2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team

2022 Michigan Wolverines softball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	38–18 (14–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carol Hutchins (38th season)
Assistant coaches	Bonnie Tholl (29th season) Jennifer Brundage (24th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 10 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	4	–	0		.826			45	–	13	–	0		.776
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	5	–	0		.773			41	–	16	–	0		.719
Illinois  ‍‍‍y	15	–	7	–	0		.682			34	–	22	–	0		.607
Maryland  ‍‍‍	14	–	8	–	0		.636			29	–	23	–	0		.558
No. 24 Michigan  ‍‍‍y	14	–	8	–	0		.636			38	–	18	–	0		.679
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	9	–	0		.591			36	–	17	–	0		.679
Penn State  ‍‍‍	13	–	10	–	0		.565			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11	–	0		.522			30	–	21	–	0		.588
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	11	–	12	–	0		.478			27	–	26	–	1		.509
Indiana  ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0		.435			27	–	22	–	0		.551
Purdue  ‍‍‍	7	–	15	–	0		.318			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	4	–	16	–	0		.200			24	–	28	–	0		.462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	3	–	17	–	0		.150			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Iowa  ‍‍‍	3	–	20	–	0		.130			21	–	31	–	0		.404
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, were led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-eighth season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021 season 38–8 overall, and 36–6 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 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the Big Ten Conference regular season championship and were defeated in the Regional Final by Washington.

Roster

2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year High school/junior college Home town 1 OF Ellie Sieler L/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Monroe Monroe, MI 2 INF Keke Tholl R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Victor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL 3 OF Lexie Blair L/L 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr West Orange Winter Garden, FL 5 INF Kaylee Rodriguez R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Doral Academy Miami, FL 7 INF Ryleigh Carricaburu R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Woodcrest Christian Riverside, CA 8 RHP Alex Storako L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL 10 LHP Meghan Beaubien L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Saint Mary Catholic Central Newport, MI 11 OF Lexi Voss R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Marist Palos Park, IL 12 LHP Lauren Esman L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI 13 INF Taylor Bump R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Canterbury School of Florida St. Petersburg, FL 16 C Jessica Garmen R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Waterford, MI 17 INF Sierra Kersten L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Clarkston Clarkston, MI 18 RHP Lauren Derkowski R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr York Community Elmhurst, IL 20 INF Hannah Carson L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mount Pleasant Weidman, MI 22 RHP Emerson Aiken R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Glen Allen Henrico, VA 23 OF Kristina Burkhardt L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN 25 U Audrey Leclair L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Phoenix Country Day Phoenix, AZ 32 INF Ella McVey L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Dowling Catholic Des Moines, IA 66 U Annabelle Widra L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Spain Park Hoover, AL	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

