… MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Writer When the 2014 season began, feelings on the Michigan softball team could have been described as "Women's College World Series or Bust." In the end, the Wolverines didn…
… have blamed you if you buried your face when Ari- zona State catcher Amber Freeman hit what appeared to be a walk-off homer to beat the Wolverines in the regional final. But, if you did, you missed…
… team allowed three runs or fewer. There were highlights, of course, as the Wolverines tacked on 10 hits or more 16 times and piled on 18 runs against Northwestern on May 3, and ranked second in the Big…
… Kyle Jusick solidified the right side of the infield withzero errors in 439 chances. The Wolverines were solid on defense for much of the season, tying for fourth in the conference with a.972 fielding…
…- gan a game against Minnesota April 4. And six errors commit- ted against Notre Dame on April 9 marked infamy unlikely to be matched by any Wolverine team past or future. Pitching: A- Michigan's greatest…
… strength, the pitching staff, was third in the Big Ten with a 3.21 ERA and tal- lied 30 more strikeouts than any other team. Showing the ability to contain even top offenses, the Wolverine pitchers kept…
… proved to be a major problem for the Wolverines, but the talent showed up frequently enough to tie for fourth in the Big Ten. The expectations will be higher with another top-20 recruiting class and up to…
… miles per hour,. Bourque's is considered one of the top arms in the program. Another possible loss for the Wolverines' roster is center field- er Jackson Glines. The junior posted a .332 batting average…
…. ~ As the threat of losing key players from this year's fifth- place team in the Big Ten looms, the Wolverines have to begin to look toward next year. On the mound, Michigan will return at least three of…
… solid rotation heading into the 2015 campaign. In relief, the Wolverines bring back their top nine pitchers in earned-run average and will reintroduce junior right-hander Matt Ogden to the staff. Ogden…
… gone for eight days and play four games in Italy. With such an inexperienced team, Beilein expects improve- ments out of several players. The Wolverines lost four key contribu- tors plus McGary, and just…
… years. In 2010, when the Wolverines took a trip to Europe in the summer, they made the second round of the NCAA Tournament the following year after missing out on the post- season the previous year. "We…
