Michigan Wolverines softball
| Michigan Wolverines softball | |
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| University | University of Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Head coach | Carol Hutchins (32nd year) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field (Capacity: 2,800) |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Colors | Maize and Blue |
| NCAA championships | |
| 2005 | |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016 | |
| AIAW WCWS appearances | |
| 1982 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
The Michigan Wolverines softball team represents the University of Michigan in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 1978. Carol Hutchins has been the head coach since 1985. In 2005, Hutchins' team became the first Division I softball team since 1976 from east of the Mississippi River to win the Women's College World Series.
Gloria Soluk was the first head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team. When she was hired by Michigan in 1977, it was as Michigan's women's basketball coach, and there was no softball team. She later recalled, "I was asked to serve as the head coach for the first few seasons in order to get things off the ground." In her three seasons as head coach from 1978 to 1980, the Wolverines compiled a record of 50 wins and 25 losses for a .667 winning percentage.
Bob De Carolis was the Wolverines second head coach, holding that position from 1980 to 1984. In his four seasons as head coach, the Wolverines compiled a record of 114 wins and 81 losses for a .585 winning percentage. In 1982, De Carolis led Michigan to a first-place finish in the AIAW Regional Championships and a third-place finish in the AIAW Women's College World Series. De Carolis remained on Michigan's athletic department staff until 1998 when he accepted a post with Oregon State University. He has been Oregon State's athletic director since 2002.
Carol Hutchins became the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team in 1985. When she took over as head coach, Hutchins reportedly "had a tiny salary, an only slightly larger budget, and had to take care of her own field, throwing down lime and riding the lawn tractor." Since Hutchins became Michigan's coach, the team has never had a losing season. Hutchins' teams have also won 17 Big Ten Conference regular-season titles and 16 NCAA regional championships. She has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year on fourteen occasions and National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") National Coach of the Year twice.
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