2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 11 Northwestern
0
–
0
–
19
–
4
.826
Ohio State
0
–
0
–
17
–
5
.773
No. 19 Michigan
0
–
0
–
18
–
6
.750
Indiana
0
–
0
–
16
–
6
.727
Nebraska
0
–
0
–
20
–
9
.690
Wisconsin
0
–
0
–
15
–
7
.682
Rutgers
0
–
0
–
21
–
10
.677
Iowa
0
–
0
–
16
–
10
.615
Michigan State
0
–
0
–
16
–
10
.615
Penn State
0
–
0
–
16
–
11
.593
Purdue
0
–
0
–
17
–
15
.531
Illinois
0
–
0
–
13
–
12
.520
Minnesota
0
–
0
–
13
–
11
.542
Maryland
0
–
0
–
13
–
14
.481
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 22, 2022[1] ; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
The 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team will be an American college softball team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season . The Wolverines, will be led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-eighth season, and play 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 .[2]
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)
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)
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)
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 (18–6)
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 StadiumTampa, FL
4–1
Storako (1–0)
Fox (0–2)
—
—
2–0
—
February 12
vs. No. 6 Florida USF Tournament
No. 16
USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL
0–4
Delbrey (1–0)
Beaubien (1–1)
—
—
2–1
—
February 12
at South Florida USF Tournament
No. 16
USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL
1–4
Corrick (2–0)
Derkowski (0–1)
—
—
2–2
—
February 13
vs. Kansas City USF Tournament
No. 16
USF Softball StadiumTampa, 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 (0–1)
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 [3]
February 25
vs. Northern Kentucky Duke Invitational
No. 19
Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC
3–0
Storako (5–0)
Flores (2–2)
—
—
6–4
—
February 25
vs. No. 13 Duke Duke Invitational
No. 19
Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC
3–2
Storako (6–0)
St. George (2–1)
Beaubien (1)
—
7–4
—
February 26
vs. No. 13 DukeDuke Invitational
No. 19
Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC
1–6
St. George (3–1)
Beaubien (1–3)
—
610
7–5
—
February 26
vs. Northern KentuckyDuke Invitational
No. 19
Duke Softball StadiumDurham, 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 (9–1)
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 StadiumLexington, KY
13–0 (5)
Widra (1–0)
Ringler (2–1)
—
123
12–5
—
March 4
at No. 10 KentuckyKentucky Tournament
No. 19
John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY
2–9
Stoddard (3–1)
Beaubien (2–4)
—
1,592
12–6
—
March 5
vs. Drake Kentucky Tournament
No. 19
John Cropp StadiumLexington, 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 FieldAnn Arbor, MI
4–3
Storako (12–0)
Scali (0–4)
—
1,018
15–6
—
March 13
Kent State
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
Cancelled [4]
March 15
Toledo
No. 21
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
8–0 (5)
Beaubien (3–4)
Knight (3–4)
—
383
16–6
—
March 16
Oakland
No. 21
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
6–0
Storako (13–0)
Campbell (7–4)
—
963
17–6
—
March 22
Western Michigan
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
9–1 (6)
Beaubien (4–4)
Bajusz (4–6)
—
817
18–6
—
March 23
Miami (OH)
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
March 25
Nebraska
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
March 26
Nebraska
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
March 27
Nebraska
No. 19
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
March 29
Bowling Green
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April (0–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
April 1
at Northwestern
Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL
April 2
at Northwestern
Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL
April 3
at Northwestern
Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL
April 6
Michigan State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 8
Penn State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 9
Penn State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 10
Penn State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 12
Central Michigan
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 14
at Maryland
Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD
April 15
at Maryland
Maryland Softball StadiumCollege Park, MD
April 16
at Maryland
Maryland Softball StadiumCollege Park, MD
April 19
at Michigan State
Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI
April 22
Ohio State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 23
Ohio State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 24
Ohio State
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 29
Minnesota
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
April 30
Minnesota
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
May (0–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
May 1
Minnesota
Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI
May 6
at Wisconsin
Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI
May 7
at Wisconsin
Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI
May 8
at Wisconsin
Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[5] [6] Rankings from NFCA . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings [ ]
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final NFCA / USA Today 16 19 19 19 19 21 19 Softball America 13 18 17 17 16 18 17 ESPN.com/USA Softball 13 16 16 19 17 19 16 D1Softball 12 17 17 16 15 15 13
References [ ]
^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2022 .
^ Howard, Leah (May 23, 2021). "Michigan Sacrifices Early Lead in NCAA Regional Finale, Swept by No. 6 Washington" . MGoBlue.com . Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ Howard, Leah (February 24, 2022). "Michigan's Duke Invitational Opener Against Army Scrapped by Travel Delays" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 24, 2022 .
^ Howard, Leah (March 13, 2022). "Weather Wipes Out Wolverines' Series Finale against Kent State" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ "2022 Softball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ Howard, Leah (November 18, 2021). "Wolverines Announce 2022 Softball Schedule, Ticket Information" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; Women's College World Series appearances in italics