2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-seventh season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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

! style="" | Regular season (36–6) |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 26|| vs. || || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex<br />Leesburg, FL || 4–0 || Beaubien (1–0) || Bates (0–1) || — || 100 || 1–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 26|| vs. Purdue || No. 17 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 4–0 || Storako (1–0) || Henley (0–1) || — || 100 || 2–0 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 27|| vs. || No. 17 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 2–0 || || Doocy (0–1) || — || 0 || 3–0 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 27|| vs. Iowa || No. 17 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 6–5 || Storako (2–0) || Loecker (0–1) || — || 0 || 4–0 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |February 28|| vs. || No. 17 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 1–2 || Sickels (2–1) || || — || 0 || 4–1 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |February 28|| vs. Illinois || No. 17 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 1–2 || Jarvis (3–0) || Storako (2–1) || || 0 || 4–2 || 4–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 11|| vs. || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 2–1 ⁽⁸⁾ || Beaubien (3–1) || Ferrell (1–4) || — || 86 || 5–2 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 11|| vs. Nebraska || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 2–0 || Storako (3–1) || Wallace (2–1) || — || 74 || 6–2 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 12|| vs. Nebraska || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 4–5 ⁽⁸⁾ || Wallace (3–1) || Storako (3–2) || — || 74 || 6–3 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 13|| vs. || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Storako (4–2) || Schwartz (2–3) || — || 66 || 7–3 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 13|| vs. Wisconsin || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 3–0 || Storako (5–2) || Schwartz (2–4) || — || 66 || 8–3 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 14|| vs. Wisconsin || No. 23 || Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex || 2–1 || Storako (6–2) || Hestekin (2–1) || — || 59 || 9–3 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 26|| at || No. 25 || Andy Mohr Field<br />Bloomington, IN || 7–1 || Beaubien (4–1) || Goodin (3–3) || — || 98 || 10–3 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 27|| at Indiana || No. 25 || Andy Mohr Field || 3–1 ⁽⁹⁾ || Storako (7–2) || Goodin (3–4) || — || 103 || 11–3 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 27|| at Indiana || No. 25 || Andy Mohr Field || 8–1 || Beaubien (5–1) || Goodin (3–5) || — || 103 || 12–3 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 28|| at Indiana || No. 25 || Andy Mohr Field || 4–0 || Storako (8–2) || Goodin (3–6) || — || 56 || 13–3 || 13–3 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 2 || || No. 23 || Alumni Field<br />Ann Arbor, MI || colspan=9| Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 3 || Michigan State || No. 23 || Alumni Field || colspan=9| Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 3 || Michigan State || No. 23 || Alumni Field || colspan=9| Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 4 || Michigan State || No. 23 || Alumni Field || colspan=9| Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 9 || at || No. 23 || Buckeye Field<br />Columbus, OH|| 7–0 || Beaubien (6–1) || Buresch (5–2) || — || 150 || 14–3 || 14–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 10 || at Ohio State || No. 23 || Buckeye Field || 3–1 || Storako (9–2) || Smith (7–6) || — || 177 || 15–3 || 15–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 10 || at Ohio State || No. 23 || Buckeye Field || 2–3 || Buresch (6–2) || Beaubien (6–2) || — || 164 || 15–4 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 11 || at Ohio State || No. 23 || Buckeye Field || 11–0 || Storako (10–2) || Smith (7–7) || — || 151 || 16–4 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 14 || Michigan State || No. 22 || Alumni Field || 6–1 || Storako (11–2) || Ladd (2–6) || — || 93 || 17–4 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 16 || || No. 22 || Alumni Field || 4–2 || Beaubien (7–2) || Brann (3–5) || — || 96 || 18–4 || 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 17 || Maryland || No. 22 || Alumni Field || 2–0 || Storako (12–2) || Wyche (2–4) || — || 138 || 19–4 || 19–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 17 || Maryland || No. 22 || Alumni Field || 5–1 || Beaubien (8–2) || Ellefson (1–2) || — || 138 || 20–4 || 20–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 18 || Maryland || No. 22 || Alumni Field || 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Storako (13–2) || Wyche (2–5) || — || 123 || 21–4 || 21–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 23 || || No. 20 || Alumni Field || 1–4 || Williams (13–2) || Beaubien (8–3) || — || 192 || 21–5 || 21–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 24 || Northwestern || No. 20 || Alumni Field || 7–2 || Storako (14–2) || Boyd (3–2) || — || 181 || 22–5 || 22–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 24 || Northwestern || No. 20 || Alumni Field || 6–3 || Beaubien (9–3) || Williams (13–3) || — || 181 || 23–5 || 23–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 25 || Northwestern || No. 20 || Alumni Field || 2–0 || Storako (15–2) || Newport (4–3) || — || 164 || 24–5 || 24–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 30 || at || No. 19 || Beard Field<br />State College, PA || 7–1 || Beaubien (10–3) || Parshall (1–13) || — || 118 || 25–5 || 25–5 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 1 || at Penn State || || Beard Field || || Storako (16–2) || || — || 166 || 26–5 || 26–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 1 || at Penn State || No. 19 || Beard Field || 12–2 ⁽⁶⁾ || || Oatley (3–3) || — || 166 || 27–5 || 27–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 2 || at Penn State || No. 19 || Beard Field || 5–3 || Storako (17–2) || Parshall (1–14) || || 155 || 28–5 || 28–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 5 || at Michigan State || No. 19 || Secchia Stadium<br />East Lansing, MI || 1–0 ⁽⁹⁾ || Storako (18–2) || Miller (6–7) || — || 0 || 29–5 || 29–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 7 || || No. 19 || Jane Sage Cowles Stadium<br />Minneapolis, MN || 3–0 || || Fiser (12–5) || Storako (1) || 0 || 30–5 || 30–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 14 || || No. 18 || Alumni Field || 3–0 || Beaubien (14–3) || Hitchcock (5–15) || — || 207 || 33–6 || 33–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 15 || Rutgers || No. 18 || Alumni Field || 13–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Storako (20–3) || Vickers (0–4) || — || 143 || 34–6 || 34–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 15 || Rutgers || No. 18 || Alumni Field || 11–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Beaubien (15–3) || Hitchcock (5–16) || — || 143 || 35–6 || 35–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 16 || Rutgers || No. 18 || Alumni Field || 2–1 || Storako (21–3) || Hitchcock (5–17) || — || 140 || 36–6 || 36–6 |-

|- ! style="" | Postseason (2–2) |-

|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 21 || Seattle || No. 20 || Husky Softball Stadium<br />Seattle, WA || 2–0 || || Nance (10–6) || — || 250 || 37–6 || 1–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 22 || || No. 20 || Husky Softball Stadium || 2–1 || Storako (22–3) || Plain (30–3) || — || 250 || 38–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 23 || No. 6 Washington (16) || No. 20 || Husky Softball Stadium || 0–2 || Plain (31–3) || || — || 200 || 38–7 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 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