BTN.com staff, May 9, 2014
Day 2 of the 2014 Big Ten Softball Tournament ended with No. 1 Michigan, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 7 Ohio State, which upset co-champ and No. 2 Nebraska, all advancing to Saturday's semifinals.
Catch up on Friday's action, get the best video highlights and view the semifinals schedule in this post.
| 2014 BIG TEN SOFTBALL TOURNEY (ALL TIMES CT) | HOW TO WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS |
| Thursday, May 8 | ||
| Game 1: No. 6 Purdue 4, No. 11 Indiana 2 | Live stream – BTDN | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 2: No. 7 Ohio State 6, No. 10 Penn State 2 | Live stream – BTDN | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 3: No. 9 Illinois 6, No. 8 Iowa 0 | Live stream – BTDN | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 4: No. 5 Northwestern 10, No. 12 Michigan State 4 | Live stream – BTDN | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Friday, May 9 | ||
| Game 5: No. 3 Minnesota 6, No. 6 Purdue 3 | BTN TV & BTN2Go | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 6: No. 7 Ohio State 7, No. 2 Nebraska 5 (8) | BTN TV & BTN2Go | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 7: No. 1 Michigan 8, No. 9 Illinois 2 | BTN TV & BTN2Go | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Game 8: No. 4 Wisconsin 5, No. 5 Northwestern 4 | BTN TV & BTN2Go | RECAP | BOX | VIDEO |
| Saturday, May 10 | ||
| Game 9: No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 7 Ohio State – 2:30 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Gametracker |
| Game 10: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Wisconsin – 5 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Gametracker |
| Game 11: (Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner) – 7:30 p.m. | BTN TV & BTN2Go | Gametracker |
WISCONSIN 5, NORTHWESTERN 4
Wisconsin records game-ending double play:
Stephanie Peace hits deep home run to left:
Northwestern plates run on double steal:
MICHIGAN 8, ILLINOIS 2
Caitlin Blanchard rips grand slam to right-center:
Lindsay Montemarano obliterates the ball on homer:
Nicole Sappingfield makes nice running grab:
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OHIO STATE 7, NEBRASKA 5 (8)
Olivia O'Reilly gets glove knocked off, still records out:
Tatum Edwards takes one out to center:
Leesa Gresham knocks 3-run homer to right field:
Caitlin Conrad nearly takes out camera on home run:
Buckeyes pass time before game starts:
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MINNESOTA 6, PURDUE 3
Bree Blanchette puts Gophers ahead with late grand slam:
Purdue completes 8-2-6-2-5-1 putout at the plate:
Tori Chiodo hits deep homer to center:
Kaitlyn Richardson puts Minnesota on the board:
