2021 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 18 Michigan † y
36
–
6
.857
38
–
8
.826
No. 23 Minnesota y
29
–
11
.725
31
–
13
.705
Northwestern y
29
–
15
.659
30
–
17
.638
Iowa
26
–
18
.591
26
–
18
.591
Indiana
25
–
19
.568
25
–
19
.568
Ohio State
24
–
19
.558
24
–
19
.558
Illinois
24
–
20
.545
24
–
20
.545
Nebraska
22
–
22
.500
22
–
22
.500
Wisconsin
18
–
22
.450
18
–
22
.450
Maryland
19
–
25
.432
19
–
25
.432
Purdue
18
–
26
.409
18
–
26
.409
Michigan State
14
–
26
.350
14
–
26
.350
Rutgers
8
–
36
.182
8
–
36
.182
Penn State
7
–
34
.171
7
–
34
.171
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 23, 2021[1] ; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
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 .[2]
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.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Roster [ ]
2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/Throws
Height
Year
High School/Junior College
Home town
1
OF
Thais Gonzalez
L/R
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr
St. Thomas Aquinas
Boca Raton, FL
2
INF
Keke Tholl
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Victor J. Andrew
Tinley Park, IL
3
OF
Lexie Blair
L/L
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr
West Orange
Winter Garden, FL
4
RHP
Chandler Dennis
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
North Gwinnett
Suwanee, GA
5
INF
Kaylee Rodriguez
R/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
Doral Academy
Miami, FL
7
INF
Ryleigh Carricaburu
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Woodcrest Christian
Riverside, CA
8
RHP
Alex Storako
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Lincoln-Way East
Frankfort, IL
10
LHP
Meghan Beaubien
L/L
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Saint Mary Catholic Central
Newport, MI
11
OF
Lexi Voss
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Marist
Palos Park, IL
12
LHP
Lauren Esman
L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Gull Lake
Kalamazoo, MI
13
INF
Taylor Bump
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Canterbury School of Florida
St. Petersburg, FL
14
INF
Lou Allan
R/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr
Oak Hills
Hesperia, CA
16
C
Jessica Garmen
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Detroit Country Day
Waterford, MI
17
INF
Sierra Kersten
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Clarkston
Clarkston, MI
18
RHP
Sarah Schaefer
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Waukee
West Des Moines, IA
20
INF
Hannah Carson
L/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Mount Pleasant
Weidman, MI
21
INF
Natalia Rodriguez
S/R
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr
Montverde Academy
Clermont, FL
22
INF
Julia Jimenez
R/R
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Fr
Etiwanda
Fontana, CA
25
U
Audrey Leclair
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Phoenix Country Day
Phoenix, AZ
32
OF
Haley Hoogenraad
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Zeeland West
Zeeland, MI
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 [ ]
2021 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (36–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
February 26
vs. Purdue
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports ComplexLeesburg, FL
4–0
Beaubien (1–0)
Bates (0–1)
—
100
1–0
1–0
February 26
vs. Purdue
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
4–0
Storako (1–0)
Henley (0–1)
—
100
2–0
2–0
February 27
vs. Iowa
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
2–0
Beaubien (2–0)
Doocy (0–1)
—
0
3–0
3–0
February 27
vs. Iowa
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
6–5
Storako (2–0)
Loecker (0–1)
—
0
4–0
4–0
February 28
vs. Illinois
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
1–2
Sickels (2–1)
Beaubien (2–1)
—
0
4–1
4–1
February 28
vs. Illinois
No. 17
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
1–2
Jarvis (3–0)
Storako (2–1)
Sickels (1)
0
4–2
