The 2005 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the

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in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 12 through May 14, 2005. The championship game was aired on

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. As the tournament winner,

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earned the

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's automatic bid to the

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Format and seeding

The 2005 tournament was an eight team

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. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

Schedule

All-Tournament Team

* Designated Player: Kristen Amegin (Northwestern) * Designated Player: Ricci Robben (Wisconsin) * Pitcher: Lisa Birocci (Iowa) * Pitcher:

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(Michigan) * Catcher: Becky Marx (Michigan) * First base:

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(Michigan) * Third base: Grace Leutele (Michigan) * Shortstop: Stephanie Churchwell (Northwestern) * Shortstop: Stacy May (Iowa) * Outfielder: Alessandra Giampaolo (Michigan) * Outfielder: Stephanie Bercaw (Michigan) * Outfielder: Sheila McCorkle (Northwestern)

Tournament MVP

* Jessica Merchant (Michigan)

References

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