2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team

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 coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Michigan Wolverines softball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2020 record15–8 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Field
2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[1]; Rankings from NFCA

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
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome 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
  • Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results
2020 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (15–8)
Post-Season
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:[3][4]
  • 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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
NFCA / USA Today 17 11 8 (1) 13 16 18  
Softball America[5] 15 8 6 11 17 19  
ESPN.com/USA Softball 14 8 6 (1) 11 16 17  
D1Softball 18 13 11 13 18 18

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