2020 Big Ten Conference softball season

The 2020 Big Ten softball season began with practices in January 2020, followed by the start of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season in February. Conference will start in March 2020 and will conclude in May, followed by the 2020 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament at Eichelberger Field in Champaign, Illinois, in May.

2020 Big Ten Softball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoftball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Tournament
2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  17–5–0 .773
No. 18 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  15–8–0 .652
No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  15–9–1 .620
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  15–10–0 .600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  14–10–0 .583
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  12–9–0 .571
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  12–11–0 .522
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  11–11–0 .500
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  9–9–0 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  11–12–0 .478
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  11–15–0 .423
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  10–14–0 .417
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  9–14–0 .391
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  6–16–0 .273
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Coronavirus impact and cancellation

As of March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled both the remainder of the season and the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Head coaches

Coaching changes prior to the season

Maryland

On August 7, 2019, Maryland head coach Julie Wright stepped down as head coach.[3] On September 9, 2019, the school hired former Louisiana Tech head coach Mark Montgomery as the next head coach.[4]

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Season at school Overall record Big Ten record Big Ten titles Big Ten Tournament titles NCAA Regionals NCAA Super Regionals Women's College World Series National Championships
Illinois Tyra Perry Ball State 5th 145–86 48–41 0 0 3 0 0 0
Indiana Shonda Stanton Marshall 3rd 62–51 27–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa Renee Luers-Gillispie UCF 2nd 19–32 5-18 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maryland Mark Montgomery Louisiana Tech 1st 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan Carol Hutchins Michigan (asst.) 36th 1548–493–5 590–162 21 10 27 11 12 1
Michigan State Jacquie Joseph Bowling Green 26th 708–739–1 196–356 0 1 4 0 0 0
Minnesota Jamie Trachsel Iowa State 3rd 87–31 37–6 0 1 2 1 1 0
Nebraska Rhonda Revelle San Jose State (asst.) 28th 978–550 109–72 1 0 20 2 3 0
Northwestern Kate Drohan Northwestern (AHC) 19th 570–345–1 219–130 2 1 13 5 2 0
Ohio State Kelly Kovach Schoenly Miami (OH) 8th 234–141–1 94–65–1 0 0 4 0 0 0
Penn State Amanda Lehotak UTSA 7th 129–193 48–90 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Boo De Oliveira Arkansas (asst.) 4th 70–105 22–46 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers Kristen Butler Toledo 2nd 29–26 11–12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin Yvette Healy Loyola-Chicago 10th 300–184–1 106–91–1 0 1 5 0 0 0

Conference matrix
Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
vs. Illinois –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Indiana 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iowa 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Maryland 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan State 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Nebraska 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Northwestern 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Ohio State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. Penn State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Purdue 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Rutgers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Wisconsin 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
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References
  1. "2020 Big Ten Softball Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). Indianapolis, Indiana: National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 12, 2020.
  3. "Maryland Announces Softball Leadership Change". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. "Montgomery Named Maryland Softball Head Coach". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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