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American college softball season

2023 Michigan Wolverines softball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record26–25 (10–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Northwestern  ‍†‍‡‍ 20 – 3   .870 42 – 13   .764
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 18 – 5   .783 44 – 18   .710
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 38 – 18   .679
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 36 – 22   .621
Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 27 – 20   .574
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 33 – 20   .623
Maryland ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 38 – 19   .667
Penn State ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 31 – 16   .660
Iowa ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 27   .565
Michigan ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 25   .510
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 32 – 25   .561
Illinois ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 29 – 27   .518
Purdue ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 23 – 30   .434
Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 14 – 32   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 28, 2023
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, wee led by head coach Bonnie Tholl in her first season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022 season 38–18 overall, and 14–8 in the Big Ten, finishing in fifth place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and were defeated in the Regional Final by UCF.

Preseason

On June 13, 2022, graduate student Alex Storako transferred to Oklahoma. The next day, sophomore pitcher Annabelle Widra transferred to Auburn. On July 5, 2022, Michigan added three transfer students, outfielder Ellie Mataya and pitchers Hannah George and Jessica LeBeau.

On August 24, 2022, long-time head coach Carol Hutchins announced her retirement after 38 years as head coach at Michigan. At the time of her retirement, she was the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history with a record of 1,707–555–5. During her career as head coach, Michigan never suffered a losing season, and she led the team to 22 Big Ten regular-season titles from 1995–2021, including nine in a row from 2008–16, 10 Big Ten Tournament championships, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 29 times, including each of the last 27 years. Later that day former Michigan associate head coach Bonnie Tholl was promoted to head coach.

Roster

2023 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year High school/junior college Home town
1 OF Ellie Sieler L/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Monroe Monroe, MI
2 INF Keke Tholl R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Victor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL
3 OF Lexie Blair L/L 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr West Orange Winter Garden, FL
4 INF Ryleigh Carricaburu R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Woodcrest Christian Riverside, CA
5 INF Kaylee Rodriguez R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Doral Academy Miami, FL
7 RHP Maddie Erickson L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Wilsonville Wilsonville, OR
8 INF Madi Ramey L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Allen Park Allen Park, MI
11 OF Lexi Voss (C) R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Marist Palos Park, IL
12 RHP Jessica LeBeau L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lake Hartville, OH
14 INF Janelle Ilacqua R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Catawba Ridge Fort Mill, SC
16 C Jessica Garmen R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Detroit Country Day Waterford, MI
17 OF Ellie Mataya L/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Lake Braddock Burke, VA
18 RHP Lauren Derkowski R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So York Community Elmhurst, IL
20 U Lilly Vallimont R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Trenton Trenton, MI
21 RHP Hannah George R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Northside Columbus, GA
22 RHP Emerson Aiken R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Glen Allen Henrico, VA
23 INF Avery Fantucci R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Marist Atlanta. GA
24 U Melina Livingston (C) R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Sr Regina Harrison Township, MI
25 U Audrey Leclair L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Phoenix Country Day Phoenix, AZ
32 INF Ella McVey L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Dowling Catholic Des Moines, IA
44 U Indian Langford L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Poway Poway, CA
Head coach

Bonnie Tholl (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Jennifer Brundage (UCLA)
Amanda Chidester (Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

