WEEK #7 - MARCH 20, 2018 MICHIGAN SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Michigan Athletic Communications Leah Howard Softball Contact 734.615.0679 phone 734.647.1188 fax 2018 MICHIGAN SOFTBALL [email protected] MGoBlue.com 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 19 BIG TEN TITLES 12 WCWS APPEARANCES 40 STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WOLVERINES KICK OFF HOME SLATE VS. IN-STATE FOE CENTRAL MICHIGAN 22-6 | H: 0-0 | A: 4-3 | N: 18-3 | 0-0 B1G FEBRUARY NO. 17/17 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES USF WILSON-DEMARINI TOURNAMENT vs. Central Michigan Chippewas 9 ................. vs. UAB ...............................................................W, 7-0 9 ................. vs. Georgia State ......................................W, 8-0 (6) March 21 | Ann Arbor, MI 10 ............... vs. (2) Florida .....................................................L, 0-2 Wilpon Complex/Alumni Field 10 ............... at South Florida ................................................L, 2-3 11 ............... vs. Illinois State ...............................................W, 6-1 ACC BIG TEN CHALLENGE 17 ............... vs. Notre Dame ...............................................W, 6-0 TOUCH ‘EM ALL - THE TOP STORYLINES THIS WEEK SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 ............... at (8) Florida State .........................................W, 1-0 9-11, 1-2 Away 18 ............... vs. Notre Dame .................................................L, 3-4 • The Wolverines carry a 16-game winning streak into the week. It is Streak: W2 18 ............... at (8) Florida State ...........................................L, 0-2 the program’s longest win streak since claiming 19 in a row during Team BA: .294 TEXAS INVITATIONAL Team ERA: 3.05 the 2016 season. Michigan has outscored its opposition, 104-6, over 23 ............... vs. Virignia Tech ..............................................W, 2-0 Team Fielding: .955 23 ............... at Texas ................................................................L, 3-0 the 16-game stretch, stretching back to its Wichita State game on 24 ............... vs. Virginia Tech .........................................L, 1-0 (8) Feb. 24. PITCHING LEADERS 24 ............... vs. Wichita State ....................................W, 11-0 (5) L. Vaccaro (2-1, 1.96 ERA, 10 K, 12 BB) 25 ............... at Texas ..............................................................W, 4-0 • Michigan comes off an especially impressive weekend at the C. Mallory (2-2, 2.70 ERA, 6 K, 11 BB) MARCH Miami University Invitational (March 17-18) in which it recorded JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC four straight shutout wins, outscoring the weekend opposition, HITTING LEADERS 1 ................. vs. Loyola Marymount .................................W, 3-2 35-0. L. Tolfree (.441 BA, 2 2B, 5 RBI) 1 ................. vs. Charlotte .....................................................W, 5-0 E. Underwood (.411 BA, 4 HR, 16 RBI) 2 ................. vs. (8) Baylor .....................................................W, 6-3 S. Knapp (.333 BA, 13 RBI) 2 ................. vs. (18) Louisiana Lafayette ........................W, 3-1 • Freshmen pitchers Sarah Schaefer and Meghan Beaubien A. Perlberg (.333 BA) 3 ................. vs. Cal Poly ........................................................W, 9-4 combined for a 0.00 ERA, 32 strikeouts and just 10 hits and 7 walks FAU TOURNAMENT allowed over 26 innings pitched at the Miami Invitational. Both 9 ................. vs. Stony Brook ...............................................W, 7-0 SERIES INFORMATION 9 ................. at Florida Atlantic ..........................................W, 7-1 Wolverine rookies registered a pair of complete-game shutouts. vs. Central Michigan 10 ............... vs. Ball State .....................................................W, 3-2 U-M leads, 50-30 10 ............... vs. Pittsburgh...................................................W, 3-2 • Michigan’s hitting was also strong last weekend, as the Wolverines Streak: Michigan has won 9 11 ............... vs. Florida A&M ...............................................W, 6-2 combined for a .366 batting average with a .580 slugging Last five meetings: MIAMI INVITATIONAL W, 2-0 (3/28/17 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.) percentage and .474 on-base percentage. Four Wolverine starters 17 ............... vs. Dayton .........................................................W, 7-0 W, 11-0 (5) (4/16/14 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.) 