Big Ten softball tournament info, schedule

May 9, 2016 at 4:37AM

Big Ten tournament

When: Thursday through Saturday

Where: State College, Pa.

Format: 12 teams, single elimination

At stake: Automatic NCAA tournament bid

TV: All games on Big Ten Network

Thursday

Game 1: #6 Ohio State vs. #11 Rutgers, 11 a.m.

Game 2: #7 Illinois vs. #10 Michigan State, 1:30 p.m.

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Game 3: #5 Nebraska vs. #12 Purdue, 4:30 p.m.

Game 4: #8 Wisconsin vs. #9 Indiana, 7 p.m.

Friday

Game 5: #3 Northwestern vs. G1 winner, 11 a.m.

Game 6: #2 Gophers vs. G2 winner, 1:30 p.m.

Game 7: #4 Penn State vs. G3 winner, 4:30 p.m.

Game 8: #1 Michigan vs. G4 winner, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 9 (semifinal): G5 winner vs. G6 winner, noon

Game 10 (semifinal): G7 winner vs. G8 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 11 (final): G9 winner vs. G10 winner, 5:30 p.m.

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