2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2015 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 60–8 record, including 21–2 in conference play. The Wolverines won the 2015 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. They advanced to the finals of the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2005, where they lost to Florida.

2015 Michigan Wolverines softball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015 record60–8 (21–2 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coachJennifer Brundage (18th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–2 .913  60–8 .882
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20–3 .870  49–11 .817
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17–6 .739  35–23 .603
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14–8 .636  28–23 .549
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .609  26–27 .491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  30–22 .577
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  29–20 .592
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  29–28 .509
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  27–27 .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  19–40 .322
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  31–25 .554
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  17–39 .304
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–17 .227  21–31 .404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–19 .174  19–36 .345
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 5, 2015[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Preseason

The Wolverines were ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason polls, becoming the top-ranked Big Ten school in both listings.[2][3] Sierra Lawrence, Sierra Romero and Haylie Wagner were all named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year preseason watch list.[4]

Personnel

Roster
2015 Michigan Wolverines roster
 

Pitchers

Outfielders

  • 5 Olivia Richvalsky – Junior
  • 8 Nikki Wald – Freshman
  • 20 Mary Sbonek – Junior
  • 21 Kelly Christner – Sophomore
  • 22 Sierra Lawrence – Junior

Utility

  • 2 Aidan Falk – Freshman
  • 7 Kelsey Susalla – Junior
  • 23 Taylor Swearingen – Freshman
  • 24 Tera Blanco – Freshman
  • 32 Angie Danis – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 14 Lauren Connell – Junior
  • 16 Morgan Swift – Freshman
  • 19 Becca Garfinkel – Senior
  • 25 Lauren Sweet – Senior

Infielders

  • 1 Abby Ramirez – Sophomore
  • 12 Amanda Vargas – Freshman
  • 18 Lindsay Montemarano – Sophomore
  • 32 Sierra Romero – Junior
  
Reference:[5]

Coaches
2015 Michigan Wolverines coaching staff
 
Reference:[6]

Schedule
2015 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (48–6)
Postseason (12–2)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:[7]
  • Rankings from NFCA:[8]
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Ranking movement
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollLastPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Final
NFCA[8] 10 8 8 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. "Wolverines Ranked No. 8 in First Coaches Poll of 2015". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. "U-M Receives Second Top-10 Preseason Ranking of 2015". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 27, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  4. "Player of the Year Watch List Includes Lawrence, Romero, Wagner". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. "2015 Michigan Softball Roster". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  6. "Michigan Coaching Staff Tabbed Nation's Best by NFCA". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. July 6, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. "2015 Softball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. "USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll (Final)". nfca.org. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. "Susalla Tabbed Co-Big Ten Player of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  10. "Lawrence Selected as USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  11. "Romero Named Big Ten Player of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  12. "Betsa Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 23, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  13. "Betsa Repeats as Big Ten Pitcher of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  14. Swan, Lance (April 21, 2015). "Missouri's Fagan, Michigan's Betsa Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week". nfca.org. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  15. "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. May 6, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  16. "U-M Puts Four on All-Big Ten First Team; Betsa, Hutchins Snag Top Honors". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. May 6, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  17. "Seven Named NFCA All-Americans". bigten.org. May 27, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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