The 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the

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during the 2005 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach

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in her twenty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in

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. The Wolverines finished the season with a 65–7 record, setting a program record for wins. They competed in the

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, where the team finished first with a 15–2 conference record. They won the 2005 Big Ten Conference softball tournament and qualified for the

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, reaching the postseason for the eleventh consecutive year. They defeated

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in three games in the finals of the

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to win their first championship in program history. They became the first team in the Big Ten to win the

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, and the first team east of the

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to win the NCAA Division I Softball championship.

Preseason

The Wolverines were ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the USA Today/NFCA and No. 12 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason poll, becoming the top-ranked Big Ten school in both listings. Jessica Merchant and Nicole Motycka were both named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year preseason watch list.

Personnel

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

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, , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 8–0 (5) , , Motycka (2–1) , , Crosby (0–2) , , 120 , , 6–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 19 , , vs. Florida Atlantic , , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 12–3 (6) , , Ritter (4–0) , , Freel (3–3) , , 128 , , 7–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 20 , , vs. Florida Atlantic , , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 9–1 (5) , , Wilson (3–0) , , Freel (3–4) , , 119 , , 8–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 25 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 4–1 , , Ritter (5–0) , , Sallinger (8–1) , , — , , 10–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 3–0 , , Wilson (3–0) , , Harre (1–4) , , — , , 11–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , vs. Creighton , , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 7–0 , , Motycka (4–1) , , Nielsen (4–2) , , — , , 12–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , February 27 , , vs. No. 21

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, , 4–0 , , Ritter (6–0) , , Stevens (5–4) , , — , , 13–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , at No. 15 Florida , , No. 8 , , Florida Softball Stadium , , 4–1 , , Wilson (4–0) , , Knowles (3–1) , , — , , 14–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at UCF , , No. 8 , , UCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL , , 4–1 , , Ritter (7–0) , , Enders (6–6) , , 58 , , 15–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at UCF , , No. 8 , , UCF Softball Complex , , 7–0 , , Wilson (5–0) , , McIntyre (6–1) , , 78 , , 16–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 4 , , vs. Tennessee Chattanooga , , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field

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, , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium , , 2–1 , , Wilson (12–0) , , Sherman (6–7) , , — , , 30–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 26 , , at Louisville , , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium , , 7–0 , , Ritter (14–0) , , Bishop (10–5) , , — , , 31–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 30 , , at

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, , 4–0 , , Ritter (17–0) , , Peyer (10–11) , , — , , 39–3 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at Minnesota , , No. 1 , , Jane Sage Cowles , , 11–0 (5) , , Wilson (18–2) , , Peyer (10–12) , , 356 , , 40–3 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 15 , , at

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, , 9–0 (5) , , Ritter (20–0) , , Roark (9–16) , , 275 , , 43–3 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , at Indiana , , No. 1 , , IU Softball Complex , , 10–2 (6) , , Ritter (21–0) , , Bogado (1–7) , , 240 , , 44–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 5–1 , , Wilson (19–2) , , Woodrum (6–7) , , — , , 45–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , , Eastern Michigan , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 14–2 (5) , , Ritter (22–0) , , Woodrum (6–8) , , 743 , , 46–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 22 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 8–0 (5) , , Ritter (23–1) , , Turney (12–14) , , 1,903 , , 47–4 , , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 1 , , Michigan State , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 9–1 (5) , , Ritter (24–1) , , Turney (12–15) , , 1,903 , , 48–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 4 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 2–0 , , Wilson (20–2) , , VanDerSlik (10–14) , , — , , 49–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 4 , , Western Michigan , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 5–0 , , Ritter (25–1) , , Shumaker (4–1) , , 503 , , 50–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 7 , , No. 19 Northwestern , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 3–0 , , Ritter (26–1) , , Canney (18–6) , , 1,858 , , 51–4 , , 14–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 8 , , No. 19 Northwestern , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 8–7 , , Wilson (21–2) , , Canney (18–7) , , 1,657 , , 52–4 , , 15–2 , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 12 , , Michigan State (8) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 6–2 , , Ritter (27–1) , , Turney (14–16) , , 1,203 , , 53–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , May 13 , , Wisconsin (5) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 14 , , Wisconsin (5) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 10–1 (5) , , Wilson (22–2) , , Brock (20–9) , , — , , 54–4 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 14 , , No. 22 Iowa (3) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 7–2 , , Ritter (28–1) , , Arnold (20–5) , , 1,113 , , 55–4 , , 3–0 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 20 , , Canisius , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 8–1 , , Ritter (29–1) , , Bunten (13–11) , , 1,837 , , 56–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 21 , ,

