The 2018 Big Ten Softball Tournament opens in just a few hours on Goodman Diamond in Madison, Wisc. After games featuring No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 10 Purdue, No. 6 Illinois and No. 11 Maryland, and No. 8 Michigan State and No. 9 Nebraska, the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (34-13, 14-8) will start their postseason in the nightcap against the No. 12 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-31, 6-16) at approximately 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT).
The single-elimination tournament’s top four seeds all received a bye into the second round, which will kick off on Friday.
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After winning the regular season conference crown for the 20th time— and 10th in 11 years— the Michigan Wolverines own the No.