…8 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The No. 19 Michigan softball team did its job. The Wolverines won all four games in the weekend slate against Penn State (5-26 Big Ten), improving to 28-5 on the season. In total, they outscored the Nittany Lions 34-6, including two run-rule victories on Saturday that ended 10-0 and 12-2, respectively. The closest game came on Sunday with a 5-3 win that M...…
…9 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS When college hockey resumes in the fall, Michigan will have a new starting goaltender. Strauss Mann — who spent his sophomore and junior years as the starter in goal for the Wolverines — will not return for his senior season, instead opting to pursue a professional career, according to an announcement on Twitter. “I’m looking forward to my next chapter as I...…
…Thirty-four. That’s how many runs the Michigan softball team scored in its four-game sweep of Penn State this weekend. Twenty-three. The Wolverines’ previous best total for runs in a series, recorded a little less than a month ago against Ohio State. The offensive explosion for Michigan was the catalyst to the four wins it enjoyed this weekend and is indicative of the team’s trend over the past month. In the first game in Sat...…
