2015 Big Ten softball tournament

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. All but the first two games of the tournament aired on BTN. The first two games were streamed online on BTN+.

2015 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (9th title)
Runner-upNebraska (1st title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (9th title)
MVPSierra Romero (Michigan)
TelevisionBTN

Tournament

2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan  y 212 .913608 .882
No. 15 Minnesota  y 203 .8704911 .817
Nebraska  y 176 .7393523 .603
Northwestern  y 148 .6362823 .549
Illinois   149 .6092627 .491
Ohio State   1211 .5223022 .577
Rutgers   1112 .4782920 .592
Penn State   914 .3912928 .509
Maryland   914 .3912727 .500
Iowa   815 .3481940 .322
Purdue   714 .3333125 .554
Indiana   714 .3331739 .304
Wisconsin   517 .2272131 .404
Michigan State   419 .1741936 .345
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2015[1]
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

Saturday

  • Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman

Notes

  • Ohio State's 24 runs is a tournament record

References

  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
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