2008 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Illinois August 2023 March 2026 2008 Big Ten I Women's 8 Single-elimination tournament Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL Northwestern 1st Kate Drohan 1st Iowa 8th Lauren Delaney Northwestern 2013 The 2008 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 8 through May 10, 2008. As the tournament winner, Northwestern earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Format and seeding The 2008 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. After all tiebreakers between Michigan and Northwestern came out equal, the Wildcats won the official coin flip which was conducted by Big Ten Conference officials to determine this year's host. This was the first time in the tournament's history that the top-seeded team was decided by a coin flip.https://bigten.org/news/2008/5/6/2008_big_ten_softball_tournament_preview.aspx 2008 Big Ten softball tournament Preview BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 6, 2008 March 19, 2021May 2024 medicmedic Bracket QuarterfinalsMay 8 and May 9 SemifinalsMay 9 ChampionshipMay 10 1 Northwestern 8 8 Ohio State 0 4 Minnesota 5 5 Purdue 4 2 Michigan 1 7 Michigan State 2 3 Iowa 9 6 Illinois 1 1 Northwestern 12 4 Minnesota 0 7 Michigan State 4 3 Iowa 13 1 Northwestern 1 3 Iowa 0 Schedule GameTime*Matchup# Attendance Quarterfinals – May 8 and 9 1 2:00 p.m. #2 Michigan vs. #7 Michigan State – 2 4:30 p.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #8 Ohio State 3 9:00 a.m. #3 Iowa vs. #6 Illinois – 4 11:30 a.m. #4 Minnesota vs. #5 Purdue Semifinals – May 9 5 2:00 p.m. #3 Iowa vs. #7 Michigan State – 6 4:30 p.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #4 Minnesota Championship – May 10 7 12:00 p.m. #1 Northwestern vs. #3 Iowa – *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.https://bigten.org/news/2008/5/4/michigan_and_northwestern_share_2008_big_ten_softball_regular_season_title.aspx Michigan and Northwestern share 2008 Big Ten Softball Regular Season Title BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 4, 2008 March 19, 2021May 2024 medicmedic All-Tournament Team Michelle Batts (Northwestern) Jessica Bracamonte (Michigan State) Katie Brown (Iowa) Lindsay Digmann (Iowa) Lauren Delaney (Northwestern) Erin Dyer (Northwestern) Colleen McGlaughlin (Iowa) Quinn Morelock (Iowa) Natalie Neal (Minnesota) Kelly Quinn (Northwestern) Brianna Sudenga (Minnesota) Kara Weigle (Michigan State) Tournament MVP Lauren Delaney (Northwestern)https://msuspartans.com/news/2008/5/11/Bracamonte_and_Weigle_Named_to_Big_Ten_All_Tournament_Team Bracamonte and Weigle Named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team msuspartans.com May 11, 2008 March 19, 2021 References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament Big Ten softball tournament