The 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American
college softball
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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
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. 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
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, where they lost to
Florida.
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.
Sierra Lawrence,
Sierra Romero and
Haylie Wagner were all named to the
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year preseason watch list.
Personnel
Roster
Coaches
Schedule
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, February 7 , , vs. No. 1
Florida , , No. 8 , ,
USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL , , 1–2 , , Ocasio (1–0) , , Wagner (0–1) , , — , , 1,167 , , 0–1 , , –
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, February 7 , , vs.
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, , No. 8 , , USF Softball Stadium , , 4–3 , , , , Greiner (1–1) , , — , , 1,100 , , 1–1 , , –
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, February 8 , , vs.
Hampton , , No. 8 , , USF Softball Stadium , , 9–2 , , Betsa (1–0) , , Babinsack (0–3) , , , , 204 , , 2–1 , , –
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, February 8 , , vs.
Illinois State , , No. 8 , , USF Softball Stadium , , 4–1 , , Driesenga (2–0) , , Romshek (2–2) , , — , , 217 , , 3–1 , , –
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, February 13 , , vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets softball, Georgia Tech , , No. 7 , , JoAnne Graf Field , , , , Betsa (2–0) , , , , — , , — , , 5–1 , , –
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, February 14 , , at No. 6 Florida State Seminoles softball, Florida State , , No. 7 , , JoAnne Graf Field , , 6–5 , , Wagner (2–1) , , Waldrop (4–1) , , Betsa (1) , , — , , 6–1 , , –
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, February 14 , , at No. 6 Florida State , , No. 7 , , JoAnne Graf Field , , 2–1 , , Betsa (3–0) , , Waldrop (4–2) , , — , , 1,208 , , 7–1 , , –
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, February 15 , , vs. Georgia Tech , , No. 7 , , JoAnne Graf Field , , , , Driesenga (3–0) , , Biggerstaff (0–1) , , — , , — , , 8–1 , , –
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, February 20 , , vs. Lipscomb Bisons, Lipscomb , , No. 5 , , Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL , , 7–1 , , Wagner (3–1) , , Sanders (3–3) , , — , , 181 , , 9–1 , , –
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, February 20 , , at No. 3 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team, Alabama , , No. 5 , , Rhoads Stadium , , 8–2 , , Betsa (4–0) , , Jury (3–2) , , — , , 2,514 , , 10–1 , , –
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, February 21 , , vs. Lipscomb , , No. 5 , , Rhoads Stadium , , , , Driesenga (4–0) , , Young (2–4) , , — , , 207 , , 11–1 , , –
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, February 21 , , at No. 3 Alabama , , No. 5 , , Rhoads Stadium , , 4–1 , , Wagner (4–1) , , Osorio (4–1) , , — , , 2,710 , , 12–1 , , –
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, February 22 , , vs. James Madison Dukes softball, James Madison , , No. 5 , , Rhoads Stadium , , , , Betsa (5–0) , , Ford (2–2) , , — , , 101 , , 13–1 , , –
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, February 27 , , vs. Toledo Rockets, Toledo , , No. 3 , ,
Tempe, Arizona, Tempe, AZ , , , , Wagner (5–1) , , Gooding (4–2) , , — , , 289 , , 14–1 , , –
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, February 27 , , , , No. 3 , , Farrington Stadium , , 7–5 , , Betsa (6–0) , , Ryndak (6–2) , , Wagner (2) , , 1,167 , , 15–1 , , –
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, February 28 , , vs. Toledo , , No. 3 , , Farrington Stadium , , , , Betsa (7–0) , , Gross (0–1) , , — , , 207 , , 16–1 , , –
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, February 28 , , vs. Binghamton Bearcats, Binghamton , , No. 3 , , Farrington Stadium , , 15–0
(5) , , Wagner (6–1) , , Miller (2–2) , , — , , 209 , , 17–1 , , –
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, March 1 , , , , No. 3 , , Farrington Stadium , , 6–2 , , Betsa (8–0) , , Macha (7–4) , , , , 1,115 , , 18–1 , , –
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, March 4 , , at Cal State Fullerton Titans, Cal State Fullerton , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, California, Fullerton, CA , , 9–0 , , Wagner (7–1) , , Ybarra (5–5) , , — , , 945 , , 19–1 , , –
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, March 5 , , , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field , , 0–2
(8) , , Macha (8–4) , , Betsa (8–1) , , — , , 345 , , 19–2 , , –
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, March 5 , , vs. No. 1 Florida , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field , , 4–7 , , Ocasio (8–0) , , Betsa (8–2) , , — , , 375 , , 19–3 , , –
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, March 6 , , vs. San Jose State Spartans, San Jose State , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field , , , , Betsa (9–1) , , Lang (4–4) , , — , , 1,042 , , 20–3 , , –
