2022 Big Ten Softball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Site | |
Champions | Nebraska (1st title) |
Winning coach | Rhonda Revelle (1st title) |
Runner-up | Michigan (16th title game) |
MVP | Cam Ybarra (Nebraska) |
Television | Big Ten Network |
2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Northwestern † | 19 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .826 | 40 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska ‡y | 17 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .773 | 40 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 15 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .682 | 34 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 29 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Michigan | 14 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .636 | 36 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 34 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 13 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .565 | 32 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 28 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 26 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .435 | 27 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 7 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .318 | 24 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .200 | 24 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .150 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .130 | 21 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 14, 2022 [1] ; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
The 2022 Big Ten Softball tournament was held at Secchia Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan from May 11 through May 14, 2022. As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN. [2] This was the first tournament since 2019, after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top 12 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | ||
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First Round – Wednesday, May 11 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m. | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Indiana | Big Ten Network | |||
2 | 1:30 p.m. | #6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Purdue | ||||
3 | 4:30 p.m. | #8 Wisconsin vs. #9 Minnesota | ||||
4 | 7:00 p.m. | #5 Maryland vs. #12 Michigan State | ||||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12 | ||||||
5 | 11:00 a.m. | #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Penn State | Big Ten Network | |||
6 | 1:30 p.m. | #3 Illinois vs. #6 Ohio State | ||||
7 | 4:30 p.m. | #1 Northwestern vs. #8 Wisconsin | ||||
8 | 7:00 p.m. | #4 Michigan vs. #5 Maryland | ||||
Semifinals – Friday, May 13 | ||||||
9 | 2:00 p.m. | #2 Nebraska vs. #6 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | |||
10 | 5:00 p.m. | #1 Northwestern vs. #4 Michigan | ||||
Championship – Saturday, May 11 | ||||||
11 | 11:00 a.m. | #2 Nebraska vs. #4 Michigan | Big Ten Network | |||
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [3] |
1st Round May 11th BTN | Quarterfinals May 12th BTN | Semifinals May 13th BTN | Finals May 14th BTN | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Penn State | 2(8) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 8(6) | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Purdue | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska | 3(8) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Northwestern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Minnesota | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Michigan State | 1 |
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