The 2014 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, 2014. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Tournament
Schedule GameTime*Matchup# Attendance First Round – Thursday, May 8 1 11:00 a.m. #6 Purdue vs. #11 Indiana – 2 1:30 p.m. #7 Ohio State vs. #10 Penn State 3 4:30 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois – 4 7:00 p.m. #5 Northwestern vs. #12 Michigan State Quarterfinals – Friday, May 9 5 11:00 a.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #6 Purdue – 6 1:30 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Ohio State 7 4:30 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #9 Illinois – 8 7:00 p.m. #4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern Semifinals – Saturday, May 10 9 2:30 p.m. #3 Minnesota vs. #7 Ohio State – 10 5:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin Championship – Saturday, May 10 11 7:00 p.m. #1 Michigan vs. #3 Minnesota – *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-Tournament Team Alex Booker (Illinois) Tori Chiodo (Purdue) Caitlin Conrad (Ohio State) Andrea Filler (Northwestern) Mary Massei (Wisconsin) Stephanie Peace (Wisconsin) Sierra Romero (Michigan) Caitlin Blanchard (Michigan) Lindsay Montemarano (Michigan) Sara Moulton (Minnesota) Tyler Walker (Minnesota)
Tournament MVP Kaitlyn Richardson (Minnesota)
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