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, March 6 , , vs. No. 9 Baylor Lady Bears softball, Baylor , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field , , , , Wagner (8–1) , , Stearns (4–3) , , — , , 511 , , 21–3 , , –
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, March 7 , , vs. San Diego State Aztecs, San Diego State , , No. 3 , , Anderson Family Field , , 10–2
(5) , , Wagner (9–1) , , Cable (2–3) , , — , , 1,850 , , 22–3 , , –
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, , , Kent State Golden Flashes softball, Kent State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field at The Wilpon Complex, Alumni Field
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI , , 0–3 , , Johnson (6–2) , , Wagner (9–2) , , — , , — , , 22–4 , , –
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, March 14 , , Kent State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (10–2) , , Ladines (3–3) , , — , , 1,051 , , 23–4 , , –
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, March 15 , , Kent State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field , , 4–1 , , Betsa (11–2) , , Johnson (6–3) , , — , , 1,021 , , 24–4 , , –
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, March 18 , , Bowling Green Falcons, Bowling Green , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 8–1 , , Wagner (10–2) , , Combs (1–3) , , — , , 712 , , 25–4 , , –
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, March 20 , , at Ohio State Buckeyes softball, Ohio State , , No. 4 , , Buckeye Field
Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, OH , , 13–1 , , Betsa (12–2) , , O'Reilly (7–2) , , — , , 215 , , 26–4 , , 1–0
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, March 21 , , at Ohio State , , No. 4 , , Buckeye Field , , , , Wagner (11–2) , , , , — , , 412 , , 27–4 , , 2–0
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, March 22 , , at Ohio State , , No. 4 , , Buckeye Field , , , , Betsa (13–2) , , O'Reilly (7–3) , , — , , 388 , , 28–4 , , 3–0
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, March 25 , , Western Michigan Broncos, Western Michigan , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 8–2 , , Wagner (12–2) , , Binkowski (3–6) , , — , , 659 , , 29–4 , , –
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, March 27 , , Iowa Hawkeyes softball, Iowa , , No. 4 , , colspan=9, ''Postponed''
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, March 28 , , Iowa , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 6–0 , , Betsa (14–2) , , , , — , , — , , 30–4 , , 4–0
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, March 28 , , Iowa , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 7–4 , , Wagner (13–2) , , Yoways (2–10) , , Betsa (2) , , 1,136 , , 31–4 , , 5–0
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, March 29 , , Iowa , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 4–6 , , , , Betsa (14–3) , , — , , 967 , , 31–5 , , 5–1
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, April 3 , , , , No. 4 , , JSC Stadium
Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN , , , , , , Betsa (14–4) , , — , , 401 , , 31–6 , , 5–2
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, April 4 , , at No. 14 Minnesota , , No. 4 , , JSC Stadium , , 9–4 , , Wagner (14–2) , , Anderson (5–2) , , , , 1,119 , , 32–6 , , 6–2
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, April 5 , , at No. 14 Minnesota , , No. 4 , , JSC Stadium , , , , Betsa (15–4) , , , , — , , 327 , , 33–6 , , 7–2
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, April 7 , , Eastern Michigan Eagles, Eastern Michigan , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , , , Wagner (15–2) , , Rich (6–14) , , — , , 952 , , 34–6 , , –
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, , , at Rutgers Scarlet Knights softball, Rutgers , , No. 4 , , Rutgers Softball Complex
Piscataway, New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ , , , , Betsa (16–4) , , Landrith (11–6) , , — , , 157 , , 35–6 , , 8–2
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, April 11 , , at Rutgers , , No. 4 , , Rutgers Softball Complex , , , , Wagner (16–2) , , Maddox (5–4) , , — , , 361 , , 36–6 , , 9–2
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, April 12 , , at Rutgers , , No. 4 , , Rutgers Softball Complex , , 5–0 , , Betsa (17–4) , , Landrith (11–7) , , — , , 227 , , 37–6 , , 10–2
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, April 15 , , at Michigan State Spartans softball, Michigan State , , No. 4 , , Secchia Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan, East Lansing, MI , , , , Betsa (18–4) , , Rainey (1–9) , , — , , 1,047 , , 38–6 , , 11–2
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, April 17 , , Indiana Hoosiers softball, Indiana , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (19–4) , , Olson (10–21) , , — , , 1,415 , , 39–6 , , 12–2
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, April 18 , , Indiana , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 3–0 , , Wagner (17–2) , , Olson (10–22) , , — , , — , , 40–6 , , 13–2
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, April 18 , , Indiana , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 7–1 , , Betsa (20–4) , , Tamayo (4–8) , , — , , 1,909 , , 41–6 , , 14–2
