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2007 Big Ten softball tournament

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  ‍y 14 2   .875 40 18   .690
No. 4 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 15 3   .833 52 13   .800
No. 13 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 47 13   .783
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 37 21   .638
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 10 9   .526 36 23   .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 10 9   .526 33 32   .508
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 30 25   .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7 10   .412 33 26   .559
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 27 20   .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4 9   .308 24 22   .522
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 1 19   .050 21 34   .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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Jamee Juarez (Ohio State)[4]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "2007 Big Ten softball tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "2007 Big Ten All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 14, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.