The 2020 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-sixth season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2019 season 45–13 overall, and 22–1 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 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the 2019 Big Ten Conference softball tournament, and were defeated in the Regional Final by James Madison.

Roster

Schedule and results 2020 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log Regular season (15–8) February (11–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G recordFebruary 7 vs. Georgia StateUSF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 6–1 Storako (1–0) Buck (0–1) — — 1–0 – February 7 vs. Illinois StateUSF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 5–4 Beaubien (1–0) Leonard (0–1) Storako (1) — 2–0 – February 8 vs. No. 7 FloridaUSF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 11–2 (6) Storako (2–0) Lugo (1–1) — — 3–0 – February 8 at USFUSF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 2–1 (8) Beaubien (2–0) Corrick (0–2) — — 4–0 –February 9 vs. Fresno StateUSF Wilson-Demarini Tournament No. 17 USF Softball Stadium 1–0 (9) Beaubien (3–0) Lung (2–1) — — 5–0 –February 14 vs. LouisvilleACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson StadiumChapel Hill, NC 6–2 Storako (3–0) Harris (0–4) Beaubien (1) 126 6–0 –February 14 at No. 25 North CarolinaACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 4–3 Storako (4–0) Pickett (0–2) — 389 7–0 –February 15 at No. 25 North CarolinaACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 4–0 Beaubien (4–0) Pickett (0–3) — 428 8–0 –February 16 vs. LouisvilleACC/Big Ten Challenge No. 11 Williams Field at Anderson Stadium 8–4 Beaubien (5–0) Roby (2–3) — 238 9–0 –February 21 vs. LibertyGamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham FieldColumbia, SC 1–0 Storako (5–0) Keeney (1–3) Beaubien (2) 100 10–0 –February 22 vs. Iowa StateGamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 1–5 Spelhaug (2–2) Beaubien (5–1) — 100 10–1 –February 22 at No. 22 South CarolinaGamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 0–3 Ochs (3–0) Storako (5–1) — 1,119 10–2 –February 23 vs. LibertyGamecock Invitational No. 8 Beckham Field 5–6 Johnson (1–3) Beaubien (5–2) — 100 10–3 –February 28 vs. Loyola MarymountJudi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 1–2 Wilson (5–3) Beaubien (5–3) — — 10–4 –February 29 vs. No. 3 TexasJudi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 0–1 O'Leary (5–0) Beaubien (5–4) — — 10–5 –February 29 vs. No. 25 Texas TechJudi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 6–2 Storako (6–1) Edmoundson (6–4) — — 11–5 – March (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G recordMarch 1 vs. No. 2 WashingtonJudi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 2–10 (5) Plain (9–2) Storako (6–2) — 1,300 11–6 –March 1 vs. Colorado StateJudi Garman Classic No. 13 Anderson Family Field 1–0 Beaubien (6–4) Jarecki (2–5) — — 12–6 –March 3 vs. St. John's No. 16 Easton StadiumLos Angeles, CA 4–2 Storako (7–2) Brown (5–6) — — 13–6 –March 5 vs. Cal State FullertonLouisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton StadiumLos Angeles, CA 5–1 Beaubien (7–4) Martinez (5–4) — — 14–6 –March 5 at No. 1 UCLALouisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 0–2 Faraimo (12–1) Beaubien (7–5) — 353 14–7 –March 6 vs. Boston UniversityLouisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 2–1 Storako (8–2) Gant (4–1) — — 15–7 –March 6 vs. No. 22 UCFLouisville Slugger Tournament No. 16 Easton Stadium 2–3 (8) White (9–2) Storako (8–3) — — 15–8 –March 14 Ball State No. 18 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI March 14 Ball State No. 18 Alumni Field March 15 Ball State No. 18 Alumni Field March 17 Western Michigan Alumni Field March 20 Purdue Alumni Field March 21 Purdue Alumni Field March 22 Purdue Alumni Field March 24 Toledo Alumni Field March 27 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI March 28 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex March 29 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G recordApril 3 Minnesota Alumni Field April 4 Minnesota Alumni Field April 5 Minnesota Alumni Field April 7 Bowling Green Alumni Field April 10 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL April 11 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 12 Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field April 14 Central Michigan Alumni Field April 15 Michigan State Alumni Field April 17 Ohio State Alumni Field April 18 Ohio State Alumni Field April 19 Ohio State Alumni Field April 21 Michigan State Secchia StadiumEast Lansing, MI April 24 Maryland Alumni Field April 25 Maryland Alumni Field April 26 Maryland Alumni Field May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G recordMay 1 at Penn State Beard FieldState College, PA May 2 at Penn State Beard Field May 3 at Penn State Beard Field Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1GT recordMay 7–9 Eichelberger FieldChampaign, IL

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