2005 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log Regular Season Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record B1G Record February 11 vs. Tennessee Stephanie L.C. Park Las Vegas, NV Postponed February 11 vs. UCF Stephanie L.C. Park Postponed February 12 vs. Baylor No. 8 Stephanie L.C. Park 6–7 Ferguson (4–0) Motycka (0–1)417 0–1 – February 12 vs. UC Santa Barbara No. 8 Stephanie L.C. Park 7–2 Ritter (1–0)Sommer (0–1) — 1–1 – February 13 vs. Utah No. 8 Stephanie L.C. Park 7–1 Motycka (1–1)Nielsen (3–1) 87 2–1 – February 13 vs. Oregon No. 8 Stephanie L.C. Park 9–0 (5) Ritter (2–0)Cook (2–1) — 3–1 – February 18 vs. North Carolina State No. 8 FAU Field Boca Raton, FL 3–0 Wilson (1–0)Sims (4–1) — 4–1 – February 18 vs. Pittsburgh No. 8 FAU Field 3–0 Ritter (3–0)Belardinelli (0–1) — 5–1 – February 19 vs. Rutgers No. 8 FAU Field 8–0 (5) Motycka (2–1)Crosby (0–2) 120 6–1 – February 19 vs. Florida Atlantic No. 8 FAU Field 12–3 (6) Ritter (4–0)Freel (3–3) 128 7–1 – February 20 vs. Florida Atlantic No. 8 FAU Field 9–1 (5) Wilson (3–0)Freel (3–4) 119 8–1 – February 25 vs. South Carolina No. 8 South Commons Columbus, GA 9–3 Motycka (3–1)Pouliot (0–2) — 9–1 – February 25 vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 8 South Commons 4–1 Ritter (5–0)Sallinger (8–1) — 10–1 – February 26 vs. Southern Illinois No. 8 South Commons 3–0 Wilson (3–0)Harre (1–4) — 11–1 – February 26 vs. Creighton No. 8 South Commons 7–0 Motycka (4–1)Nielsen (4–2) — 12–1 – February 27 vs. No. 21 Florida State No. 8 South Commons Postponed February 27 Championship Game No. 8 South Commons Postponed
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record B1G Record March 1 at No. 15 Florida No. 8 Florida Softball Stadium Gainesville, FL 4–0 Ritter (6–0)Stevens (5–4) — 13–1 – March 1 at No. 15 Florida No. 8 Florida Softball Stadium 4–1 Wilson (4–0)Knowles (3–1) — 14–1 – March 2 at UCF No. 8 UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL 4–1 Ritter (7–0)Enders (6–6) 58 15–1 – March 2 at UCF No. 8 UCF Softball Complex 7–0 Wilson (5–0)McIntyre (6–1) 78 16–1 – March 4 vs. Tennessee Chattanooga No. 7 USF Softball Field Tampa, FL 2–1 (8) Wilson (6–0)Swarthout (5–5) — 17–1 – March 4 at South Florida No. 7 USF Softball Field 9–0 (5) Ritter (8–0)Urbanik (5–4) — 18–1 – March 5 vs. Temple No. 7 USF Softball Field 4–0 Wilson (7–0)Nacianceno (0–1) — 19–1 – March 5 vs. No. 16 Florida No. 7 USF Softball Field 6–2 Ritter (9–0)Stevens (6–4) — 20–1 – March 6 vs. Pittsburgh No. 7 USF Softball Field 9–0 (5) Wilson (8–0)Belardinelli (2–5) — 21–1 – March 17 at Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Titans Softball Complex Fullerton, CA 3–2 Wilson (9–0)Weekley (1–1) — 22–1 – March 17 vs. No. 24 Fresno State No. 5 Titans Softball Complex 6–0 Ritter (10–0)Nesbitt (3–2) — 23–1 – March 18 vs. North Carolina No. 5 Titans Softball Complex 5–0 Wilson (10–0)Cox (7–8) — 24–1 – March 19 vs. DePaul No. 5 Titans Softball Complex 1–0 Ritter (11–0)Huitnik (3–7) — 25–1 – March 20 vs. No. 11 Texas No. 4 Titans Softball Complex 7–0 Wilson (11–0)Bradford (7–1) — 26–1 – March 20 vs. No. 1 Arizona No. 5 Titans Softball Complex 6–2 Ritter (12–0)Mowatt (7–1) 1,209 27–1 – March 25 vs. Western Kentucky No. 1 Ulmer Stadium Louisville, KY 2–0 Ritter (13–0)Schwartz (3–5) 272 28–1 – March 25 vs. Middle Tennessee No. 1 Ulmer Stadium 17–1 (5) Motycka (5–1)Dorais (0–2) 272 29–1 – March 26 at Louisville No. 1 Ulmer Stadium 2–1 Wilson (12–0)Sherman (6–7) — 30–1 – March 26 at Louisville No. 1 Ulmer Stadium 7–0 Ritter (14–0)Bishop (10–5) — 31–1 – March 30 at Bowling Green No. 1 BGSU Softball Field Bowling Green, OH 6–0 Wilson (13–0)Vrabel (6–8) 427 32–1 –
