2013 Big Ten softball tournament

2013 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination
Finals site	Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE
Champions	Wisconsin (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota (3rd title game)
Winning coach	Yvette Healy (1st title)
MVP	Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
Television	BTN

The 2013 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bowlin Stadium on the campus of University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska from May 9 through May 12, 2013. As the tournament winner, Wisconsin earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Tournament

2013 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y	20	–	2		.909			51	–	13		.797
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y	16	–	6		.727			45	–	16		.738
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	14	–	6		.700			36	–	19		.655
Wisconsin  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	7		.696			44	–	13		.772
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			31	–	22		.585
Illinois  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			22	–	27		.449
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	9	–	10		.474			24	–	25		.490
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			34	–	22		.607
Iowa  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			30	–	24		.556
Purdue  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	32		.418
Penn State  ‍‍‍	5	–	17		.227			16	–	34		.320
Indiana  ‍‍‍	3	–	19		.136			19	–	35		.352
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2013 Rankings from NFCA

	1st Round May 9					Quarterfinals May 10					Semifinals May 11					Finals May 12
						1	Michigan	3
						8	Ohio State	2
	8	Ohio State	8
	9	Iowa	4
											1	Michigan	3
											4	Wisconsin	9
						4	Wisconsin	3
						5	Northwestern	0
	5	Northwestern	6
	12	Indiana	3
																4	Wisconsin	9
																3	Minnesota	3
						2	Nebraska	3
						10	Purdue	2
	7	Michigan State	5
	10	Purdue	8
											2	Nebraska	0
											3	Minnesota	1
						3	Minnesota	4
						11	Penn State	0
	6	Illinois	2
	11	Penn State	5

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 9
1	12:30 p.m.	#5 Northwestern vs. #12 Indiana	–
2	3:00 p.m.	#8 Ohio State vs. #9 Iowa
3	5:30 p.m.	#6 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State	–
4	8:00 p.m.	#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Purdue
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
5	12:30 a.m.	#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern	–
6	3:00 p.m.	#1 Michigan vs. #8 Ohio State
7	5:30 p.m.	#3 Minnesota vs. #11 Penn State	–
8	8:00 p.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #10 Purdue
Semifinals – Saturday, May 11
9	3:00 p.m.	#1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin	–
10	5:30 p.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #3 Minnesota
Championship – Saturday, May 12
11	1:00 p.m.	#3 Minnesota vs. #4 Wisconsin	–
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

• Sara Driesenga (Michigan)
• Ashley Lane (Michigan)
• Alex Davis (Minnesota)
• Sara Moulton (Minnesota)
• Tatum Edwards (Nebraska)
• Emily Lockman (Nebraska)
• Amy Letourneau (Northwestern)
• Cassidy Bell (Penn State)
• Andie Varsho (Purdue)
• Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
• Stefanni LaJeunesse (Wisconsin)
• Maria Van Abel (Wisconsin)

Tournament MVP

• Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)