4–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
March 11
vs. Nebraska
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
2–1 (8)
Beaubien (3–1)
Ferrell (1–4)
—
86
5–2
5–2
March 11
vs. Nebraska
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
2–0
Storako (3–1)
Wallace (2–1)
—
74
6–2
6–2
March 12
vs. Nebraska
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
4–5 (8)
Wallace (3–1)
Storako (3–2)
—
74
6–3
6–3
March 13
vs. Wisconsin
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
8–0 (5)
Storako (4–2)
Schwartz (2–3)
—
66
7–3
7–3
March 13
vs. Wisconsin
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
3–0
Storako (5–2)
Schwartz (2–4)
—
66
8–3
8–3
March 14
vs. Wisconsin
No. 23
Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex
2–1
Storako (6–2)
Hestekin (2–1)
—
59
9–3
9–3
March 26
at Indiana
No. 25
Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN
7–1
Beaubien (4–1)
Goodin (3–3)
—
98
10–3
10–3
March 27
at Indiana
No. 25
Andy Mohr Field
3–1 (9)
Storako (7–2)
Goodin (3–4)
—
103
11–3
11–3
March 27
at Indiana
No. 25
Andy Mohr Field
8–1
Beaubien (5–1)
Goodin (3–5)
—
103
12–3
12–3
March 28
at Indiana
No. 25
Andy Mohr Field
4–0
Storako (8–2)
Goodin (3–6)
—
56
13–3
13–3
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
April 2
Michigan State
No. 23
Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI
Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols [7]
April 3
Michigan State
No. 23
Alumni Field
Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 3
Michigan State
No. 23
Alumni Field
Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 4
Michigan State
No. 23
Alumni Field
Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 9
at Ohio State
No. 23
Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH
7–0
Beaubien (6–1)
Buresch (5–2)
—
150
14–3
14–3
April 10
at Ohio State
No. 23
Buckeye Field
3–1
Storako (9–2)
Smith (7–6)
—
177
15–3
15–3
April 10
at Ohio State
No. 23
Buckeye Field
2–3
Buresch (6–2)
Beaubien (6–2)
—
164
15–4
15–4
April 11
at Ohio State
No. 23
Buckeye Field
11–0
Storako (10–2)
Smith (7–7)
—
151
16–4
16–4
April 14
Michigan State
No. 22
Alumni Field
6–1
Storako (11–2)
Ladd (2–6)
—
93
17–4
17–4
April 16
Maryland
No. 22
Alumni Field
4–2
Beaubien (7–2)
Brann (3–5)
—
96
18–4
18–4
April 17
Maryland
No. 22
Alumni Field
2–0
Storako (12–2)
Wyche (2–4)
—
138
19–4
19–4
April 17
Maryland
No. 22
Alumni Field
5–1
Beaubien (8–2)
Ellefson (1–2)
—
138
20–4
20–4
April 18
Maryland
No. 22
Alumni Field
8–0 (5)
Storako (13–2)
Wyche (2–5)
—
123
21–4
21–4
April 23
Northwestern
No. 20
Alumni Field
1–4
Williams (13–2)
Beaubien (8–3)
—
192
21–5
21–5
April 24
Northwestern
No. 20
Alumni Field
7–2
Storako (14–2)
Boyd (3–2)
—
181
22–5
22–5
April 24
Northwestern
No. 20
Alumni Field
6–3
Beaubien (9–3)
Williams (13–3)
—
181
23–5
23–5
April 25
Northwestern
No. 20
Alumni Field
2–0
Storako (15–2)
Newport (4–3)
—
164
24–5
24–5
April 30
at Penn State
No. 19
Beard Field State College, PA
7–1
Beaubien (10–3)
Parshall (1–13)
—
118
25–5
25–5
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
May 1
at Penn State
No. 19
Beard Field
10–0 (6)
Storako (16–2)
Lingenfelter (1–8)
—
166
26–5
26–5
May 1
at Penn State
No. 19
Beard Field
12–2 (6)
Beaubien (11–3)
Oatley (3–3)
—
166
27–5
27–5
May 2
at Penn State
No. 19
Beard Field
5–3
Storako (17–2)
Parshall (1–14)
Beaubien (3)
155
28–5
28–5
May 5
at Michigan State
No. 19
Secchia StadiumEast Lansing, MI
1–0 (9)
Storako (18–2)
Miller (6–7)
—
0
29–5
29–5
May 7
at No. 23 Minnesota
No. 19
Jane Sage Cowles StadiumMinneapolis, MN
3–0
Beaubien (12–3)
Fiser (12–5)
Storako (1)
0
30–5
30–5
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
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
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
May 14
Rutgers
No. 18
Alumni Field
3–0
Beaubien (14–3)
Hitchcock (5–15)
—
207
33–6
33–6
May 15
Rutgers
No. 18
Alumni Field
13–0 (5)
Storako (20–3)
Vickers (0–4)
—
143
34–6
34–6
May 15
Rutgers
No. 18
Alumni Field
11–0 (5)
Beaubien (15–3)
Hitchcock (5–16)
—
143