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, , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 5–0 , , Ritter (30–1) , , Meyer (27–6) , , 1,457 , , 57–4 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 22 , ,

, , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 6–0 , , Ritter (31–1) , , Cox (22–20) , , 1,046 , , 58–4 , , 3–0 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 27 , , No. 21

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(16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 4–1 , , Ritter (32–1) , , Boek (20–13) , , 2,311 , , 59–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 28 , , No. 21 Washington (16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 2–3 , , Noble (15–8) , , Ritter (32–2) , , 2,426 , , 59–5 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 28 , , No. 21 Washington (16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 11–2 (6) , , Ritter (33–2) , , Boek (20–14) , , 2,426 , , 60–5 , , 2–1 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. No. 23 DePaul , , No. 1 (1) , ,

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, , 3–0 , , Ritter (34–2) , , Adix (23–9) , , 4,245 , , 61–5 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. No. 5

(4) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 4–0 , , Ritter (35–2) , , Osterman (29–7) , , 4,560 , , 62–5 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 5 , , vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 0–2 (11) , , Abbott (50–8) , , Ritter (35–3) , , 4,236 , , 62–6 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 5 , , vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 3–2 , , Ritter (36–3) , , Abbott (50–9) , , 2,431 , , 63–6 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 6 , , vs. No. 12

(7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 0–5 , , Selden (29–12) , , Ritter (36–4) , , 4,161 , , 63–7 , , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 7 , , vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 5–2 , , Ritter (37–4) , , Selden (29–13) , , 4,161 , , 64–7 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 8 , , vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 4–1 (10) , , Ritter (38–4) , , Selden (29–14) , , 4,032 , , 65–7 , , 5–2 , - , - , - style="text-align:center;" ,

Ranking movement

Records and accomplishments

Individual records

Offense

* Most home runs in a season: 21 (

Samantha Findlay Samantha Jo Findlay (born February 22, 1986) is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently an assistant coach with the DePaul Blue Demons softball team. She previously played professional softball in the National Pr ...

and Jessica Merchant) * Most hits in a season: 91 ( Tiffany Haas) * Most runs scored in a season: 67 (Jessica Merchant) * Most RBI in a season: 77 (Samantha Findlay) * Most at bats in a season: 253 (Tiffany Haas) * Most home runs in a game: 3 (Samantha Findlay, April 17, 2005, tied with Nicole Motycka) * Most runs in a game: 4 (Samantha Findlay, April 17, 2005, tied with seven other players)

Pitching

* Most appearances in a season: 48 (

Jennie Ritter Jennifer Darlene Ritter (born June 1, 1984) is an American, former collegiate All-American, retired softball pitcher and current sports commentator. She played college softball and was a starting pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball f ...

, tied with Kelly Holmes) * Most starts in a season: 41 (Jennie Ritter, tied with Kelly Holmes) * Most complete games in a season: 34 (Jennie Ritter) * Most innings pitched in a season: innings (Jennie Ritter) * Most wins in a season: 38 (Jennie Ritter) * Most strikeouts in a season: 417 (Jennie Ritter) * Most no-hitters in a season: 3 (Jennie Ritter, tied with Vicki Morrow)

Team records

* Most wins in a season: 65 * Most consecutive wins: 32 (February 13, 2005 to March 30, 2005)

Accomplishments

* First victory over a top-ranked opponent (6–2 victory over No. 1

on March 20). * First No. 1 national ranking (March 22). * First No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. * Samantha Findlay became the first freshman position player to be named

Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player The Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the Women's College World Series, the college softball national championship event in the United States. The recipient of the award is a ...

Awards and honors

References

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Michigan Wolverines softball team

Big Ten Conference softball champion seasons Michigan Wolverines softball seasons NCAA Division I softball tournament seasons Women's College World Series seasons