2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-seventh season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2021 Michigan Wolverines softball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Seattle Regional
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record38–8 (36–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Field
2021 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 36–6 .85738–8 .826
No. 23 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 29–11 .72531–13 .705
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 29–15 .65930–17 .638
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26–18 .59126–18 .591
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 25–19 .56825–19 .568
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 24–19 .55824–19 .558
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 24–20 .54524–20 .545
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 22–22 .50022–22 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 18–22 .45018–22 .450
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 19–25 .43219–25 .432
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 18–26 .40918–26 .409
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14–26 .35014–26 .350
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8–36 .1828–36 .182
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7–34 .1717–34 .171
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2020 season 15–8 overall, in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Preseason

Michigan was ranked No. 17 by NFCA/USA Today and ESPN.com/USA Softball, No. 18 by D1Softball, and No. 20 by Softball America in the preseason polls, the only Big Ten Conference team named in each poll.[3][4][5][6]

Roster
2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightYearHigh school/junior collegeHome town
1 OF Thais Gonzalez L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas Boca Raton, FL
2 INF Keke Tholl R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Victor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL
3 OF Lexie Blair L/L 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr West Orange Winter Garden, FL
4 RHP Chandler Dennis R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
5 INF Kaylee Rodriguez R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Doral Academy Miami, FL
7 INF Ryleigh Carricaburu R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Woodcrest Christian Riverside, CA
8 RHP Alex Storako L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL
10 LHP Meghan Beaubien L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saint Mary Catholic Central Newport, MI
11 OF Lexi Voss R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marist Palos Park, IL
12 LHP Lauren Esman L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI
13 INF Taylor Bump R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Canterbury School of Florida St. Petersburg, FL
14 INF Lou Allan R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Oak Hills Hesperia, CA
16 C Jessica Garmen R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Detroit Country Day Waterford, MI
17 INF Sierra Kersten L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Clarkston Clarkston, MI
18 RHP Sarah Schaefer R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Waukee West Des Moines, IA
20 INF Hannah Carson L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Mount Pleasant Weidman, MI
21 INF Natalia Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Montverde Academy Clermont, FL
22 INF Julia Jimenez R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Etiwanda Fontana, CA
25 U Audrey Leclair L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So 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
2021 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular season (36–6)
February (4–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 26vs. PurdueNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL		4–0Beaubien (1–0)Bates (0–1)—1001–01–0
February 26vs. PurdueNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex4–0Storako (1–0)Henley (0–1)—1002–02–0
February 27vs. IowaNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–0Beaubien (2–0)Doocy (0–1)—03–03–0
February 27vs. IowaNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex6–5Storako (2–0)Loecker (0–1)—04–04–0
February 28vs. IllinoisNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex1–2Sickels (2–1)Beaubien (2–1)—04–14–1
February 28vs. IllinoisNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex1–2Jarvis (3–0)Storako (2–1)Sickels (1)04–24–2
March (9–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March 11vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–1 (8)Beaubien (3–1)Ferrell (1–4)—865–25–2
March 11vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–0Storako (3–1)Wallace (2–1)—746–26–2
March 12vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex4–5 (8)Wallace (3–1)Storako (3–2)—746–36–3
March 13vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex8–0 (5)Storako (4–2)Schwartz (2–3)—667–37–3
March 13vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex3–0Storako (5–2)Schwartz (2–4)—668–38–3
March 14vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–1Storako (6–2)Hestekin (2–1)—599–39–3
March 26at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field
Bloomington, IN		7–1Beaubien (4–1)Goodin (3–3)—9810–310–3
March 27at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field3–1 (9)Storako (7–2)Goodin (3–4)—10311–311–3
March 27at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field8–1Beaubien (5–1)Goodin (3–5)—10312–312–3