17 ............... at Miami (Ohio) ...............................................W, 7-0 hit .500 or better, most notably sophomore second baseman Faith W, 11-0 (5) (4/23/13 in Ann Arbor, Mich.) 18 ............... vs. Robert Morris ..........................................W, 14-0 Canfield, who hit .692 (9-for-13) with three RBI. W, 10-2 (6) (4/17/12 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.) 18 ............... vs. Fort Wayne .................................................W, 7-0 W, 3-0 (4/13/11 in Ann Arbor, Mich.)= 21 ...........CENTRAL MICHIGAN ......................... 4 P.M. • Senior first baseman/RHP Tera Blanco currently carries a 13-game 23 ............... at Iowa* .............................................................5 p.m. hitting streak -- matching her career long -- with a .366 batting 24 ............... at Iowa* .............................................................2 p.m. average, seven extra-base hits and 12 RBI over the stretch. Blanco 25 ............... at Iowa* .....................................................11:30 a.m. missed two starts last Sunday (March 18) due to illness but entered 30 ...........PURDUE* ............................................ 4 P.M. 31 ...........PURDUE* ............................................ 2 P.M. to pinch hit in the fourth inning against Fort Wayne and knocked out a three-run homer. APRIL 1 .............PURDUE* ............................................ 1 P.M. • Sophomores Haley Hoogenraad and Madison Uden have started 4 .............EASTERN MICHIGAN ......................... 4 P.M. 6 ................. at Penn State* .................................................6 P.M. to hit their stride as everyday contributors this season. Uden, who 7 ................. at Penn State* .................................................3 P. M . has transitioned to the third base spot, has batted .500 (15-for-30) 8 ................. at Penn State* .................................................. 1P. M . over the Wolverines’ last 10 -- a team high over the stretch -- while 11 ...........MICHIGAN STATE* ............................. 6 P. M . Hoogenraad has tallied four multi-hit games over the same stretch. 13 ...........RUTGERS* ........................................... 6 P. M . 14 ...........RUTGERS* ........................................... 2 P. M . 15 ...........RUTGERS* ...........................................NOON 17 ...........at Michigan State* ............................... 3 P.M. 20 ............... MARYLAND* ..................................................6 P.M. 21 ............... MARYLAND* ..................................................2 P.M. 22 ............... MARYLAND* ..................................................1 P.M. 27 ...........at Indiana* ........................................... 6 P.M. 28 ...........at Indiana* ........................................... 1 P.M. 29 ...........at Indiana* ........................................... 1 P.M. MAY 1 .............WESTERN MICHIGAN ........................ 6 P.M. PROBABLE WOLVERINE STARTERS Peters 4 ................. OHIO STATE* .................................................6 P.M. Pos. No. Player 5 ................. OHIO STATE* .................................................1 P. M . 6 ................. OHIO STATE* .................................................6 P.M. 1B #24 Tera Blanco (R/R, 5-9, Sr.) 2B #25 Faith Canfield (R/R, 5-9, Jr.) Hoogenraad Falk 10-12 ........ Big Ten Tournament SS #21 Natalia Rodriguez (B/R, 5-7, Fr.) 18-20 ........ NCAA Regional 3B #15 Alex Sobczak (R/R, 5-7, Jr.) 24-27 ........ NCAA Super Regional 3B #7 Madison Uden (LR, 5-6, So.) Rodriguez Canfield 31-JUNE 6 ................NCAA Women’s College World Series LF #32 Haley Hoogenraad (R/R, 5-9, So.) CF #11 Natalie Peters (L/R, 5-7, Jr.) Blanco RF #11 Aidan Falk (L/L, 5-7, Sr.) Sobczak/ * denotes Big Ten Conference game C #17 Katie Alexander (R/R, 5-10, Jr.) Uden Time local to host site. Subject to change LHP #10 Meghan Beaubien (L/L, 5-8, Fr.) RHP #24 Tera Blanco (R/R, 5-9, Sr.) RHP #10 Sarah Schaefer (R/R, 5-9, Fr.) 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