The 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, were led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-eighth season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2021 season 38–8 overall, and 36–6 in the Big Ten, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the Big Ten Conference regular season championship and were defeated in the Regional Final by Washington.

Roster

Schedule and results 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball game log Regular season (34–15) February (9–5) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record February 11 vs. Kansas CityUSF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 6–0 Beaubien (1–0) Hoveland (0–1) — — 1–0 — February 11 vs. Illinois StateUSF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 4–1 Storako (1–0) Fox (0–2) — — 2–0 — February 12 vs. No. 6 FloridaUSF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 0–4 Delbrey (1–0) Beaubien (1–1) — — 2–1 — February 12 at South FloridaUSF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 1–4 Corrick (2–0) Derkowski (0–1) — — 2–2 — February 13 vs. Kansas CityUSF Tournament No. 16 USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 2–0 Storako (2–0) Stout (0–1) — — 3–2 — February 18 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma StateSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 0–4 Maxwell (3–0) Beaubien (1–2) — 785 3–3 — February 18 vs. No. 24 UCFSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 6–0 Storako (3–0) Felton (1–1) — 785 4–3 — February 19 vs. No. 5 Florida StateSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 1–2 Watson (4–0) Derkowski (0–2) Sandercock (1) — 4–4 — February 19 vs. No. 21 LSUSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 6–1 Storako (4–0) Wickersham (0–3) — — 5–4 — February 24 vs. ArmyDuke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC Cancelled February 25 vs. Northern KentuckyDuke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC 3–0 Storako (5–0) Flores (2–2) — — 6–4 — February 25 vs. No. 13 DukeDuke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC 3–2 Storako (6–0) St. George (2–1) Beaubien (1) — 7–4 — February 26 vs. No. 13 DukeDuke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC 1–6 St. George (3–1) Beaubien (1–3) — 610 7–5 — February 26 vs. Northern KentuckyDuke Invitational No. 19 Duke Softball StadiumDurham, NC 14–1 Storako (7–0) Hicks (2–2) — 610 8–5 — February 28 at Elon No. 19 Hunt Softball ParkElon, NC 11–3 (5) Storako (8–0) Cherry (2–2) — 111 9–5 — March (10–4) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record March 1 at North Carolina No. 19 Williams Field at Anderson StadiumChapel Hill, NC 8–0 (5) Beaubien (2–3) Backes (2–4) — 411 10–5 — March 3 at No. 10 KentuckyKentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 8–0 Storako (9–0) Schoonover (3–1) — 938 11–5 — March 4 vs. Kent StateKentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 13–0 (5) Widra (1–0) Ringler (2–1) — 123 12–5 — March 4 at No. 10 KentuckyKentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 2–9 Stoddard (3–1) Beaubien (2–4) — 1,592 12–6 — March 5 vs. DrakeKentucky Tournament No. 19 John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 1–0 (8) Storako (10–0) Timmons (2–4) — 231 13–6 — March 10 Kent State No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 11–1 (5) Storako (11–0) LeBeau (3–4) — — 14–6 — March 10 Kent State No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 4–3 Storako (12–0) Scali (0–4) — 1,018 15–6 — March 13 Kent State No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 15 Toledo No. 21 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 8–0 (5) Beaubien (3–4) Knight (3–4) — 383 16–6 — March 16 Oakland No. 21 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 6–0 Storako (13–0) Campbell (7–4) — 963 17–6 — March 22 Western Michigan No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 9–1 (6) Beaubien (4–4) Bajusz (4–6) — 817 18–6 — March 23 Miami (OH) No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 3–7 Vierstra (3–6) Storako (13–1) — 861 18–7 — March 25 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–3 Ferrell (11–4) Storako (13–2) Wallace (2) 1,011 18–8 0–1 March 25 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 4–7 Wallace (10–4) Derkowski (0–3) — 1,011 18–9 0–2 March 26 Nebraska No. 19 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 29 Bowling Green No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 3–0 Storako (14–2) Gottshall (9–6) — 988 19–9 0–2 April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record April 1 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL 3–4 (9) Williams (14–1) Storako (14–3) — 521 19–10 0–3 April 2 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL Suspended (inclement weather). Continuation held on April 3. April 3 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL 4–6 Boyd (4–1) Storako (14–4) Williams (6) 815 19–11 0–4 April 3 at No. 9 Northwestern No. 23 Sharon J. Drysdale FieldEvanston, IL 8–3 Beaubien (5–4) Williams (14–2) Derkowski (1) 1,000 20–11 1–4 April 6 Michigan State No. 22 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 6–1 Storako (15–4) Miller (10–9) — 1,885 21–11 2–4 April 8 Penn State No. 22 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 8–0 (5) Storako (16–4) Parshall (13–5) — 1,057 22–11 3–4 April 9 Penn State No. 22 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–1 Storako (17–4) Parshall (13–6) — 1,605 23–11 4–4 April 10 Penn State No. 22 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–3 Parshall (14–6) Storako (17–5) — 2,063 23–12 4–5 April 12 Central Michigan No. 22 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 5–1 Derkowski (1–3) Bean (4–8) Widra (1) 1,081 24–12 — April 14 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball StadiumCollege Park, MD 1–5 Schlotterbeck (10–10) Storako (17–6) — 532 24–13 4–6 April 15 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball StadiumCollege Park, MD 5–3 (8) Beaubien (6–4) Wyche (8–5) — 693 25–13 5–6 April 16 at Maryland No. 22 Maryland Softball StadiumCollege Park, MD 9–2 Beaubien (7–4) Ellefson (3–2) — 614 26–13 6–6 April 19 at Michigan State No. 23 Secchia StadiumEast Lansing, MI 3–2 Storako (18–6) Miller (11–14) — 1,040 27–13 7–6 April 22 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–6 Handley (16–6) Storako (18–7) — 1,617 27–14 7–7 April 23 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 4–3 Beaubien (8–4) Smith (7–3) — 2,366 28–14 8–7 April 24 Ohio State No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 5–4 Storako (19–7) Smith (7–4) — 2,372 29–14 9–7 April 29 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–3 Leavitt (11–9) Beaubien (8–5) Pease (4) 1,730 29–15 9–8 April 30 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 1–0 Storako (20–7) Pease (10–11) — 1,921 30–15 10–8 May (4–0) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record May 1 Minnesota No. 23 Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 8–4 Storako (21–7) Pease (10–12) Beaubien (2) 2,383 31–15 11–8 May 6 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI 10–2 Derkowski (2–3) Schwartz (22–8) Widra (2) 542 32–15 12–8 May 7 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI 6–1 Storako (22–7) Schwartz (22–9) — 1,273 33–15 13–8 May 8 at Wisconsin No. 23 Goodman Softball ComplexMadison, WI 13–9 Derkowski (3–3) Schwartz (22–10) — 814 34–15 14–8 Postseason (4–3) (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1GT record May 12 Maryland No. 23 Secchia Stadium 7–0 Storako (23–7) — 2,014 35–15 1–0 May 13 No. 11 Northwestern No. 23 Secchia Stadium 2–1 Widra (2–0) Williams (26–4) — — 36–15 2–0 May 14 Nebraska No. 23 Secchia Stadium 1–3 (8) Wallace (17–6) Storako (23–8) — — 36–16 2–1 (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional record May 20 South Dakota State No. 24 UCF Softball ComplexOrlando, FL 2–1 Storako (24–8) Glanzer (20–6) Beaubien (3) — 37–16 1–0 May 21 No. 18 UCF No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 2–3 (11) Woodall (18–4) Beaubien (8–6) — — 37–17 1–1 May 22 South Dakota State No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 4–1 Storako (25–8) Glanzer (20–7) — — 38–17 2–1 May 22 No. 18 UCF No. 24 UCF Softball Complex 4–9 Mancha (23–3) Beaubien (8–7) — — 38–18 2–1

Notes: The April 2 game at Northwestern was suspended due to snow in the top of the third inning with the game still scoreless. It was completed on April 3 prior to the regularly scheduled game that afternoon.

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