35–6
35–6
May 16
Rutgers
No. 18
Alumni Field
2–1
Storako (21–3)
Hitchcock (5–17)
—
140
36–6
36–6
Postseason (2–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Regional Record
May 21
Seattle
No. 20
Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA
2–0
Beaubien (16–3)
Nance (10–6)
—
250
37–6
1–0
May 22
No. 6 Washington (16)
No. 20
Husky Softball Stadium
2–1
Storako (22–3)
Plain (30–3)
—
250
38–6
2–0
May 23
No. 6 Washington (16)
No. 20
Husky Softball Stadium
0–2
Plain (31–3)
Beaubien (16–4)
—
200
38–7
2–1
May 23
No. 6 Washington (16)
No. 20
Husky Softball Stadium
5–10
Plain (32–3)
Beaubien (16–5)
—
200
38–8
2–2
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[8] [9] Rankings from NFCA . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
NFCA / USA Today
17
17
17
21
23
25
25
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
20
19
Softball America
20
20
20
25
25
NR
NR
NR
23
25
25
25
22
21
21
18
ESPN.com/USA Softball
17
17
17
22
25
RV
RV
RV
24
22
20
20
19
19
20
20
D1Softball
18
21
20
21
22
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
21
21
18
18
20
Awards and honors [ ]
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Meghan Beaubien
Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
March 2, 2021
[10]
Alex Storako
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
March 30, 2021
[11]
Alex Storako
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
April 13, 2021
[12]
Alex Storako
Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
April 20, 2021
[13]
Alex Storako
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
April 27, 2021
[14]
Meghan Beaubien
Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
May 11, 2021
[15]
Julia Jimenez
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week
Meghan Beaubien
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
May 18, 2021
[16]
All-Big Ten
Player
Selection
Ref.
Lou Allan
First Team
[18]
Meghan Beaubien
First Team
Lexie Blair
First Team
Taylor Bump
First Team
Alex Storako
First Team
Julia Jimenez
Second Team
Taylor Bump
All-Defensive
Natalia Rodriguez
All-Defensive
References [ ]
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^ "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Preseason)" . NFCA.org . National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "2021 D1Softball Preseason Top 25 Rankings" . D1Softball.com . January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25" . teamusa.org . USA Softball. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "2021 NCAA Division I Softball Top 25" . softballamerica.com . Baseball America Enterprises. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Howard, Leah (March 31, 2021). "Four-Game Series Between Michigan and Michigan State Postponed" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 31, 2021 .
^ "2021 Softball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "Michigan Announces 44-Game, Conference-Only 2021 Softball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .
^ "Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021 .
^ "Michigan, Nebraska and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ "Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021 .
^ "Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ "Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021 .
^ "Indiana, Iowa, Maryland and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021 .
^ "Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards" . BigTen.org . May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ Howard, Leah (May 19, 2021). "Blair, Storako, Hutchins Earn Top Honors; U-M Puts Five on All-Big Ten First Team" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 19, 2021 .
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^ Howard, Leah (June 2, 2021). "Storako Named to NFCA All-America Second Team" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved June 2, 2021 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; Women's College World Series appearances in italics