The 2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American
college softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the Intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is nor ...
team that represented the
University of Michigan during the
2021 NCAA Division I softball season
The 2021 NCAA Division I Softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2021. The season progressed through the regular se ...
. The Wolverines were led by head coach
Carol Hutchins
Carol Sue Hutchins (born May 26, 1957) is an American former softball coach. In 38 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball, (1985–2022), she won more games than more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any ...
in her thirty-seventh season, and played their home games at
Alumni Field in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...
.
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the
2020 season 15–8 overall, in a season shortened due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Roster
Schedule and results
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, February 26, , vs. , , , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
Leesburg, FL , , 4–0 , ,
Beaubien (1–0) , , Bates (0–1) , , — , , 100 , , 1–0 , , 1–0
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, February 26, , vs. Purdue , , No. 17 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 4–0 , ,
Storako (1–0) , , Henley (0–1) , , — , , 100 , , 2–0 , , 2–0
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, February 27, , vs. , , No. 17 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 2–0 , , , , Doocy (0–1) , , — , , 0 , , 3–0 , , 3–0
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, February 27, , vs. Iowa , , No. 17 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 6–5 , , Storako (2–0) , , Loecker (0–1) , , — , , 0 , , 4–0 , , 4–0
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, February 28, , vs. , , No. 17 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 1–2 , , Sickels (2–1) , , , , — , , 0 , , 4–1 , , 4–1
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, February 28, , vs. Illinois , , No. 17 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 1–2 , , Jarvis (3–0) , , Storako (2–1) , , , , 0 , , 4–2 , , 4–2
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, March 11, , vs. , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 2–1
(8) , , Beaubien (3–1) , , Ferrell (1–4) , , — , , 86 , , 5–2 , , 5–2
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, March 11, , vs. Nebraska , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 2–0 , , Storako (3–1) , , Wallace (2–1) , , — , , 74 , , 6–2 , , 6–2
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, March 12, , vs. Nebraska , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 4–5
(8) , , Wallace (3–1) , , Storako (3–2) , , — , , 74 , , 6–3 , , 6–3
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, March 13, , vs. , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 8–0
(5) , , Storako (4–2) , , Schwartz (2–3) , , — , , 66 , , 7–3 , , 7–3
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, March 13, , vs. Wisconsin , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 3–0 , , Storako (5–2) , , Schwartz (2–4) , , — , , 66 , , 8–3 , , 8–3
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, March 14, , vs. Wisconsin , , No. 23 , , Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex , , 2–1 , , Storako (6–2) , , Hestekin (2–1) , , — , , 59 , , 9–3 , , 9–3
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, March 26, , at , , No. 25 , ,
Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN , , 7–1 , , Beaubien (4–1) , , Goodin (3–3) , , — , , 98 , , 10–3 , , 10–3
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, March 27, , at Indiana , , No. 25 , , Andy Mohr Field , , 3–1
(9) , , Storako (7–2) , , Goodin (3–4) , , — , , 103 , , 11–3 , , 11–3
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, March 27, , at Indiana , , No. 25 , , Andy Mohr Field , , 8–1 , , Beaubien (5–1) , , Goodin (3–5) , , — , , 103 , , 12–3 , , 12–3
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, March 28, , at Indiana , , No. 25 , , Andy Mohr Field , , 4–0 , , Storako (8–2) , , Goodin (3–6) , , — , , 56 , , 13–3 , , 13–3
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, April 2 , , , , No. 23 , ,
Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI , , colspan=9, ''Postponed due to
COVID-19 protocols''
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, April 3 , , Michigan State , , No. 23 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=9, ''Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols''
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, April 3 , , Michigan State , , No. 23 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=9, ''Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols''
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, April 4 , , Michigan State , , No. 23 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=9, ''Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols''
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, April 9 , , at , , No. 23 , , Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH, , 7–0 , , Beaubien (6–1) , , Buresch (5–2) , , — , , 150 , , 14–3 , , 14–3
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, April 10 , , at Ohio State , , No. 23 , , Buckeye Field , , 3–1 , , Storako (9–2) , , Smith (7–6) , , — , , 177 , , 15–3 , , 15–3