2023 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular season (26–24)
February (7–8)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
February 9 at USF USF Softball Stadium
Tampa, FL		 1–2 Dixon (1–0) Derkowski (0–1) Hill (1) 1,506 0–1 —
February 10 vs. Colgate
The Spring Games		 Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL		 10–0 LeBeau (1–0) Misken (0–1) — — 1–1 —
February 11 vs. Western Kentucky
The Spring Games		 Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL		 5–2 Derkowski (1–1) Houchens (0–1) — 350 2–1 —
February 11 vs. Western Kentucky
The Spring Games		 Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL		 5–2 Derkowski (2–1) Gardner (1–2) — 300 3–1 —
February 12 vs. Portland State
The Spring Games		 Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL		 9–1 LeBeau (2–0) Grey (2–1) — — 4–1 —
February 17 vs. No. 20 UCF
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 2–8 DeVoe (2–1) Derkowski (2–2) — 657 4–2 —
February 17 vs. Louisiana
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 7–6 LeBeau (3–0) Landry (2–1) — 657 5–2 —
February 18 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 6–15 Runner (1–0) LeBeau (3–1) — 5,632 5–3 —
February 18 vs. Mississippi State
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 5–4 Derkowski (3–2) Hawk (1–2) — 5,632 6–3 —
February 19 vs. No. 16 Duke
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational		 No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL		 3–6 Davidson (2–1) LeBeau (3–2) Wright (1) — 6–4 —
February 24 vs. Boise State
Stanford Invitational		 Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 2–4 Walljasper (4–1) Derkowski (3–3) — 57 6–5 —
February 24 vs. Nevada
Stanford Invitational		 Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 0–3 Craft (3–0) LeBeau (3–3) — 74 6–6 —
February 25 vs. Boise State
Stanford Invitational		 Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 2–1 LeBeau (4–3) Caudill (1–3) — 116 7–6 —
February 25 at No. 16 Stanford
Stanford Invitational		 Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 0–5 Vawter (5–1) Derkowski (3–4) — 315 7–7 —
February 26 at No. 16 Stanford
Stanford Invitational		 Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 1–3 Krause (3–1) LeBeau (4–4) — 115 7–8 —
February 28 at Saint Mary's Cottrell Field
Moraga, CA		 Cancelled
March (9–5)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
March 2 vs. UCF
Judi Garman Classic		 Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 2–0 LeBeau (5–4) Felton (3–3) — 494 8–8 —
March 2 at Cal State Fullerton
Judi Garman Classic		 Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 2–1 Derkowski (4–4) Sutherlin (4–2) — 494 9–8 —
March 3 vs. No. 15 LSU
Judi Garman Classic		 Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 0–2 Kilponen (5–0) LeBeau (5–5) — 357 9–9 —
March 3 vs. Seattle
Judi Garman Classic		 Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 3–2 Derkowski (5–4) Ilacqua (7–2) — 325 10–9 —
March 4 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Judi Garman Classic		 Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 0–8 Faraimo (11–1) LeBeau (5–6) — — 10–10 —
March 9 Kent State Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 4–0 Derkowski (6–4) Kelly (2–4) — 202 11–10 —
March 10 Georgia Southern Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 Cancelled
March 11 Georgia Southern Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 Cancelled
March 11 Kent State Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 Cancelled
March 12 Kent State Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 Cancelled
March 15 Bowling Green Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 9–0 Derkowski (7–4) Anderson (5–2) — 773 12–10 —
March 18 vs. Longwood
John Cropp Classic		 John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY		 2–1 Derkowski (8–4) Burton (4–6) — — 13–10 —
March 18 at No. 14 Kentucky
John Cropp Classic		 John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY		 Cancelled
March 19 vs. DePaul
John Cropp Classic		 John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY		 Cancelled
March 19 at No. 14 Kentucky
John Cropp Classic		 John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY		 1–2 Schoonover(11–1) Derkowski (8–5) — 1,077 13–11 —
March 24 at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		 Postponed
March 25 at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		 Postponed
March 26 at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		 3–1 Derkowski (9–5) Smith (9–4) — 1,773 14–11 1–0
March 26 at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		 2–11 Ruck (5–4) LeBeau (5–7) — 1,325 14–12 1–1
March 27 at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		 7–8 Smith (10–4) Derkowski (9–6) Ruck (1) 405 14–13 1–2
March 29 Oakland Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 9–0 LeBeau (6–7) Campbell (5–4) — 1,109 15–13 —
March 31 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium
Lincoln, NE		 10–1 Derkowski (10–6) Wallace (15–7) — 691 16–13 2–2
April (8–8)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
April 1 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium
Lincoln, NE		 0–8 Wallace (16–7) LeBeau (6–8) — 941 16–14 2–3
April 2 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium
Lincoln, NE		 4–2 Derkowski (11–6) Harness (8–4) — 1,137 17–14 3–3
April 5 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium
East Lansing, MI		 Postponed
April 7 Illinois Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 0–3 Sickels (11–6) Derkowski (11–7) — 1,339 17–15 3–4
April 8 Illinois Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 3–2 LeBeau (7–8) McQueen (4–3) Derkowski (2) 1,941 18–15 4–4
April 9 Illinois Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 2–1 Derkowski (12–7) Sickels (11–7) — 1,463 19–15 5–4
April 12 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium
East Lansing, MI		 5–2 Derkowski (13–7) Guidry (2–7) — 1,264 20–15 6–4
April 14 at Purdue Bittinger Stadium
West Lafayette, IN		 4–0 Derkowski (14–7) Echazarreta (5–10) — 509 21–15 7–4
April 15 at Purdue Bittinger Stadium
West Lafayette, IN		 2–3 Elish (8–2) LeBeau (7–9) — 686 21–16 7–5
April 15 at Purdue Bittinger Stadium
West Lafayette, IN		 5–0 Derkowski (15–7) Echazarreta (5–11) — 99 22–16 8–5
April 18 Michigan State Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 8–0 Derkowski (16–7) Guidry (3–9) — 2,104 23–16 9–5
April 21 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 3–4 Boyd (7–3) LeBeau (7–10) — 1,384 23–17 9–6
April 22 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 15–0 Derkowski (17–7) Henry (10–2) — 1,852 24–17 10–6
April 23 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 0–3 Williams (12–1) Derkowski (17–8) — 2,130 24–18 10–7
April 28 Indiana Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 Postponed
April 29 Indiana Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 1–4 Copeland (17–2) Derkowski (17–9) — 1,881 24–19 10–8
April 29 Indiana Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 1–15 Johnson (13–6) LeBeau (7–11) — 1,881 24–20 10–9
April 30 Indiana Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 5–6 Copeland (18–2) Derkowski (17–10) Johnson (4) 1,948 24–21 10–10
May (2–3)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
May 2 Western Michigan Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 9–1 Derkowski (18–10) Godwin (4–10) — 1,037 25–21 —
May 3 Oakland Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		 13–0 LeBeau (8–11) Konyvka (0–7) — 318 26–21 —
May 5 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 0–3 Pease (24–6) Derkowski (18–11) — 830 26–22 10–11
May 6 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 10–13 Schwartz (2–1) Derkowski (18–12) — 863 26–23 10–12
May 7 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 0–2 Pease (25–6) Derkowski (18–13) — 961 26–24 10–13
Post-season (0–1)
Big Ten Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1GT record
May 10 Penn State Eichelberger Field
Champaign, IL		 2–3 Lingenfelt (12–5) Derkowski (18–14) — — 26–25 0–1
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:
  • Rankings from NFCA.
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA TodayRV25RV——————————————
Softball America21————————————————
ESPN.com/USA SoftballRVRV———————————————
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References

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