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American college softball season

2020 Michigan Wolverines softball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–8 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 20192021 →
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
Rankings from NFCA


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 COVID-19 pandemic.

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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 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) — 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 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 Attendance Overall record B1G record
April 3 Minnesota Alumni Field
April 4 Minnesota Alumni Field
April 5 Minnesota Alumni Field
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 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 Attendance Overall record B1GT record
May 7–9 Eichelberger Field
Champaign, IL
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:
  • 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
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today17118 (1) 131618
Softball America1586111719
ESPN.com/USA Softball1486 (1) 111617
D1Softball181311131818

References

  1. "2020 Big Ten Softball Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 19, 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.
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