# 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2015 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 60–8 record, including 21–2 in conference play. The Wolverines won the 2015 Big Ten Conference softball tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to the finals of the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2005, where they lost to Florida.

## Preseason

The Wolverines were ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason polls, becoming the top-ranked Big Ten school in both listings. Sierra Lawrence, Sierra Romero and Haylie Wagner were all named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year preseason watch list.

## Schedule

2015 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log :
Regular Season (48–6) :
February (17–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
February 7vs. No. 1 FloridaNo. 8USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL1–2Ocasio (1–0)Wagner (0–1)—1,1670–1–
February 7vs. USFNo. 8USF Softball Stadium4–3Driesenga (1–0)Greiner (1–1)—1,1001–1–
February 8vs. HamptonNo. 8USF Softball Stadium9–2Betsa (1–0)Babinsack (0–3)Wagner (1)2042–1–
February 8vs. Illinois StateNo. 8USF Softball Stadium4–1Driesenga (2–0)Romshek (2–2)—2173–1–
February 13vs. Western KentuckyNo. 7JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL8–0 $^{(5)}$Wagner (1–1)Kramer (3–1)——4–1–
February 13vs. Georgia TechNo. 7JoAnne Graf Field10–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (2–0)Kleinschmidt (0–4)——5–1–
February 14at No. 6 Florida StateNo. 7JoAnne Graf Field6–5Wagner (2–1)Waldrop (4–1)Betsa (1)—6–1–
February 14at No. 6 Florida StateNo. 7JoAnne Graf Field2–1Betsa (3–0)Waldrop (4–2)—1,2087–1–
February 15vs. Georgia TechNo. 7JoAnne Graf Field10–2 $^{(5)}$Driesenga (3–0)Biggerstaff (0–1)——8–1–
February 20vs. LipscombNo. 5Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL7–1Wagner (3–1)Sanders (3–3)—1819–1–
February 20at No. 3 AlabamaNo. 5Rhoads Stadium8–2Betsa (4–0)Jury (3–2)—2,51410–1–
February 21vs. LipscombNo. 5Rhoads Stadium13–1 $^{(5)}$Driesenga (4–0)Young (2–4)—20711–1–
February 21at No. 3 AlabamaNo. 5Rhoads Stadium4–1Wagner (4–1)Osorio (4–1)—2,71012–1–
February 22vs. James MadisonNo. 5Rhoads Stadium10–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (5–0)Ford (2–2)—10113–1–
February 27vs. ToledoNo. 3Farrington Stadium Tempe, AZ20–5 $^{(5)}$Wagner (5–1)Gooding (4–2)—28914–1–
February 27at No. 21 Arizona StateNo. 3Farrington Stadium7–5Betsa (6–0)Ryndak (6–2)Wagner (2)1,16715–1–
February 28vs. ToledoNo. 3Farrington Stadium9–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (7–0)Gross (0–1)—20716–1–
February 28vs. BinghamtonNo. 3Farrington Stadium15–0 $^{(5)}$Wagner (6–1)Miller (2–2)—20917–1– :
March (14–4)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
March 1at No. 21 Arizona StateNo. 3Farrington Stadium6–2Betsa (8–0)Macha (7–4)Wagner (3)1,11518–1–
March 4at Cal State FullertonNo. 3Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA9–0Wagner (7–1)Ybarra (5–5)—94519–1–
March 5vs. No. 22 Arizona StateNo. 3Anderson Family Field0–2 $^{(8)}$Macha (8–4)Betsa (8–1)—34519–2–
March 5vs. No. 1 FloridaNo. 3Anderson Family Field4–7Ocasio (8–0)Betsa (8–2)—37519–3–
March 6vs. San Jose StateNo. 3Anderson Family Field9–1 $^{(5)}$Betsa (9–1)Lang (4–4)—1,04220–3–
