# 2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team

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.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

2021 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log :
Regular season (36–6) :
February (4–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 26vs. PurdueNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex Leesburg, FL4–0Beaubien (1–0)Bates (0–1)—1001–01–0
February 26vs. PurdueNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex4–0Storako (1–0)Henley (0–1)—1002–02–0
February 27vs. IowaNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–0Beaubien (2–0)Doocy (0–1)—03–03–0
February 27vs. IowaNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex6–5Storako (2–0)Loecker (0–1)—04–04–0
February 28vs. IllinoisNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex1–2Sickels (2–1)Beaubien (2–1)—04–14–1
February 28vs. IllinoisNo. 17Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex1–2Jarvis (3–0)Storako (2–1)Sickels (1)04–24–2 :
March (9–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March 11vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–1 $^{(8)}$Beaubien (3–1)Ferrell (1–4)—865–25–2
March 11vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–0Storako (3–1)Wallace (2–1)—746–26–2
March 12vs. NebraskaNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex4–5 $^{(8)}$Wallace (3–1)Storako (3–2)—746–36–3
March 13vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex8–0 $^{(5)}$Storako (4–2)Schwartz (2–3)—667–37–3
March 13vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex3–0Storako (5–2)Schwartz (2–4)—668–38–3
March 14vs. WisconsinNo. 23Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex2–1Storako (6–2)Hestekin (2–1)—599–39–3
March 26at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN7–1Beaubien (4–1)Goodin (3–3)—9810–310–3
March 27at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field3–1 $^{(9)}$Storako (7–2)Goodin (3–4)—10311–311–3
March 27at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field8–1Beaubien (5–1)Goodin (3–5)—10312–312–3
March 28at IndianaNo. 25Andy Mohr Field4–0Storako (8–2)Goodin (3–6)—5613–313–3 :
April (12–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April 2Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MIPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 3Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 3Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 4Michigan StateNo. 23Alumni FieldPostponed due to COVID-19 protocols
April 9at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field Columbus, OH7–0Beaubien (6–1)Buresch (5–2)—15014–314–3
April 10at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field3–1Storako (9–2)Smith (7–6)—17715–315–3
April 10at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field2–3Buresch (6–2)Beaubien (6–2)—16415–415–4
April 11at Ohio StateNo. 23Buckeye Field11–0Storako (10–2)Smith (7–7)—15116–416–4
April 14Michigan StateNo. 22Alumni Field6–1Storako (11–2)Ladd (2–6)—9317–417–4
April 16MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field4–2Beaubien (7–2)Brann (3–5)—9618–418–4
April 17MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field2–0Storako (12–2)Wyche (2–4)—13819–419–4
April 17MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field5–1Beaubien (8–2)Ellefson (1–2)—13820–420–4
April 18MarylandNo. 22Alumni Field8–0 $^{(5)}$Storako (13–2)Wyche (2–5)—12321–421–4
April 23NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field1–4Williams (13–2)Beaubien (8–3)—19221–521–5
April 24NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field7–2Storako (14–2)Boyd (3–2)—18122–522–5
April 24NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field6–3Beaubien (9–3)Williams (13–3)—18123–523–5
April 25NorthwesternNo. 20Alumni Field2–0Storako (15–2)Newport (4–3)—16424–524–5
April 30at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field State College, PA7–1Beaubien (10–3)Parshall (1–13)—11825–525–5 :
May (11–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May 1at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field10–0 $^{(6)}$Storako (16–2)Lingenfelter (1–8)—16626–526–5
May 1at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field12–2 $^{(6)}$Beaubien (11–3)Oatley (3–3)—16627–527–5
May 2at Penn StateNo. 19Beard Field5–3Storako (17–2)Parshall (1–14)Beaubien (3)15528–528–5
May 5at Michigan StateNo. 19Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI1–0 $^{(9)}$Storako (18–2)Miller (6–7)—029–529–5
May 7at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium Minneapolis, MN3–0Beaubien (12–3)Fiser (12–5)Storako (1)030–530–5
May 8at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium10–4Storako (19–2)Fiser (12–7)—031–531–5
May 8at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium3–1Beaubien (13–3)Pease (11–2)—032–532–5
May 9at No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 19Jane Sage Cowles Stadium3–7Fiser (13–7)Storako (19–3)—032–632–6
May 14RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field3–0Beaubien (14–3)Hitchcock (5–15)—20733–633–6
May 15RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field13–0 $^{(5)}$Storako (20–3)Vickers (0–4)—14334–634–6
May 15RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field11–0 $^{(5)}$Beaubien (15–3)Hitchcock (5–16)—14335–635–6
May 16RutgersNo. 18Alumni Field2–1Storako (21–3)Hitchcock (5–17)—14036–636–6 :
Postseason (2–2) :
Seattle Regional (2–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordRegional record
May 21SeattleNo. 20Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA2–0Beaubien (16–3)Nance (10–6)—25037–61–0
May 22No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium2–1Storako (22–3)Plain (30–3)—25038–62–0
May 23No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium0–2Plain (31–3)Beaubien (16–4)—20038–72–1
May 23No. 6 Washington (16)No. 20Husky Softball Stadium5–10Plain (32–3)Beaubien (16–5)—20038–82–2 :
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Wolverines team memberReference: Rankings from NFCA.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Meghan Beaubien | Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 2, 2021 |
| Alex Storako | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 30, 2021 |
| Alex Storako | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 13, 2021 |
| Alex Storako | Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 20, 2021 |
| Alex Storako | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 27, 2021 |
| Meghan Beaubien | Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | May 11, 2021 |
| Julia Jimenez | Co-Big Ten Player of the Week | May 11, 2021 |
| Meghan Beaubien | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | May 18, 2021 |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Lexie Blair | Big Ten Player of the Year |
| Alex Storako | Big Ten Pitcher of the Year |
| Carol Hutchins | Big Ten Coach of the Year |
All-Big Ten :
| Player | Selection |
| Lou Allan | First Team |
| 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 |
All-American :
| Player | Selection | Ref. |
| Alex Storako | Second Team | |