2007 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (1st title)
Runner-upNorthwestern (4th title game)
Winning coachLinda Kalafatis (1st title)
MVPJamee Juarez (Ohio State)
2007 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  y 142 .8754018 .690
No. 4 Northwestern  y 153 .8335213 .800
No. 13 Michigan  y 124 .7504713 .783
Iowa   107 .5883721 .638
Penn State  y 109 .5263623 .610
Purdue   109 .5263332 .508
Illinois   78 .4673025 .545
Michigan State   710 .4123326 .559
Wisconsin   612 .3332720 .574
Minnesota   49 .3082422 .522
Indiana   119 .0502134 .382
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2007[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2007 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Buckeye Field on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 10 through May 12, 2007. As the tournament winner, Ohio State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

The 2007 tournament was an eight team single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

Quarterfinals
May 10 and May 11
Semifinals
May 11
Championship
May 12
         
1 Ohio State 10
8 Penn State 2(5)
1 Ohio State 10
5 Purdue 1
4 Iowa 1
5 Purdue 4
1 Ohio State 2
2 Northwestern 1
2 Northwestern 4
7 Michigan State 0
2 Northwestern 5
3 Michigan 2
3 Michigan 4
6 Illinois 0

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Attendance
Quarterfinals – May 10 and 11
1 5:00 p.m. #2 Northwestern vs. #7 Michigan State
2 7:30 p.m. #1 Ohio State vs. #8 Penn State
3 12:00 p.m. #3 Michigan vs. #6 Illinois
4 2:30 p.m. #4 Iowa vs. #5 Purdue
Semifinals – May 13
5 5:00 p.m. #2 Northwestern vs. #3 Michigan
6 7:30 p.m. #1 Ohio State vs. #5 Purdue
Championship – May 13
7 12:00 p.m. #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Northwestern
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

All-Tournament Team

  • Designated Player: Katie Mitchell (Purdue)
  • Utility Player: Jamee Juarez (Ohio State)
  • Pitcher: Eileen Canney (Northwestern)
  • Pitcher: Lorilyn Wilson (Michigan)
  • Catcher: Sam Marder (Ohio State)
  • First base: Garland Cooper (Northwestern)
  • First base: Christina Douglas (Ohio State)
  • Second base: Brittany Vanderink (Ohio State)
  • Third base: Darcy Sengewald (Northwestern)
  • Shortstop: Nycole Koyano (Ohio State)
  • Outfielder: Katie Logan (Northwestern)
  • Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan)
  • Outfielder: Courtney Pruner (Ohio State)

Tournament MVP

  • Jamee Juarez (Ohio State)[4]

References

  1. "2007 Big Ten Softball Standings & Leaders Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. "Ohio State Captures Big Ten Tournament Title". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 12, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. "2007 Big Ten softball tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. "2007 Big Ten All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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