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record B1G Record April 1 No. 24 Iowa No. 1 Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–5 Birocci (17–4) Wilson (13–1)1,237 32–2 0–1 April 2 No. 24 Iowa No. 1 Alumni Field 3–1 Ritter (15–0)Birocci (17–5) 485 33–2 1–1 April 3 Illinois No. 1 Alumni Field 8–7 Ritter (16–0)DeVreese (3–6) — 34–2 2–1 April 3 Illinois No. 1 Alumni Field 10–0 (5) Wilson (14–1)DeVreese (3–7) 783 35–2 3–1 April 6 at Central Michigan No. 1 CMU Softball Complex Mount Pleasant, MI 4–5 DeRoche (3–1) Wilson (14–2)— 35–3 3–1 April 6 at Central Michigan No. 1 CMU Softball Complex 7–3 Wilson (15–2)DeRoche (3–2) — 36–3 3–1 April 8 at Wisconsin No. 1 Goodman Diamond Madison, WI 3–2 (8) Wilson (16–2)Brock (9–5) — 37–3 4–1 April 9 at Wisconsin No. 1 Goodman Diamond 8–0 (6) Wilson (17–2)Layne (2–5) — 38–3 5–1 April 10 at Minnesota No. 1 Jane Sage Cowles Minneapolis, MN 4–0 Ritter (17–0)Peyer (10–11) — 39–3 6–1 April 10 at Minnesota No. 1 Jane Sage Cowles 11–0 (5) Wilson (18–2)Peyer (10–12) 356 40–3 7–1 April 15 at Purdue No. 1 Varsity SB Complex West Lafayette, IN 3–0 Ritter (18–0)Baker (13–10) — 41–3 8–1 April 16 at Purdue No. 1 Varsity SB Complex 6–2 Ritter (19–0)LaRiva (9–3) — 42–3 9–1 April 17 at Indiana No. 1 IU Softball Complex Bloomington, IN 9–0 (5) Ritter (20–0)Roark (9–16) 275 43–3 10–1 April 17 at Indiana No. 1 IU Softball Complex 10–2 (6) Ritter (21–0)Bogado (1–7) 240 44–3 11–1 April 19 Eastern Michigan No. 1 Alumni Field 5–1 Wilson (19–2)Woodrum (6–7) — 45–3 11–1 April 19 Eastern Michigan No. 1 Alumni Field 14–2 (5) Ritter (22–0)Woodrum (6–8) 743 46–3 11–1 April 22 Penn State No. 1 Alumni Field 1–2 Esparza (10–3) Ritter (22–1)515 46–4 11–2 April 23 Penn State No. 1 Alumni Field Postponed April 24 Ohio State No. 1 Alumni Field Postponed April 24 Ohio State No. 1 Alumni Field Postponed
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record B1G Record May 1 Michigan State No. 1 Alumni Field 8–0 (5) Ritter (23–1)Turney (12–14) 1,903 47–4 12–2 May 1 Michigan State No. 1 Alumni Field 9–1 (5) Ritter (24–1)Turney (12–15) 1,903 48–4 13–2 May 4 Western Michigan No. 1 Alumni Field 2–0 Wilson (20–2)VanDerSlik (10–14) — 49–4 13–2 May 4 Western Michigan No. 1 Alumni Field 5–0 Ritter (25–1)Shumaker (4–1) 503 50–4 13–2 May 7 No. 19 Northwestern No. 1 Alumni Field 3–0 Ritter (26–1)Canney (18–6) 1,858 51–4 14–2 May 8 No. 19 Northwestern No. 1 Alumni Field 8–7 Wilson (21–2)Canney (18–7) 1,657 52–4 15–2
Postseason Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record May 12 Michigan State (8) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 6–2 Ritter (27–1)Turney (14–16) 1,203 53–4 1–0 May 13 Wisconsin (5) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field Postponed May 14 Wisconsin (5) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 10–1 (5) Wilson (22–2)Brock (20–9) — 54–4 2–0 May 14 No. 22 Iowa (3) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 7–2 Ritter (28–1)Arnold (20–5) 1,113 55–4 3–0
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 20 Canisius No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 8–1 Ritter (29–1)Bunten (13–11) 1,837 56–4 1–0 May 21 Seton Hall No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 5–0 Ritter (30–1)Meyer (27–6) 1,457 57–4 2–0 May 22 North Carolina No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 6–0 Ritter (31–1)Cox (22–20) 1,046 58–4 3–0
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. RecordMay 27 No. 21 Washington (16) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 4–1 Ritter (32–1)Boek (20–13) 2,311 59–4 1–0 May 28 No. 21 Washington (16) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 2–3 Noble (15–8) Ritter (32–2)2,426 59–5 1–1 May 28 No. 21 Washington (16) No. 1 (1) Alumni Field 11–2 (6) Ritter (33–2)Boek (20–14) 2,426 60–5 2–1
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 2 vs. No. 23 DePaul No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 3–0 Ritter (34–2)Adix (23–9) 4,245 61–5 1–0 June 2 vs. No. 5 Texas (4) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 4–0 Ritter (35–2)Osterman (29–7) 4,560 62–5 2–0 June 5 vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 0–2 (11) Abbott (50–8) Ritter (35–3)4,236 62–6 2–1 June 5 vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 3–2 Ritter (36–3)Abbott (50–9) 2,431 63–6 3–1 June 6 vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 0–5 Selden (29–12) Ritter (36–4)4,161 63–7 3–2 June 7 vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 5–2 Ritter (37–4)Selden (29–13) 4,161 64–7 4–2 June 8 vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 4–1 (10) Ritter (38–4)Selden (29–14) 4,032 65–7 5–2
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference: [ 7] Rankings from NFCA: [ 8] (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.