2013 Big Ten softball tournament

The 2013 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bowlin Stadium on the campus of University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska from May 9 through May 12, 2013. As the tournament winner, Wisconsin earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

2013 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination
Finals site	Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE
Champions	Wisconsin (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota (3rd title game)
Winning coach	Yvette Healy (1st title)
MVP	Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
Television	BTN
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Tournament

2013 Big Ten Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y	20	–	2		.909			51	–	13		.797
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y	16	–	6		.727			45	–	16		.738
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	14	–	6		.700			36	–	19		.655
Wisconsin  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	7		.696			44	–	13		.772
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			31	–	22		.585
Illinois  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			22	–	27		.449
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	9	–	10		.474			24	–	25		.490
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			34	–	22		.607
Iowa  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			30	–	24		.556
Purdue  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	32		.418
Penn State  ‍‍‍	5	–	17		.227			16	–	34		.320
Indiana  ‍‍‍	3	–	19		.136			19	–	35		.352
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2013[1] Rankings from NFCA

	1st Round May 9[2]					Quarterfinals May 10					Semifinals May 11					Finals May 12
						1	Michigan	3
						8	Ohio State	2
	8	Ohio State	8
	9	Iowa	4
											1	Michigan	3
											4	Wisconsin	9
						4	Wisconsin	3
						5	Northwestern	0
	5	Northwestern	6
	12	Indiana	3
																4	Wisconsin	9
																3	Minnesota	3
						2	Nebraska	3
						10	Purdue	2
	7	Michigan State	5
	10	Purdue	8
											2	Nebraska	0
											3	Minnesota	1
						3	Minnesota	4
						11	Penn State	0
	6	Illinois	2
	11	Penn State	5

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 9
1	12:30 p.m.	#5 Northwestern vs. #12 Indiana	–
2	3:00 p.m.	#8 Ohio State vs. #9 Iowa
3	5:30 p.m.	#6 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State	–
4	8:00 p.m.	#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Purdue
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
5	12:30 a.m.	#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Northwestern	–
6	3:00 p.m.	#1 Michigan vs. #8 Ohio State
7	5:30 p.m.	#3 Minnesota vs. #11 Penn State	–
8	8:00 p.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #10 Purdue
Semifinals – Saturday, May 11
9	3:00 p.m.	#1 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin	–
10	5:30 p.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #3 Minnesota
Championship – Saturday, May 12
11	1:00 p.m.	#3 Minnesota vs. #4 Wisconsin	–
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

All-Tournament Team

• Sara Driesenga (Michigan)
• Ashley Lane (Michigan)
• Alex Davis (Minnesota)
• Sara Moulton (Minnesota)
• Tatum Edwards (Nebraska)
• Emily Lockman (Nebraska)
• Amy Letourneau (Northwestern)
• Cassidy Bell (Penn State)
• Andie Varsho (Purdue)
• Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)
• Stefanni LaJeunesse (Wisconsin)
• Maria Van Abel (Wisconsin)

Tournament MVP

• Cassandra Darrah (Wisconsin)^[4]