2024 Michigan Wolverines softball team

2024 Michigan Wolverines softball
Big Ten tournament champion
NCAA Stillwater Regional
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	43–18 (18–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bonnie Tholl (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Brundage (26th season) Amanda Chidester (2nd season) Faith Canfield (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	3		.864			35	–	13		.729
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	5		.783			43	–	18		.705
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			33	–	22		.600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			30	–	23		.566
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			28	–	25		.528
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11		.522			40	–	20		.667
Penn State  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11		.522			35	–	20		.636
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			31	–	20		.608
Purdue  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			25	–	27		.481
Maryland  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			24	–	30		.444
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			21	–	31		.404
Illinois  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			21	–	31		.404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			21	–	30		.412
Iowa  ‍‍‍	6	–	17		.261			18	–	28		.391
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2024 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Bonnie Tholl in her second season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines won the 2024 Big Ten softball tournament, and advanced to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023 season 26–25 overall, and 10–13 in the Big Ten, finishing in ninth place in their conference. Michigan failed to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994. ^[2]

Preseason

On July 17, 2023, Jennifer Brundage was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan. ^{[3] [4]} On July 21, 2023, Faith Canfield was promoted to assistant coach. ^[5]

Roster

2024 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year High school/junior college Home town 1 OF Ellie Sieler L/L 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Jr Monroe Monroe, MI 2 INF Keke Tholl (C) R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Sr Victor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL 4 INF Ryleigh Carricaburu R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Sr Woodcrest Christian Riverside, CA 5 INF Kaylee Rodriguez R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Sr Doral Academy Miami, FL 7 RHP Maddie Erickson L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Wilsonville Wilsonville, OR 8 INF Madi Ramey L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) So Allen Park Allen Park, MI 11 U Erin Hoehn R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr North Posey Poseyville, IN 12 RHP Jessica LeBeau (C) L/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Lake Hartville, OH 13 OF Jenissa Conway R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Marysville Olivehurst, CA 14 INF Janelle Ilacqua R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Catawba Ridge Fort Mill, SC 17 INF Lexi Dellamonica R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Queen Creek Queen Creek, AZ 18 RHP Lauren Derkowski (C) R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr York Community Elmhurst, IL 20 U Lilly Vallimont R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) RS Fr Trenton Trenton, MI 21 RHP Hannah George R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) GS Northside Columbus, GA 22 RHP Emerson Aiken R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Glen Allen Henrico, VA 23 INF Avery Fantucci R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Marist Atlanta. GA 24 U Ava Costales R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr Lakeview St. Clair Shores, MI 25 OF Ella Stephenson L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Algonac Algonac, MI 32 INF Ella McVey L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Jr Dowling Catholic Des Moines, IA 44 U Indian Langford L/R 5 ft 2 in(1.57 m) So Poway Poway, CA	Head coach Bonnie Tholl (Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Brundage (UCLA) Amanda Chidester (Michigan Faith Canfield (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