March 28at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field4–0Storako (8–2)Goodin (3–6)—5613–313–3
April (12–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April 2Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, MI		Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols[7]
April 3Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 3Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 4Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 9at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH		7–0Beaubien (6–1)Buresch (5–2)—15014–314–3
April 10at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field3–1Storako (9–2)Smith (7–6)—17715–315–3
April 10at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field2–3Buresch (6–2)Beaubien (6–2)—16415–415–4
April 11at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field11–0Storako (10–2)Smith (7–7)—15116–416–4
April 14Michigan StateNo. 22Alumni Field6–1Storako (11–2)Ladd (2–6)—9317–417–4
April 16MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field4–2Beaubien (7–2)Brann (3–5)—9618–418–4
April 17MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field2–0Storako (12–2)Wyche (2–4)—13819–419–4
April 17MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field5–1Beaubien (8–2)Ellefson (1–2)—13820–420–4
April 18MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field8–0 (5)Storako (13–2)Wyche (2–5)—12321–421–4
April 23NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field1–4Williams (13–2)Beaubien (8–3)—19221–521–5
April 24NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field7–2Storako (14–2)Boyd (3–2)—18122–522–5
April 24NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field6–3Beaubien (9–3)Williams (13–3)—18123–523–5
April 25NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field2–0Storako (15–2)Newport (4–3)—16424–524–5
April 30at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field
State College, PA		7–1Beaubien (10–3)Parshall (1–13)—11825–525–5
May (11–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May 1at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field10–0 (6)Storako (16–2)Lingenfelter (1–8)—16626–526–5
May 1at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field12–2 (6)Beaubien (11–3)Oatley (3–3)—16627–527–5
May 2at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field5–3Storako (17–2)Parshall (1–14)Beaubien (3)15528–528–5
May 5at Michigan StateNo. 19Secchia Stadium
East Lansing, MI		1–0 (9)Storako (18–2)Miller (6–7)—029–529–5
May 7at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		3–0Beaubien (12–3)Fiser (12–5)Storako (1)030–530–5
May 8at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium10–4Storako (19–2)Fiser (12–7)—031–531–5
May 8at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium3–1Beaubien (13–3)Pease (11–2)—032–532–5
May 9at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium3–7Fiser (13–7)Storako (19–3)—032–632–6
May 14RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field3–0Beaubien (14–3)Hitchcock (5–15)—20733–633–6
May 15RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field13–0 (5)Storako (20–3)Vickers (0–4)—14334–634–6
May 15RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field11–0 (5)Beaubien (15–3)Hitchcock (5–16)—14335–635–6
May 16RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field2–1Storako (21–3)Hitchcock (5–17)—14036–636–6
Postseason (2–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordRegional record
May 21SeattleNo. 20Husky Softball Stadium
Seattle, WA		2–0Beaubien (16–3)Nance (10–6)—25037–61–0
May 22No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium2–1Storako (22–3)Plain (30–3)—25038–62–0
May 23No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium0–2Plain (31–3)Beaubien (16–4)—20038–72–1
May 23No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium5–10Plain (32–3)Beaubien (16–5)—20038–82–2
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:[8][9]
  • Rankings from NFCA.
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
NFCA / USA Today17171721232525232322201919182019
Softball America2020202525———2325252522212118
ESPN.com/USA Softball1717172225RVRVRV2422202019192020
D1Softball1821202122—————222121181820

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches poll (Preseason)". NFCA.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. "2021 D1Softball Preseason Top 25 Rankings". D1Softball.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  5. "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25". teamusa.org. USA Softball. January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  6. "2021 NCAA Division I Softball Top 25". softballamerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. Howard, Leah (March 31, 2021). "Four-Game Series Between Michigan and Michigan State Postponed". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  8. "2021 Softball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  9. "Michigan Announces 44-Game, Conference-Only 2021 Softball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. "Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards". BigTen.org. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  11. "Michigan, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards". BigTen.org. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  12. "Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards". BigTen.org. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  13. "Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards". BigTen.org. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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