March 6vs. No. 9 BaylorNo. 3Anderson Family Field11–1 $^{(5)}$Wagner (8–1)Stearns (4–3)—51121–3–
March 7vs. San Diego StateNo. 3Anderson Family Field10–2 $^{(5)}$Wagner (9–1)Cable (2–3)—1,85022–3–
March 14Kent StateNo. 3Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI0–3Johnson (6–2)Wagner (9–2)——22–4–
March 14Kent StateNo. 3Alumni Field10–1 $^{(5)}$Betsa (10–2)Ladines (3–3)—1,05123–4–
March 15Kent StateNo. 3Alumni Field4–1Betsa (11–2)Johnson (6–3)—1,02124–4–
March 18Bowling GreenNo. 4Alumni Field8–1Wagner (10–2)Combs (1–3)—71225–4–
March 20at Ohio StateNo. 4Buckeye Field Columbus, OH13–1Betsa (12–2)O'Reilly (7–2)—21526–41–0
March 21at Ohio StateNo. 4Buckeye Field13–1 $^{(5)}$Wagner (11–2)DiDomenico (2–3)—41227–42–0
March 22at Ohio StateNo. 4Buckeye Field20–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (13–2)O'Reilly (7–3)—38828–43–0
March 25Western MichiganNo. 4Alumni Field8–2Wagner (12–2)Binkowski (3–6)—65929–4–
March 27IowaNo. 4Postponed
March 28IowaNo. 4Alumni Field6–0Betsa (14–2)Starkenburg (8–15)——30–44–0
March 28IowaNo. 4Alumni Field7–4Wagner (13–2)Yoways (2–10)Betsa (2)1,13631–45–0
March 29IowaNo. 4Alumni Field4–6Starkenburg (9–15)Betsa (14–3)—96731–55–1 :
April (14–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
April 3at No. 14 MinnesotaNo. 4JSC Stadium Minneapolis, MN1–9 $^{(6)}$Groenewegen (19–3)Betsa (14–4)—40131–65–2
April 4at No. 14 MinnesotaNo. 4JSC Stadium9–4Wagner (14–2)Anderson (5–2)Betsa (3)1,11932–66–2
April 5at No. 14 MinnesotaNo. 4JSC Stadium9–1 $^{(6)}$Betsa (15–4)Groenewegen (19–4)—32733–67–2
April 7Eastern MichiganNo. 4Alumni Field11–1 $^{(5)}$Wagner (15–2)Rich (6–14)—95234–6–
April 10at RutgersNo. 4Rutgers Softball Complex Piscataway, NJ18–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (16–4)Landrith (11–6)—15735–68–2
April 11at RutgersNo. 4Rutgers Softball Complex16–3 $^{(5)}$Wagner (16–2)Maddox (5–4)—36136–69–2
April 12at RutgersNo. 4Rutgers Softball Complex5–0Betsa (17–4)Landrith (11–7)—22737–610–2
April 15at Michigan StateNo. 4Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI10–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (18–4)Rainey (1–9)—1,04738–611–2
April 17IndianaNo. 4Alumni Field11–2 $^{(5)}$Betsa (19–4)Olson (10–21)—1,41539–612–2
April 18IndianaNo. 4Alumni Field3–0Wagner (17–2)Olson (10–22)——40–613–2
April 18IndianaNo. 4Alumni Field7–1Betsa (20–4)Tamayo (4–8)—1,90941–614–2
April 19IndianaNo. 4Alumni FieldPostponed
April 21Michigan StateNo. 4Alumni Field4–3Wagner (18–2)Rainey (1–11)—1,10542–615–2
April 22Central MichiganNo. 4Alumni FieldPostponed
April 24at MarylandNo. 4Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD8–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (21–4)Dewey (6–11)—51243–616–2
April 25at MarylandNo. 4Maryland Softball Stadium10–2 $^{(6)}$Wagner (19–2)Schmeiser (18–8)—94144–617–2
April 26at MarylandNo. 4Maryland Softball Stadium1–0Betsa (22–4)Schmeiser (18–9)—62545–618–2 :
May (3–0)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordB1G Record
May 1Penn StateNo. 3Alumni Field8–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (23–4)Cummings (7–8)—1,73546–619–2
May 2Penn StateNo. 3Alumni Field9–1 $^{(6)}$Wagner (20–2)Laubach (12–10)—1,85247–620–2
May 3Penn StateNo. 3Alumni Field10–2 $^{(5)}$Betsa (24–4)Cummings (7–9)—2,50048–621–2 :
