2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-sixth season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Michigan Wolverines softball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020 record	15–8 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carol Hutchins (36th season)
Assistant coaches	Bonnie Tholl (27th season) Jennifer Brundage (22nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		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

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2019 season 45–13 overall, and 22–1 in the Big Ten, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines received an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament after winning the 2019 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament, and were defeated in the Regional Final by James Madison.

Roster

2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Year High School/Junior College Home town 3 OF Lexie Blair L/L 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So West Orange Winter Garden, FL 4 RHP Chandler Dennis R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA 5 C Abby Skvarce L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Clarkston Clarkston, MI 7 INF Madison Uden L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Raymond S. Kellis Glendale, AZ 8 RHP Alex Storako L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL 10 LHP Meghan Beaubien L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saint Mary Catholic Central Newport, MI 11 OF Lexi Voss R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Marist Palos Park, IL 12 LHP Lauren Esman L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI 13 INF Taylor Bump R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Canterbury School of Florida St. Petersburg, FL 14 INF Lou Allan R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Oak Hills Hesperia, CA 16 C Jessica Garmen R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Waterford, MI 17 INF Julia Jimenez R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Etiwanda Fontana, CA 18 RHP Sarah Schaefer R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Waukee West Des Moines, IA 20 INF Hannah Carson L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Mount Pleasant Weidman, MI 21 INF Natalia Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Montverde Academy Clermont, FL 22 OF Thais Gonzalez L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas Boca Raton, FL 23 INF Gianna Carosone R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Rancho North Las Vegas, NV 24 INF Morgan Overaitis L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Salem Canton, MI 25 U Audrey Leclair L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Phoenix Country Day Phoenix, AZ 32 OF Haley Hoogenraad R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Zeeland West Zeeland, MI	Head coach Carol Hutchins (Michigan State) Assistant coach(es) Bonnie Tholl (Michigan) Jennifer Brundage (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

2020 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (15–8)
February (11–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record B1G Record February 7 vs. Georgia State USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 6–1 Storako (1–0) Buck (0–1) — — 1–0 – February 7 vs. Illinois State USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 5–4 Beaubien (1–0) Leonard (0–1) Storako (1) — 2–0 – February 8 vs. No. 7 Florida USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 11–2 (6) Storako (2–0) Lugo (1–1) — — 3–0 – February 8 at USF USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 2–1 (8) Beaubien (2–0) Corrick (0–2) — — 4–0 – February 9 vs. Fresno State USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 1–0 (9) Beaubien (3–0) Lung (2–1) — — 5–0 – February 14 vs. Louisville ACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 6–2 Storako (3–0) Harris (0–4) Beaubien (1) 126 6–0 – February 14 at No. 25 North Carolina ACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 4–3 Storako (4–0) Pickett (0–2) — ACCNX 389 7–0 – February 15 at No. 25 North Carolina ACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 4–0 Beaubien (4–0) Pickett (0–3) — 428 8–0 – February 16 vs. Louisville ACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 8–4 Beaubien (5–0) Roby (2–3) — 238 9–0 – February 21 vs. Liberty Gamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field Columbia, SC 1–0 Storako (5–0) Keeney (1–3) Beaubien (2) 100 10–0 – February 22 vs. Iowa State Gamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 1–5 Spelhaug (2–2) Beaubien (5–1) — 100 10–1 – February 22 at No. 22 South Carolina Gamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 0–3 Ochs (3–0) Storako (5–1) — 1,119 10–2 – February 23 vs. Liberty Gamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 5–6 Johnson (1–3) Beaubien (5–2) — 100 10–3 – February 28 vs. Loyola Marymount Judi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 1–2 Wilson (5–3) Beaubien (5–3) — — 10–4 – February 29 vs. No. 3 Texas Judi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 0–1 O'Leary (5–0) Beaubien (5–4) — — 10–5 – February 29 vs. No. 25 Texas Tech Judi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 6–2 Storako (6–1) Edmoundson (6–4) — — 11–5 –
March (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record B1G Record March 1 vs. No. 2 Washington Judi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 2–10 (5) Plain (9–2) Storako (6–2) — 1,300 11–6 – March 1 vs. Colorado State Judi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 1–0 Beaubien (6–4) Jarecki (2–5) — — 12–6 – March 3 vs. St. John's No. 16 Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA 4–2 Storako (7–2) Brown (5–6) — — 13–6 – March 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton Louisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA 5–1 Beaubien (7–4) Martinez (5–4) — — 14–6 – March 5 at No. 1 UCLA Louisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 0–2 Faraimo (12–1) Beaubien (7–5) — 353 14–7 – March 6 vs. Boston University Louisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 2–1 Storako (8–2) Gant (4–1) — — 15–7 – March 6 vs. No. 22 UCF Louisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 2–3 (8) White (9–2) Storako (8–3) — — 15–8 – March 14 Ball State No. 18 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 14 Ball State No. 18 Alumni Field March 15 Ball State No. 18 Alumni Field March 17 Western Michigan Alumni Field March 20 Purdue Alumni Field March 21 Purdue Alumni Field March 22 Purdue Alumni Field March 24 Toledo Alumni Field March 27 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI March 28 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex March 29 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record B1G Record April 3 Minnesota Alumni Field April 4 Minnesota Alumni Field ESPN2 April 5 Minnesota Alumni Field ESPNU April 7 Bowling Green Alumni Field April 10 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL April 11 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 12 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 14 Central Michigan Alumni Field April 15 Michigan State Alumni Field April 17 Ohio State Alumni Field April 18 Ohio State Alumni Field April 19 Ohio State Alumni Field April 21 Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI April 24 Maryland Alumni Field April 25 Maryland Alumni Field April 26 Maryland Alumni Field
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record B1G Record May 1 at Penn State Beard Field State College, PA May 2 at Penn State Beard Field May 3 at Penn State Beard Field
Post-Season
Big Ten Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record May 7–9 Eichelberger Field Champaign, IL
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference:[3][4] Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	17	11	8 (1)	13	16	18
Softball America[5]	15	8	6	11	17	19
ESPN.com/USA Softball	14	8	6 (1)	11	16	17
D1Softball	18	13	11	13	18	18

References

1. "2020 Big Ten Softball Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
2. "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons". MGoBlue.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. Howard, Leah (November 15, 2019). "Wolverines Announce Challenging 53-Game Slate for 2020 Campaign". MGoBlue.com. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
4. "2020 Softball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
5. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.