2024 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (38–16)
February (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record February 9 vs. Illinois State USF Tournament USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 5–3 Derkowski (1–0) Meshnick (0–2) Hoehn (1) — 1–0 — February 9 at USF USF Tournament USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 0–1 Dixon (1–0) LeBeau (0–1) — 1,530 1–1 — February 10 vs. Bethune–Cookman USF Tournament USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 3–2 LeBeau (1–1) Gonzalez (1–2) — — 2–1 — February 10 vs. No. 17 Florida USF Tournament USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 2–1 (10) Derkowski (2–0) Rothrock (0–1) — — 3–1 — February 11 vs. Oregon State USF Tournament USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 2–1 Hoehn (1–0) Haendiges (1–1) — — 4–1 — February 16 vs. Seton Hall Joan Joyce Classic Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, FL 3–0 Derkowski (3–0) Carr (0–1) LeBeau (1) — 5–1 — February 16 vs. Maine Joan Joyce Classic Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, FL 11–0 (5) Hoehn (2–0) Fallon (0–2) — — 6–1 — February 17 vs. Louisville Joan Joyce Classic Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, FL 0–2 Zabala (4–1) LeBeau (1–2) — — 6–2 — February 17 at Florida Atlantic Joan Joyce Classic Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, FL 0–1 Schlotter (3–1) Derkowski (3–1) — — 6–3 — February 18 vs. Seton Hall Joan Joyce Classic Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, FL Cancelled [6] February 23 vs. Northern Colorado UCSB Tournament Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA 9–1 (5) Hoehn (3–0) DiNapoli (0–3) — 104 7–3 — February 23 vs. Sacramento State UCSB Tournament Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA 1–6 Bertuccio (2–1) Derkowski (3–2) — 89 7–4 — February 24 vs. Sacramento State UCSB Tournament Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA 4–3 Hoehn (4–0) Evans (2–3) — 102 8–4 — February 24 vs. Northern Colorado UCSB Tournament Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA 4–1 LeBeau (2–2) Erin (3–3) — 126 9–4 — February 25 at UC Santa Barbara UCSB Tournament Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA 6–1 Derkowski (4–2) Waddell (1–5) — 401 10–4 — February 28 at Long Beach State LBSU Softball Complex Long Beach, CA 6–7 (9) Fernandez (1–5) George (0–1) — 515 10–5 — February 29 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M Judi Garman Classic Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 0–6 Kennedy (8–0) Derkowski (4–3) — 100 10–6 — February 29 at Cal State Fullerton Judi Garman Classic Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 1–5 Rainey (3–3) Hoehn (4–1) — 301 10–7 —
March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record March 1 vs. Oregon State Judi Garman Classic Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 0–1 Garcia (3–3) Derkowski (4–4) — — 10–8 — March 1 vs. No. 18 UCLA Judi Garman Classic Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 0–10 (6) Terry (3–0) Hoehn (4–2) — — 10–9 — March 2 vs. No. 13 Florida Judi Garman Classic Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA 10–2 (5) Hoehn (5–2) Brown (8–1) — 131 11–9 — March 9 vs. Bowling Green NKU Tournament Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field Highland Heights, KY Cancelled [7] March 10 vs. Bowling Green NKU Tournament Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field Highland Heights, KY 8–0 (6) Hoehn (6–2) Denison (0–1) — 75 12–9 — March 10 at Northern Kentucky NKU Tournament Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field Highland Heights, KY 2–3 Hicks (6–8) Derkowski (4–5) Eads (2) 355 12–10 — March 11 vs. Illinois State NKU Tournament Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field Highland Heights, KY 13–2 (5) Derkowski (5–5) Meshnick (3–8) — — 13–10 — March 16 vs. South Dakota Cardinal Classic Ulmer Stadium Louisville, KY 4–3 Hoehn (7–2) Edwards (5–9) — 454 14–10 — March 16 at Louisville Cardinal Classic Ulmer Stadium Louisville, KY 4–12 (5) Zabala (11–4) Hoehn (7–3) — 454 14–11 — March 17 vs. Dartmouth Cardinal Classic Ulmer Stadium Louisville, KY 4–2 Derkowski (6–5) McCarroll (1–3) — 86 15–11 — March 17 vs. Illinois Cardinal Classic Ulmer Stadium Louisville, KY 4–1 Hoehn (8–3) McQueen (6–5) Derkowski (1) 106 16–11 — March 19 Oakland Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–0 Derkowski (7–5) Cambell (5–5) — 677 17–11 — March 23 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 7–0 Derkowski (8–5) Elish (2–4) — 928 18–11 1–0 March 24 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 11–3 (5) Hoehn (9–3) Klochack (3–3) — 947 19–11 2–0 March 25 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–2 Derkowski (9–5) Gossett (4–6) — 556 20–11 3–0 March 27 Toledo Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 12–3 (6) Hoehn (10–3) Knight (9–5) — 841 21–11 — March 29 at Indiana Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN 15–6 (6) Derkowski (10–5) Copeland (12–6) — 523 22–11 4–0 March 30 at Indiana Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN 7–1 Hoehn (11–3) Copeland (12–7) — 732 23–11 5–0 March 31 at Indiana Andy Mohr Field Bloomington, IN 10–1 (5) Derkowski (11–5) Cooper (0–1) — 347 24–11 6–0
April (13–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record April 3 at Notre Dame Melissa Cook Stadium Notre Dame, IN Postponed [8] April 5 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 1–9 (5) Miller (9–4) Derkowski (11–6) — 405 24–12 6–1 April 6 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 5–8 Grudzielanek (6–1) Hoehn (11–4) Cunningham (2) 935 24–13 6–2 April 6 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 4–5 Miller (10–4) Derkowski (11–7) — 988 24–14 6–3 April 9 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI 11–5 Hoehn (12–4) Taylor (1–9) — 1,117 25–14 7–3 April 10 Central Michigan Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 5–0 Hoehn (13–4) Wallace (1–7) Derkowski (2) 1,271 26–14 — April 12 Iowa Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI Postponed [9] April 13 Iowa Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 8–6 George (1–1) Adams (9–8) Hoehn (2) 1,975 27–14 8–3 April 13 Iowa Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 9–8 (8) Derkowski (12–7) Judisch (0–2) — 1,975 28–14 9–3 April 14 Iowa Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–5 George (2–1) Adams (9–9) — 2,079 29–14 10–3 April 16 Michigan State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 5–1 Hoehn (14–4) Roberts (0–1) Derkowski (3) 1,752 30–14 11–3 April 19 Nebraska Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–3 (9) George (3–1) Kinney (15–11) — 1,354 31–14 12–3 April 20 Nebraska Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–5 George (4–1) Harness (5–4) — 1,987 32–14 13–3 April 21 Nebraska Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 11–3 (6) Derkowski (13–7) Kinney (15–12) — 1,986 33–14 14–3 April 23 at Oakland Oakland Softball Field Rochester, MI 9–4 George (5–1) Smith (1–2) — — 34–14 — April 26 at Penn State Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park State College, PA 2–0 Derkowski (14–7) Nemeth (21–4) — 839 35–14 15–3 April 27 at Penn State Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park State College, PA 14–3 (6) George (6–1) Volpe (8–6) — 782 36–14 16–3 April 28 at Penn State Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park State College, PA 3–2 (9) Derkowski (15–7) Nemeth (21–5) — 1,077 37–14 17–3
May (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record May 3 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 9–6 Derkowski (16–7) Ruck (8–5) George (1) 2,131 38–14 18–3 May 4 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 0–6 Paulsen (3–2) Hoehn (14–5) — 2,432 38–15 18–4 May 5 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 1–2 Smith (18–9) Derkowski (16–8) — 2,206 38–16 18–5
Post-season (5–2)
Big Ten Tournament (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record May 9 Maryland Pearl Field Iowa City, IA 10–0 (5) Derkowski (17–8) Wyche (13–15) — — 39–16 1–0 May 10 Wisconsin Pearl Field Iowa City, IA 6–4 Derkowski (18–8) Salo (5–5) — 680 40–16 2–0 May 11 Indiana Pearl Field Iowa City, IA 3–1 Derkowski (19–8) Copeland (20–11) — 692 41–16 3–0 Stillwater Regional (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional record May 17 vs. Kentucky Cowgirl Stadium Stillwater, OK 3–4 Schoonover (19–9) Derkowski (19–9) — — 41–17 0–1 May 18 vs. Northern Colorado Cowgirl Stadium Stillwater, OK 4–2 George (7–1) Caviness (17–10) — 698 42–17 1–1 May 18 vs. Kentucky Cowgirl Stadium Stillwater, OK 4–2 Hoehn (15–5) Schoonover (19–11) George (2) 753 43–17 2–1 May 19 vs. Oklahoma State Cowgirl Stadium Stillwater, OK 1–4 Kilfoyl (24–3) Derkowski (19–10) — 1,072 43–18 2–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: [10] [11] Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Softball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV
D1Softball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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