2012 BIG TEN REVIEW 2012 BIG TEN FINAL STANDINGS
ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND HONORS Player of Year: Pitcher of Year: Frosh of Year: Coach of Year:
Amanda Chidester (MICH) Haylie Wagner (MICH) HAYLIE WAGNER (MICH) Carol Hutchins (MICH)
P P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF UT DP
FIRST TEAM Kayla Massey So. HAYLIE WAGNER Fr. Liz Watkins Sr. Amanda Chidester Sr. Whitney Massey Jr. Megan Blank Fr. Marisa Bast So. Kylene Hopkins Jr. CASSIDY BELL Jr. Kendall Grimm Jr. Sara Driesenga Fr. Shannon Cawley Fr.
IOWA MICH IOWA MICH WIS IOWA NU MSU PSU WIS MICH IND
P P P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF UT DP
SECOND TEAM Pepper Gay Jr. Ashley Hagemann Sr. Cassandra Darrah So. Kasie Hatfield So. Adrienne Monka Jr. Courtney Breault Jr. Emily Allard Jr. Amanda Wagner Jr. Bree Evans Sr. Nicole Sappingfield So. Brooke Thomason Jr. Amy Letournea Fr. Michelle Zoeller So.
ILL NEB WIS PSU NU NEB NU IND MICH MICH NEB NU IOWA
P C C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF UT DP
THIRD TEAM Sara Moulton So. Cassie Gogreve Sr. Shelby Pickett Fr. Ashley Courtney Jr. Ashley Lane Jr. Tyler Walker Fr. Gabby Banda Jr. Johnnie Dowling Jr. Jordan Wheeler Sr. Tatum Edwards So. Karla Powell Sr.
MINN IND OSU PUR MICH MINN NEB IOWA NU NEB WIS
CAPS indicate unanimous selection
31
Conference Overall Pl. Team W L Pct. W L 1. Michigan ^ 18 5 .783 42 17 2. Iowa 16 8 .667 27 26 3. Nebraska 14 9 .609 33 22 4. Indiana 14 10 .583 30 25 Northwestern # 14 10 .583 29 29 6. Wisconsin 13 10 .565 34 19 Purdue 13 10 .565 31 22 8. Ohio State 10 13 .435 31 23 9. Minnesota 10 14 .417 31 22 Illinois 10 14 .417 27 26 11. Penn State 9 15 .375 18 32 12. Michigan State 0 23 .000 11 42
Pct. .712 .509 .600 .545 .500 .642 .585 .574 .585 .509 .360 .208
^ Big Ten Champion/NCAA Automatic Qualifier | # NCAA Tournament Participant
PENN STATE IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Season/Site Seed Opponent Result Score Champion 1999 at Michigan #3 vs. #2 Minnesota L 1-2 Minnesota vs. #5 Iowa W 1-0 at #1 Michigan L 0-11 2000 at Iowa #3 vs. #6 Purdue W 4-3 Michigan vs. #2 Michigan L 0-2 vs. #5 Wisconsin W 10-1 vs. #4 Northwestern W 3-1 vs. #2 Michigan L 0-2 2001 at Michigan #5 vs. #4 Illinois W 6-1 Iowa at #1 Michigan L 0-2 vs. #3 Ohio State W 5-4 vs. #4 Illinois L 1-4 2002 at Michigan #5 vs. #4 Wisconsin W 3-0 Michigan at #1 Michigan L 3-4 vs. #3 Iowa W 6-0 vs. #6 Illinois W 5-3 vs. #2 Ohio State L 3-4 2004 at Michigan #7 vs. #2 Illinois L 0-1 Michigan State 2005 at Michigan #6 vs. #3 Iowa L 0-1 Michigan 2006 at Northwestern #5 vs. #4 Ohio State L 6-9 Michigan 2007 at Ohio State #8 at #1 Ohio State L 2-10 Ohio State Totals (8 appearances) (21 games) 10-11 Note: No Big Ten tournaments were held in 2009-11. Also, the 200408 tournaments were held under a single-elimination format. Previously, the tournament was held with a double-elimination format.
BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Team (Years Participated) App. W L Pct. Nebraska (1982, 84-85, 87-88, 95-07, 09-11) ^ 21 64 53 .547 Michigan (1992-93, 95-12) 20 69 43 .616 Iowa (1989, 91, 93, 95-06, 08-09) 16 32 33 .492 Northwestern (1984-87, 00, 03-09, 12) 13 39 30 .565 PENN STATE (1983, 85, 00-03, 05-07, 11) * 10 12 20 .400 Ohio State (1990, 02, 04, 06-07, 09-10) 7 11 14 .440 Minnesota (1988, 91, 96, 98-99, 02-03) 7 7 14 .333 Indiana (1983,85-86, 94, 96, 06, 11) 7 11 15 .423 Michigan State (1997, 99, 03-04) 4 8 8 .500 Illinois (2003-04, 09-10) 4 7 8 .467 Wisconsin (2001-02, 05) 3 1 6 .143 Purdue (2008-09) 2 3 4 .429 Notes: The Big Ten began sponsorship of softball in 1985; The NCAA began a tournament in 1982; * – Penn State previously participated in the Atlantic 10 before 1992; ^ Nebraska prevoiusly competed as part of the Big 12 Conference prior to the 20112 season.
PENN STATE 2013 • NITTANY LION SOFTBALL
8 NCAA APPEARANCES SINCE 2000