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2004 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams8
Format Single-elimination
Finals site
Champions Michigan State (1st title)
Runner-up Illinois (1st title game)
Winning coach Jacquie Joseph (1st title)
MVPBrittney Green (Michigan State)
2004 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3   .850 54 – 11   .831
No. 17 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 45 – 21   .682
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 39 – 24   .619
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 34 – 20   .630
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 33 – 23   .589
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 11   .421 35 – 25   .583
Michigan State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 12   .400 36 – 26   .581
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 25 – 32   .439
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 32 – 31   .508
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 29 – 28   .509
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14   .263 32 – 25   .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2004 [1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2004 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 13 through May 15, 2004. As the tournament winner, Michigan State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament. As the eighth-seed, Michigan State became the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament. [2]

Format and seeding

The 2004 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 13 and 14 		Semifinals
May 15 		Championship
May 15
         
1 Michigan 1
8 Michigan State 5
8 Michigan State 2
4 Northwestern 0
5 Minnesota 2(11)
4 Northwestern 5
8 Michigan State 7
2 Illinois 5
2 Illinois 1
7 Penn State 0
2 Illinois 5
6 Ohio State 0
3 Iowa 1
6 Ohio State 5

All-Tournament Team

  • Sarah Baumgartner (Illinois)
  • Amanda Fortune (Illinois)
  • Lindsey Hamma (Illinois)
  • Jessica Beech (Michigan State)
  • Natalie Furrow (Michigan State)
  • Brittney Green (Michigan State)
  • Angel Merren (Michigan State)
  • Kristen Amegin (Northwestern)
  • Eileen Canney (Northwestern)
  • Carri Leto (Northwestern)
  • Kristi DeVries (Ohio State)
  • Megan Schwab (Ohio State)

Tournament MVP

  • Brittney Green (Michigan State) [3]

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "State Softball Takes First-Ever Big Ten Title, Defeats Illinois, 7-5". msuspartans.com. May 15, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2004 Big Ten Softball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 15, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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