2020 Big Ten Conference softball season

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2020 Big Ten Softball Season
Big Ten Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Softball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Tournament
Softball seasons
2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Iowa  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –17–5–0 .773
No. 18 Michigan  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –15–8–0 .652
No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –15–9–1 .620
Purdue  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –15–10–0 .600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –14–10–0 .583
Indiana  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –12–9–0 .571
Maryland  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –12–11–0 .522
Illinois  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –11–11–0 .500
Ohio State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –9–9–0 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –11–12–0 .478
Penn State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –11–15–0 .423
Rutgers  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –10–14–0 .417
Nebraska  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –9–14–0 .391
Michigan State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –6–16–0 .273
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Big Ten softball season began with practices in January 2020, followed by the start of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season in February. Conference will start in March 2020 and will conclude in May, followed by the 2020 Big Ten Conference softball tournament at Eichelberger Field in Champaign, Illinois, in May.

Contents

Coronavirus impact and cancellation

As of March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled both the remainder of the season and the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic. [2]

Head coaches

Coaching changes prior to the season

Maryland

On August 7, 2019, Maryland head coach Julie Wright stepped down as head coach. [3] On September 9, 2019, the school hired former Louisiana Tech head coach Mark Montgomery as the next head coach. [4]

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeason at schoolOverall recordBig Ten recordBig Ten titlesBig Ten Tournament titlesNCAA RegionalsNCAA Super RegionalsWomen's College World SeriesNational Championships
Illinois Tyra Perry Ball State 5th145–8648–41003000
Indiana Shonda Stanton Marshall 3rd62–5127–19000000
Iowa Renee Luers-Gillispie UCF 2nd19–325-18000000
Maryland Mark Montgomery Louisiana Tech 1st0-00-0000000
Michigan Carol Hutchins Michigan (asst.)36th1548–493–5590–16221102711121
Michigan State Jacquie Joseph Bowling Green 26th708–739–1196–356014000
Minnesota Jamie Trachsel Iowa State 3rd87–3137–6012110
Nebraska Rhonda Revelle San Jose State (asst.)28th978–550109–721020230
Northwestern Kate Drohan Northwestern (AHC)19th570–345–1219–1302113520
Ohio State Kelly Kovach Schoenly Miami (OH)8th234–141–194–65–1004000
Penn State Amanda Lehotak UTSA 7th129–19348–90000000
Purdue Boo De Oliveira Arkansas (asst.)4th70–10522–46000000
Rutgers Kristen Butler Toledo 2nd29–2611–12000000
Wisconsin Yvette Healy Loyola-Chicago 10th300–184–1106–91–1015000

Conference matrix

IllinoisIndianaIowaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateMinnesotaNebraskaNorthwesternOhio StatePenn StatePurdueRutgersWisconsin
vs. Illinois–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Indiana0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iowa0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Maryland0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan State0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Minnesota0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Nebraska0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Northwestern0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Ohio State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. Penn State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Purdue0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Rutgers0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Wisconsin0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-00–00–00–00–0–
Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 Big Ten Softball Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). Indianapolis, Indiana: National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Announces Softball Leadership Change". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Montgomery Named Maryland Softball Head Coach". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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