The 2023 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, wee led by head coach Bonnie Tholl in her first season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2022 season 38–18 overall, and 14–8 in the Big Ten, finishing in fifth place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and were defeated in the Regional Final by UCF.

Preseason On June 13, 2022, graduate student Alex Storako transferred to Oklahoma. The next day, sophomore pitcher Annabelle Widra transferred to Auburn. On July 5, 2022, Michigan added three transfer students, outfielder Ellie Mataya and pitchers Hannah George and Jessica LeBeau.

On August 24, 2022, long-time head coach Carol Hutchins announced her retirement after 38 years as head coach at Michigan. At the time of her retirement, she was the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history with a record of 1,707–555–5. During her career as head coach, Michigan never suffered a losing season, and she led the team to 22 Big Ten regular-season titles from 1995–2021, including nine in a row from 2008–16, 10 Big Ten Tournament championships, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 29 times, including each of the last 27 years. Later that day former Michigan associate head coach Bonnie Tholl was promoted to head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results 2023 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log Regular season (26–24) February (7–8) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record February 9 at USF USF Softball StadiumTampa, FL 1–2 (8) Dixon (1–0) Derkowski (0–1) Hill (1) 1,506 0–1 — February 10 vs. ColgateThe Spring Games Sleepy Hollow Sports ComplexLeesburg, FL 10–0 (5) LeBeau (1–0) Misken (0–1) — — 1–1 — February 11 vs. Western KentuckyThe Spring Games Sleepy Hollow Sports ComplexLeesburg, FL 5–2 Derkowski (1–1) Houchens (0–1) — 350 2–1 — February 11 vs. Western KentuckyThe Spring Games Sleepy Hollow Sports ComplexLeesburg, FL 5–2 (9) Derkowski (2–1) Gardner (1–2) — 300 3–1 — February 12 vs. Portland StateThe Spring Games Sleepy Hollow Sports ComplexLeesburg, FL 9–1 (6) LeBeau (2–0) Grey (2–1) — — 4–1 — February 17 vs. No. 20 UCFSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 25 Eddie C. Moore ComplexClearwater, FL 2–8 DeVoe (2–1) Derkowski (2–2) — 657 4–2 — February 17 vs. LouisianaSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 7–6 LeBeau (3–0) Landry (2–1) — 657 5–2 — February 18 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma StateSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 6–15 (6) Runner (1–0) LeBeau (3–1) — 5,632 5–3 — February 18 vs. Mississippi StateSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 5–4 Derkowski (3–2) Hawk (1–2) — 5,632 6–3 — February 19 vs. No. 16 DukeSt. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational No. 25 Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL 3–6 Davidson (2–1) LeBeau (3–2) Wright (1) — 6–4 — February 24 vs. Boise StateStanford Invitational Smith Family StadiumStanford, CA 2–4 Walljasper (4–1) Derkowski (3–3) — 57 6–5 — February 24 vs. NevadaStanford Invitational Smith Family StadiumStanford, CA 0–3 Craft (3–0) LeBeau (3–3) — 74 6–6 — February 25 vs. Boise StateStanford Invitational Smith Family StadiumStanford, CA 2–1 LeBeau (4–3) Caudill (1–3) — 116 7–6 — February 25 at No. 16 StanfordStanford Invitational Smith Family StadiumStanford, CA 0–5 Vawter (5–1) Derkowski (3–4) — 315 7–7 — February 26 at No. 16 StanfordStanford Invitational Smith Family StadiumStanford, CA 1–3 Krause (3–1) LeBeau (4–4) — 115 7–8 — February 28 at Saint Mary's Cottrell FieldMoraga, CA Cancelled March (9–5) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record March 2 vs. UCFJudi Garman Classic Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 2–0 LeBeau (5–4) Felton (3–3) — 494 8–8 — March 2 at Cal State FullertonJudi Garman Classic Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 2–1 (8) Derkowski (4–4) Sutherlin (4–2) — 494 9–8 — March 3 vs. No. 15 LSUJudi Garman Classic Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 0–2 Kilponen (5–0) LeBeau (5–5) — 357 9–9 — March 3 vs. SeattleJudi Garman Classic Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 3–2 Derkowski (5–4) Ilacqua (7–2) — 325 10–9 — March 4 vs. No. 2 UCLAJudi Garman Classic Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 0–8 (5) Faraimo (11–1) LeBeau (5–6) — — 10–10 — March 9 Kent State Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 4–0 Derkowski (6–4) Kelly (2–4) — 202 11–10 — March 10 Georgia Southern Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 11 Georgia