2015 Big Ten softball tournament

2015 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination
Finals site	Buckeye Field Columbus, Ohio
Champions	Michigan  (9th title)
Runner-up	Nebraska (1st title game)
Winning coach	Carol Hutchins  (9th title)
MVP	Sierra Romero (Michigan)
Television	BTN
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The 2015 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Buckeye Field on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 7 through May 9, 2015. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. ^[1] All but the first two games of the tournament aired on BTN. The first two games were streamed online on BTN+.

Tournament

2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y	21	–	2		.913			60	–	8		.882
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	20	–	3		.870			49	–	11		.817
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y	17	–	6		.739			35	–	23		.603
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y	14	–	8		.636			28	–	23		.549
Illinois  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			26	–	27		.491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			30	–	22		.577
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			29	–	20		.592
Penn State  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			29	–	28		.509
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			27	–	27		.500
Iowa  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			19	–	40		.322
Purdue  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			31	–	25		.554
Indiana  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			17	–	39		.304
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	5	–	17		.227			21	–	31		.404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	4	–	19		.174			19	–	36		.345
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2015 [2] Rankings from NFCA

	1st Round May 7th BTN+ & BTN					Quarterfinals May 8th BTN					Semifinals May 9th BTN					Finals May 9th BTN
						1	Michigan	16
						9	Penn State	1(5)
	8	Maryland	6
	9	Penn State	10
											1	Michigan	9
											4	Northwestern	0(5)
						4	Northwestern	3
						12	Purdue	0
	5	Illinois	2
	12	Purdue	3
																1	Michigan	6
																3	Nebraska	1
						2	Minnesota	0
						10	Iowa	2
	7	Rutgers	3
	10	Iowa	5
											10	Iowa	6
											3	Nebraska	9
						3	Nebraska	5
						6	Ohio State	2
	6	Ohio State	24
	11	Indiana	1(5)

• All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.
• Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Wisconsin and Michigan State were not eligible to play.

Announcers

Thursday

• Matt McGreevy & Ryan Reese

Friday

• Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman (Early)
• Andy Masur & Jennie Ritter (Late)

Saturday

• Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman

Notes

• Ohio State's 24 runs is a tournament record

References

1. "Michigan softball beats Nebraska 6-1 to win B1G tourney". Detroit Free Press . May 9, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
2. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.