2022 Michigan Wolverines softball game log
Regular season (34–15)
February (9–5) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record February 11 vs. Kansas City USF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 6–0 Beaubien (1–0) Hoveland (0–1) — — 1–0 — February 11 vs. Illinois State USF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 4–1 Storako (1–0) Fox (0–2) — — 2–0 — February 12 vs. No. 6 Florida USF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 0–4 Delbrey (1–0) Beaubien (1–1) — — 2–1 — February 12 at South Florida USF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 1–4 Corrick (2–0) Derkowski (0–1) — — 2–2 — February 13 vs. Kansas City USF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 2–0 Storako (2–0) Stout (0–1) — — 3–2 — February 18 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 0–4 Maxwell (3–0) Beaubien (1–2) — 785 3–3 — February 18 vs. No. 24 UCF St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 6–0 Storako (3–0) Felton (1–1) — 785 4–3 — February 19 vs. No. 5 Florida State St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 1–2 Watson (4–0) Derkowski (0–2) Sandercock (1) — 4–4 — February 19 vs. No. 21 LSU St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 6–1 Storako (4–0) Wickersham (0–3) — — 5–4 — February 24 vs. Army Duke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC Cancelled February 25 vs. Northern Kentucky Duke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC 3–0 Storako (5–0) Flores (2–2) — — 6–4 — February 25 vs. No. 13 Duke Duke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC 3–2 Storako (6–0) St. George (2–1) Beaubien (1) — 7–4 — February 26 vs. No. 13 Duke Duke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC 1–6 St. George (3–1) Beaubien (1–3) — 610 7–5 — February 26 vs. Northern Kentucky Duke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC 14–1 Storako (7–0) Hicks (2–2) — 610 8–5 — February 28 at Elon No. 19 Hunt Softball Park Elon, NC 11–3 (5) Storako (8–0) Cherry (2–2) — 111 9–5 —
March (10–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record March 1 at North Carolina No. 19 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 8–0 (5) Beaubien (2–3) Backes (2–4) — 411 10–5 — March 3 at No. 10 Kentucky Kentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY 8–0 Storako (9–0) Schoonover (3–1) — 938 11–5 — March 4 vs. Kent State Kentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY 13–0 (5) Widra (1–0) Ringler (2–1) — 123 12–5 — March 4 at No. 10 Kentucky Kentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY 2–9 Stoddard (3–1) Beaubien (2–4) — 1,592 12–6 — March 5 vs. Drake Kentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp Stadium Lexington, KY 1–0 (8) Storako (10–0) Timmons (2–4) — 231 13–6 — March 10 Kent State No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 11–1 (5) Storako (11–0) LeBeau (3–4) — — 14–6 — March 10 Kent State No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–3 Storako (12–0) Scali (0–4) — 1,018 15–6 — March 13 Kent State No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI Cancelled March 15 Toledo No. 21 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 8–0 (5) Beaubien (3–4) Knight (3–4) — 383 16–6 — March 16 Oakland No. 21 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–0 Storako (13–0) Campbell (7–4) — 963 17–6 — March 22 Western Michigan No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 9–1 (6) Beaubien (4–4) Bajusz (4–6) — 817 18–6 — March 23 Miami (OH) No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 3–7 Vierstra (3–6) Storako (13–1) — 861 18–7 — March 25 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–3 Ferrell (11–4) Storako (13–2) Wallace (2) 1,011 18–8 0–1 March 25 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–7 Wallace (10–4) Derkowski (0–3) — 1,011 18–9 0–2 March 26 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI Cancelled March 29 Bowling Green No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 3–0 Storako (14–2) Gottshall (9–6) — 988 19–9 0–2
April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record April 1 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 3–4 (9) Williams (14–1) Storako (14–3) — 521 19–10 0–3 April 2 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL Suspended (inclement weather). Continuation held on April 3. April 3 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 4–6 Boyd (4–1) Storako (14–4) Williams (6) 815 19–11 0–4 April 3 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 8–3 Beaubien (5–4) Williams (14–2) Derkowski (1) 1,000 20–11 1–4 April 6 Michigan State No. 22 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–1 Storako (15–4) Miller (10–9) — 1,885 21–11 2–4 April 8 Penn State No. 22 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 8–0 (5) Storako (16–4) Parshall (13–5) — 1,057 22–11 3–4 April 9 Penn State No. 22 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–1 Storako (17–4) Parshall (13–6) — 1,605 23–11 4–4 April 10 Penn State No. 22 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–3 Parshall (14–6) Storako (17–5) — 2,063 23–12 4–5 April 12 Central Michigan No. 22 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 5–1 Derkowski (1–3) Bean (4–8) Widra (1) 1,081 24–12 — April 14 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD 1–5 Schlotterbeck (10–10) Storako (17–6) — 532 24–13 4–6 April 15 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD 5–3 (8) Beaubien (6–4) Wyche (8–5) — 693 25–13 5–6 April 16 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD 9–2 Beaubien (7–4) Ellefson (3–2) — 614 26–13 6–6 April 19 at Michigan State No. 23 Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI 3–2 Storako (18–6) Miller (11–14) — 1,040 27–13 7–6 April 22 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–6 Handley (16–6) Storako (18–7) — 1,617 27–14 7–7 April 23 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–3 Beaubien (8–4) Smith (7–3) — 2,366 28–14 8–7 April 24 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 5–4 Storako (19–7) Smith (7–4) — 2,372 29–14 9–7 April 29 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–3 Leavitt (11–9) Beaubien (8–5) Pease (4) 1,730 29–15 9–8 April 30 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 1–0 Storako (20–7) Pease (10–11) — 1,921 30–15 10–8
May (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record May 1 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 8–4 Storako (21–7) Pease (10–12) Beaubien (2) 2,383 31–15 11–8 May 6 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 10–2 Derkowski (2–3) Schwartz (22–8) Widra (2) 542 32–15 12–8 May 7 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 6–1 Storako (22–7) Schwartz (22–9) — 1,273 33–15 13–8 May 8 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 13–9 Derkowski (3–3) Schwartz (22–10) — 814 34–15 14–8
Post-season (4–3)
Big Ten Tournament (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1GT record May 12 Maryland No. 23 Secchia Stadium 7–0 Storako (23–7) Schlotterbeck (12–13) — 2,014 35–15 1–0 May 13 No. 11 Northwestern No. 23 Secchia Stadium 2–1 Widra (2–0) Williams (26–4) — — 36–15 2–0 May 14 Nebraska No. 23 Secchia Stadium 1–3 (8) Wallace (17–6) Storako (23–8) — — 36–16 2–1 Orlando Regional (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional record May 20 South Dakota State No. 24 UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL 2–1 Storako (24–8) Glanzer (20–6) Beaubien (3) — 37–16 1–0 May 21 No. 18 UCF No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 2–3 (11) Woodall (18–4) Beaubien (8–6) — — 37–17 1–1 May 22 South Dakota State No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 4–1 Storako (25–8) Glanzer (20–7) — — 38–17 2–1 May 22 No. 18 UCF No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 4–9 Mancha (23–3) Beaubien (8–7) — — 38–18 2–1
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes:

• ^a The April 2 game at Northwestern was suspended due to snow in the top of the third inning with the game still scoreless. It was completed on April 3 prior to the regularly scheduled game that afternoon.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA / USA Today	16	19	19	19	19	21	19	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	RV
Softball America	13	18	17	17	16	18	17	23	23	23	24	22	24	21	21	23
ESPN.com/USA Softball	13	16	16	19	17	19	16	22	21	22	22	22	22	23	22	24
D1Softball	12	17	17	16	15	15	13	21	22	21	22	22	21	20	20	—