30 p.m. #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State Semifinals – May 13 and 14 5 9:00 a.m. #3 Iowa vs. #2 Northwestern 6 11:45 a.m. #1 Michigan vs. #5 Wisconsin Championship – May 14 7 2:30 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #3 Iowa 1,113 *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/10/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210811211607/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/10/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_Tournament.aspx dead August 11, 2021 2005 Big Ten softball tournament BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 10, 2005 September 12, 2019 All-Tournament Team Designated Player: Kristen Amegin (Northwestern) Designated Player: Ricci Robben (Wisconsin) Pitcher: Lisa Birocci (Iowa) Pitcher: Jennie Ritter (Michigan) Catcher: Becky Marx (Michigan) First base: Samantha Findlay (Michigan) Third base: Grace Leutele (Michigan) Shortstop: Stephanie Churchwell (Northwestern) Shortstop: Stacy May (Iowa) Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan) Outfielder: Stephanie Bercaw (Michigan) Outfielder: Sheila McCorkle (Northwestern) Tournament MVP Jessica Merchant (Michigan)https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210814080716/https://bigten.org/news/2005/5/14/2005_Big_Ten_Softball_All_Tournament_Team.aspx dead August 14, 2021 2005 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 14, 2005 September 12, 2019 References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament Big Ten softball tournament