2022 Big Ten softball tournament

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2022 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Nebraska  (1st title)
Runner-up Michigan (16th title game)
Winning coach Rhonda Revelle  (1st title)
MVP Cam Ybarra (Nebraska)
Television Big Ten Network
2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 10 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y19–4–0 .82645–13–0 .776
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y17–5–0 .77341–16–0 .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍y15–7–0 .68234–22–0 .607
Maryland  ‍‍‍14–8–0 .63629–23–0 .558
No. 24 Michigan  ‍‍‍y14–8–0 .63638–18–0 .679
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y13–9–0 .59136–17–0 .679
Penn State  ‍‍‍13–10–0 .56532–22–0 .593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y12–11–0 .52230–21–0 .588
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y11–12–0 .47827–26–1 .509
Indiana  ‍‍‍10–13–0 .43527–22–0 .551
Purdue  ‍‍‍7–15–0 .31824–31–0 .436
Michigan State  ‍‍‍4–16–0 .20024–28–0 .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍3–17–0 .15025–30–0 .455
Iowa  ‍‍‍3–20–0 .13021–31–0 .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 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.

Contents

Seeds

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.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First Round – Wednesday, May 11
111:00 a.m.#7 Penn State vs. #10 Indiana2–1(8) Big Ten Network
21:30 p.m.#6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Purdue8–0(5)
34:30 p.m.#8 Wisconsin vs. #9 Minnesota2–0
47:00 p.m.#5 Maryland vs. #12 Michigan State7–1
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12
511:00 a.m.#2 Nebraska vs. #7 Penn State3–1 Big Ten Network
61:30 p.m.#3 Illinois vs. #6 Ohio State1–5
74:30 p.m.#1 Northwestern vs. #8 Wisconsin5–2
87:00 p.m.#4 Michigan vs. #5 Maryland7–0
Semifinals – Friday, May 13
92:00 p.m.#2 Nebraska vs. #6 Ohio State7–1 Big Ten Network
105:00 p.m.#1 Northwestern vs. #4 Michigan1–2
Championship – Saturday, May 11
1111:00 a.m.#2 Nebraska vs. #4 Michigan3–1(8) Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [3]

Bracket

1st Round
May 11
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 12
BTN 		Semifinals
May 13
BTN 		Finals
May 14
BTN
            
2 Nebraska 3
7 Penn State 1
7 Penn State 2(8)
10 Indiana 1
2Nebraska2
6 Ohio State 1
3 Illinois 1
6Ohio State5
6 Ohio State 8(6)
11 Purdue 0
2Nebraska3(8)
4 Michigan 1
1 Northwestern 5
8 Wisconsin 2
8 Wisconsin 2
9 Minnesota 0
1 Northwestern 1
4Michigan2
4 Michigan 7
5 Maryland 0
5 Maryland 7
12 Michigan State 1

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 Big Ten softball tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 Big Ten Softball Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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