Southern Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 11 Kent State Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 12 Kent State Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Cancelled March 15 Bowling Green Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 9–0 (5) Derkowski (7–4) Anderson (5–2) — 773 12–10 — March 18 vs. LongwoodJohn Cropp Classic John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 2–1 Derkowski (8–4) Burton (4–6) — — 13–10 — March 18 at No. 14 KentuckyJohn Cropp Classic John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY Cancelled March 19 vs. DePaulJohn Cropp Classic John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY Cancelled March 19 at No. 14 KentuckyJohn Cropp Classic John Cropp StadiumLexington, KY 1–2 Schoonover(11–1) Derkowski (8–5) — 1,077 13–11 — March 24 at Ohio State Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH Postponed March 25 at Ohio State Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH Postponed March 26 at Ohio State Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH 3–1 (10) Derkowski (9–5) Smith (9–4) — 1,773 14–11 1–0 March 26 at Ohio State Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH 2–11 (5) Ruck (5–4) LeBeau (5–7) — 1,325 14–12 1–1 March 27 at Ohio State Buckeye FieldColumbus, OH 7–8 Smith (10–4) Derkowski (9–6) Ruck (1) 405 14–13 1–2 March 29 Oakland Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 9–0 (5) LeBeau (6–7) Campbell (5–4) — 1,109 15–13 — March 31 at Nebraska Bowlin StadiumLincoln, NE 10–1 (5) Derkowski (10–6) Wallace (15–7) — 691 16–13 2–2 April (8–8) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record April 1 at Nebraska Bowlin StadiumLincoln, NE 0–8 (5) Wallace (16–7) LeBeau (6–8) — 941 16–14 2–3 April 2 at Nebraska Bowlin StadiumLincoln, NE 4–2 Derkowski (11–6) Harness (8–4) — 1,137 17–14 3–3 April 5 at Michigan State Secchia StadiumEast Lansing, MI Postponed April 7 Illinois Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 0–3 Sickels (11–6) Derkowski (11–7) — 1,339 17–15 3–4 April 8 Illinois Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 3–2 LeBeau (7–8) McQueen (4–3) 1,941 18–15 4–4 April 9 Illinois Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 2–1 (8) Sickels (11–7) — 1,463 19–15 5–4 April 12 at Michigan State Secchia StadiumEast Lansing, MI 5–2 Derkowski (13–7) Guidry (2–7) — 1,264 20–15 6–4 April 14 at Purdue Bittinger StadiumWest Lafayette, IN 4–0 Derkowski (14–7) — 509 21–15 7–4 April 15 at Purdue Bittinger StadiumWest Lafayette, IN 2–3 Elish (8–2) LeBeau (7–9) — 686 21–16 7–5 April 15 at Purdue Bittinger StadiumWest Lafayette, IN 5–0 Derkowski (15–7) Echazarreta (5–11) — 99 22–16 8–5 April 18 Michigan State Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 8–0 (5) Derkowski (16–7) Guidry (3–9) — 2,104 23–16 9–5 April 21 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 3–4 (11) Boyd (7–3) LeBeau (7–10) — 1,384 23–17 9–6 April 22 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 15–0 (5) Derkowski (17–7) Henry (10–2) — 1,852 24–17 10–6 April 23 No. 21 Northwestern Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 0–3 Williams (12–1) Derkowski (17–8) — 2,130 24–18 10–7 April 28 Indiana Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI Postponed April 29 Indiana Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 1–4 Copeland (17–2) Derkowski (17–9) — 1,881 24–19 10–8 April 29 Indiana Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 1–15 (6) Johnson (13–6) LeBeau (7–11) — 1,881 24–20 10–9 April 30 Indiana Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 5–6 Copeland (18–2) Derkowski (17–10) Johnson (4) 1,948 24–21 10–10 May (2–3) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record May 2 Western Michigan Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 9–1 (5) Derkowski (18–10) Godwin (4–10) — 1,037 25–21 — May 3 Oakland Alumni FieldAnn Arbor, MI 13–0 (5) LeBeau (8–11) Konyvka (0–7) — 318 26–21 — May 5 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles StadiumMinneapolis, MN 0–3 Pease (24–6) Derkowski (18–11) — 830 26–22 10–11 May 6 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles StadiumMinneapolis, MN 10–13 Schwartz (2–1) Derkowski (18–12) — 863 26–23 10–12 May 7 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles StadiumMinneapolis, MN 0–2 Pease (25–6) Derkowski (18–13) — 961 26–24 10–13 Postseason (0–1) (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1GT record May 10 Penn State Eichelberger FieldChampaign, IL 2–3 Lingenfelt (12–5) Derkowski (18–14) — — 26–25 0–1

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