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, April 19 , , Indiana , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=9, ''Postponed''
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, April 21 , , Michigan State , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , 4–3 , , Wagner (18–2) , , Rainey (1–11) , , — , , 1,105 , , 42–6 , , 15–2
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, April 22 , , Central Michigan Chippewas softball, Central Michigan , , No. 4 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=9, ''Postponed''
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, April 24 , , at Maryland Terrapins softball, Maryland , , No. 4 , , Maryland Softball Stadium
College Park, Maryland, College Park, MD , , , , Betsa (21–4) , , Dewey (6–11) , , — , , 512 , , 43–6 , , 16–2
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, April 25 , , at Maryland , , No. 4 , , Maryland Softball Stadium , , , , Wagner (19–2) , , Schmeiser (18–8) , , — , , 941 , , 44–6 , , 17–2
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, April 26 , , at Maryland , , No. 4 , , Maryland Softball Stadium , , 1–0 , , Betsa (22–4) , , Schmeiser (18–9) , , — , , 625 , , 45–6 , , 18–2
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, May 1 , , Penn State Nittany Lions softball, Penn State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (23–4) , , Cummings (7–8) , , — , , 1,735 , , 46–6 , , 19–2
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, May 2 , , Penn State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field , , , , Wagner (20–2) , , Laubach (12–10) , , — , , 1,852 , , 47–6 , , 20–2
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, May 3 , , Penn State , , No. 3 , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (24–4) , , Cummings (7–9) , , — , , 2,500 , , 48–6 , , 21–2
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, May 8 , , Penn State Nittany Lions softball, Penn State (9) , , No. 3 (1) , , Buckeye Field , , , , Betsa (25–4) , , Cummings (7–10) , , — , , 1,345 , , 49–6 , , 1–0
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, May 9 , , Northwestern Wildcats softball, Northwestern (4) , , No. 3 (1) , , Buckeye Field , , , , Betsa (26–4) , , Wood (16–10) , , — , , — , , 50–6 , , 2–0
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, May 9 , , Nebraska Cornhuskers softball, Nebraska (3) , , No. 3 (1) , , Buckeye Field , , 6–1 , , Wagner (21–2) , , McClure (9–3) , , — , , 1,476 , , 51–6 , , 3–0
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, May 15 , , Oakland Golden Grizzlies, Oakland , , No. 3 (3) , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (27–4) , , Kownacki (16–13) , , — , , 2,087 , , 52–6 , , 1–0
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, May 16 , , No. 19 California Golden Bears softball, California , , No. 3 (3) , , Alumni Field , , , , Betsa (28–4) , , Trzcinski (15–6) , , — , , 2,237 , , 53–6 , , 2–0
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, May 17 , , Pittsburgh Panthers softball, Pittsburgh , , No. 3 (3) , , Alumni Field , , 10–3 , , Betsa (29–4) , , King (20–9) , , — , , 2,144 , , 54–6 , , 3–0
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, May 21 , , No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs softball, Georgia (14) , , No. 3 (3) , , Alumni Field , , 10–3 , , Betsa (30–4) , , Wilkinson (28–10) , , — , , 2,136 , , 55–6 , , 1–0
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, May 22 , , No. 14 Georgia (14) , , No. 3 (3) , , Alumni Field , , 7–6 , , Wagner (22–2) , , Wilkinson (28–11) , , Betsa (4) , , 2,582 , , 56–6 , , 2–0
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, May 28 , , vs. No. 6 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team, Alabama (6) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK , , 5–0 , , Betsa (31–4) , , Osorio (21–9) , , — , , 8,360 , , 57–6 , , 1–0
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, May 29 , , vs. No. 7 UCLA Bruins softball, UCLA (7) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 10–4 , , Wagner (23–2) , , Carda (32–7) , , — , , 9,425 , , 58–6 , , 2–0
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, May 31 , , vs. No. 8 LSU Tigers softball, LSU (5) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 6–3 , , Wagner (24–2) , , Hoover (18–7) , , — , , 9,274 , , 59–6 , , 3–0
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, June 1 , , vs. No. 2
Florida (1) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 2–3 , , Ocasio (18–3) , , Betsa (31–5) , , Gourley (5) , , 8,329 , , 59–7 , , 3–1
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, June 1 , , vs. No. 2 Florida (1) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 1–0 , , Wagner (25–2) , , Haeger (31–2) , , — , , 8,254 , , 60–7 , , 4–1
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, June 1 , , vs. No. 2 Florida (1) , , No. 3 (3) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 1–4 , , Haeger (32–2) , , Wagner (25–3) , , — , , 7,680 , , 60–8 , , 4–2
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Awards and honors
References
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