Postseason (12–2) :
B1G Tournament (3–0)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordB1GT Record
May 8Penn State (9)No. 3 (1)Buckeye Field16–1 $^{(5)}$Betsa (25–4)Cummings (7–10)—1,34549–61–0
May 9Northwestern (4)No. 3 (1)Buckeye Field9–0 $^{(5)}$Betsa (26–4)Wood (16–10)——50–62–0
May 9Nebraska (3)No. 3 (1)Buckeye Field6–1Wagner (21–2)McClure (9–3)—1,47651–63–0 :
Ann Arbor Regional (3–0)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 15OaklandNo. 3 (3)Alumni Field9–1 $^{(6)}$Betsa (27–4)Kownacki (16–13)—2,08752–61–0
May 16No. 19 CaliforniaNo. 3 (3)Alumni Field9–1 $^{(6)}$Betsa (28–4)Trzcinski (15–6)—2,23753–62–0
May 17PittsburghNo. 3 (3)Alumni Field10–3Betsa (29–4)King (20–9)—2,14454–63–0 :
Ann Arbor Super Regional (2–0)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
May 21No. 14 Georgia (14)No. 3 (3)Alumni Field10–3Betsa (30–4)Wilkinson (28–10)—2,13655–61–0
May 22No. 14 Georgia (14)No. 3 (3)Alumni Field7–6Wagner (22–2)Wilkinson (28–11)Betsa (4)2,58256–62–0 :
Women's College World Series (4–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
May 28vs. No. 6 Alabama (6)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK5–0Betsa (31–4)Osorio (21–9)—8,36057–61–0
May 29vs. No. 7 UCLA (7)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium10–4Wagner (23–2)Carda (32–7)—9,42558–62–0
May 31vs. No. 8 LSU (5)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium6–3Wagner (24–2)Hoover (18–7)—9,27459–63–0
June 1vs. No. 2 Florida (1)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium2–3Ocasio (18–3)Betsa (31–5)Gourley (5)8,32959–73–1
June 1vs. No. 2 Florida (1)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium1–0Wagner (25–2)Haeger (31–2)—8,25460–74–1
June 1vs. No. 2 Florida (1)No. 3 (3)ASA Hall of Fame Stadium1–4Haeger (32–2)Wagner (25–3)—7,68060–84–2 :
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Wolverines team memberReference: Rankings from NFCA:(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Ranking movement

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Last | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
| NFCA | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Kelsey Susalla | Co-Big Ten Player of the Week | February 23, 2015 |
| Sierra Lawrence | USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week | March 3, 2015 |
| Sierra Romero | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 9, 2005 |
| Megan Betsa | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 23, 2015 |
| Megan Betsa | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 20, 2015 |
| Megan Betsa | NFCA National Pitcher of the Week | April 21, 2015 |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Megan Betsa | Big Ten Pitcher of the Year | |
| Carol Hutchins | Big Ten Coach of the Year | |
All-Big Ten :
| Player | Selection |
| Megan Betsa | First Team |
| Kelly Christner | First Team |
| Sierra Romero | First Team |
| Haylie Wagner | First Team |
| Sierra Lawrence | Second Team |
| Abby Ramirez | Second Team |
| Lauren Sweet | Second Team |
All-American :
| Player | Selection |
| Kelly Christner | First Team |
| Sierra Romero | First Team |
| Megan Betsa | Second Team |
| Sierra Lawrence | Third Team |
| Haylie Wagner | Third Team |