2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2020
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	15–8
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Carol Hutchins
Hc Year:	36th
Asst Coach1:	Bonnie Tholl
Ac1 Year:	27th
Asst Coach2:	Jennifer Brundage
Ac2 Year:	22nd
Stadium:	Alumni Field

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.^[1]

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.

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 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 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 Alumni Field March 20 Alumni Field March 21 Purdue Alumni Field March 22 Purdue Alumni Field March 24 Alumni Field March 27 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 Alumni Field April 4 Minnesota Alumni Field April 5 Minnesota Alumni Field April 7 Alumni Field April 10 Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL April 11 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 12 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 14 Alumni Field April 15 Alumni Field April 17 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 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 Beard Field State College, PA May 2 at Penn State Beard Field May 3 at Penn State Beard Field
Post-season

Rankings

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons . MGoBlue.com . March 11, 2020. March 12, 2020.