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, April 10 , , at Ohio State , , No. 23 , , Buckeye Field , , 2–3 , , Buresch (6–2) , , Beaubien (6–2) , , — , , 164 , , 15–4 , , 15–4
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, April 11 , , at Ohio State , , No. 23 , , Buckeye Field , , 11–0 , , Storako (10–2) , , Smith (7–7) , , — , , 151 , , 16–4 , , 16–4
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, April 14 , , Michigan State , , No. 22 , , Alumni Field , , 6–1 , , Storako (11–2) , , Ladd (2–6) , , — , , 93 , , 17–4 , , 17–4
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, April 16 , , , , No. 22 , , Alumni Field , , 4–2 , , Beaubien (7–2) , , Brann (3–5) , , — , , 96 , , 18–4 , , 18–4
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, April 17 , , Maryland , , No. 22 , , Alumni Field , , 2–0 , , Storako (12–2) , , Wyche (2–4) , , — , , 138 , , 19–4 , , 19–4
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, April 17 , , Maryland , , No. 22 , , Alumni Field , , 5–1 , , Beaubien (8–2) , , Ellefson (1–2) , , — , , 138 , , 20–4 , , 20–4
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, April 18 , , Maryland , , No. 22 , , Alumni Field , , 8–0
(5) , , Storako (13–2) , , Wyche (2–5) , , — , , 123 , , 21–4 , , 21–4
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, April 23 , , , , No. 20 , , Alumni Field , , 1–4 , , Williams (13–2) , , Beaubien (8–3) , , — , , 192 , , 21–5 , , 21–5
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, April 24 , , Northwestern , , No. 20 , , Alumni Field , , 7–2 , , Storako (14–2) , , Boyd (3–2) , , — , , 181 , , 22–5 , , 22–5
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, April 24 , , Northwestern , , No. 20 , , Alumni Field , , 6–3 , , Beaubien (9–3) , , Williams (13–3) , , — , , 181 , , 23–5 , , 23–5
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, April 25 , , Northwestern , , No. 20 , , Alumni Field , , 2–0 , , Storako (15–2) , , Newport (4–3) , , — , , 164 , , 24–5 , , 24–5
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, April 30 , , at , , No. 19 , ,
Beard Field State College, PA , , 7–1 , , Beaubien (10–3) , , Parshall (1–13) , , — , , 118 , , 25–5 , , 25–5
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, May 1 , , at Penn State , , , , Beard Field , , , , Storako (16–2) , , , , — , , 166 , , 26–5 , , 26–5
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, May 1 , , at Penn State , , No. 19 , , Beard Field , , 12–2
(6) , , , , Oatley (3–3) , , — , , 166 , , 27–5 , , 27–5
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, May 2 , , at Penn State , , No. 19 , , Beard Field , , 5–3 , , Storako (17–2) , , Parshall (1–14) , , , , 155 , , 28–5 , , 28–5
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, May 5 , , at Michigan State , , No. 19 , , Secchia Stadium
East Lansing, MI , , 1–0
(9) , , Storako (18–2) , , Miller (6–7) , , — , , 0 , , 29–5 , , 29–5
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, May 7 , , , , No. 19 , , Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Minneapolis, MN , , 3–0 , , , , Fiser (12–5) , , Storako (1) , , 0 , , 30–5 , , 30–5
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, May 8 , , at No. 23 Minnesota , , No. 19 , , Jane Sage Cowles Stadium , , 10–4 , , Storako (19–2) , , Fiser (12–7) , , — , , 0 , , 31–5 , , 31–5
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, May 8 , , at No. 23 Minnesota , , No. 19 , , Jane Sage Cowles Stadium , , 3–1 , , Beaubien (13–3) , , Pease (11–2) , , — , , 0 , , 32–5 , , 32–5
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, May 9 , , at No. 23 Minnesota , , No. 19 , , Jane Sage Cowles Stadium , , 3–7 , , Fiser (13–7) , , Storako (19–3) , , — , , 0 , , 32–6 , , 32–6
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, May 14 , , , , No. 18 , , Alumni Field , , 3–0 , , Beaubien (14–3) , , Hitchcock (5–15) , , — , , 207 , , 33–6 , , 33–6
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, May 15 , , Rutgers , , No. 18 , , Alumni Field , , 13–0
(5) , , Storako (20–3) , , Vickers (0–4) , , — , , 143 , , 34–6 , , 34–6
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, May 15 , , Rutgers , , No. 18 , , Alumni Field , , 11–0
(5) , , Beaubien (15–3) , , Hitchcock (5–16) , , — , , 143 , , 35–6 , , 35–6
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, May 16 , , Rutgers , , No. 18 , , Alumni Field , , 2–1 , , Storako (21–3) , , Hitchcock (5–17) , , — , , 140 , , 36–6 , , 36–6
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, May 21 , ,
Seattle , , No. 20 , ,
Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA , , 2–0 , , , , Nance (10–6) , , — , , 250 , , 37–6 , , 1–0
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, May 22 , , , , No. 20 , , Husky Softball Stadium , , 2–1 , , Storako (22–3) , , Plain (30–3) , , — , , 250 , , 38–6 , , 2–0
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, May 23 , , No. 6
Washington (16) , , No. 20 , , Husky Softball Stadium , , 0–2 , , Plain (31–3) , , , , — , , 200 , , 38–7 , , 2–1
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, May 23 , , No. 6
Washington (16) , , No. 20 , , Husky Softball Stadium , , 5–10 , , Plain (32–3) , , Beaubien (16–5) , , — , , 200 , , 38–8 , , 2–2
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Rankings
Awards and honors
References
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