The 2023 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Eichelberger Field in Champaign, Illinois from May 10 through May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Northwestern earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN.
Seeds The top 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First Round – Wednesday, May 10 1 11:00 a.m. No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Rutgers 7–4 Big Ten Network 2 1:30 p.m. No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Michigan 3–2 3 4:30 p.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Iowa 1–7 4 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Illinois 4–8 Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11 5 11:00 a.m. No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Ohio State 3–2(8) Big Ten Network 6 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Penn State 5–4(9) 7 4:30 p.m. No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Iowa 3–1 8 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Illinois 1–0 Semifinals – Friday, May 12 9 5:00 p.m. No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 2 Indiana 3–5 Big Ten Network 10 7:30 p.m. 'No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Nebraska 8–0(5) Championship – Saturday, May 13 11 3:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 1 Northwestern 1–2 Big Ten Network *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
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