2026 Michigan Wolverines softball team

2026 Michigan Wolverines softball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–4 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bonnie Tholl (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Brundage (28th season) Amanda Chidester (4th season) Carmyn Greenwood (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  2025 2027 →

2026 Big Ten Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 UCLA  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	3		.842
Indiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	4		.789
Penn State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	4		.789
Michigan  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
No. 9 Nebraska  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	5		.737
Iowa  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	6		.700
Purdue  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	6		.667
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	6		.667
No. 20 Oregon  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	9		.500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	9		.500
Maryland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	11		.421
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	12		.368
Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	12		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of February 28, 2026 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Michigan Wolverines softball team will be an American college softball team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines, will be led by head coach Bonnie Tholl in her fourth season, and play their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2024 season 39–21 overall, and 11–11 in the Big Ten. They won the 2025 Big Ten tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament and were eliminated in the second round by UCF. ^{[2] [3]}

Roster

2026 Michigan Wolverines softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year High school/junior college Home town 1 INF Kiley Carr L/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr Allen Park Allen Park, MI 2 U Lauren Putz L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) So Xavier College Preparatory Phoenix, AZ 3 OF Megan Beemer L/L 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Hudsonville Hudsonville, MI 4 C Rachel Del Busto R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Eastlake Eastlake, CA 5 RHP Grayson LaMarche R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) Fr Escanaba Escanaba, MI 7 RHP Maddie Erickson L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Sr Wilsonville Wilsonville, OR 8 INF Madi Ramey L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Sr Allen Park Allen Park, MI 10 INF Andee Dircks R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) So Chapin Chapin, SC 11 U Erin Hoehn R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Jr North Posey Poseyville, IN 12 INF Siena Snyder R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Parkway West St. Louis, MO 13 OF Jenissa Conway R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Marysville Olivehurst, CA 14 INF Janelle Ilacqua R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Sr Catawba Ridge Fort Mill, SC 15 U Haley Ferguson R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Beavercreek Fairborn, OH 16 OF Cece Thorington R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) So Pinckney Pinckney, MI 17 INF Lexi Dellamonica R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Jr Queen Creek Queen Creek, AZ 18 C Sydney Hastings R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr Saline Saline, MI 19 RHP Reganne Bennett R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Novi Novi, MI 20 U Lilly Vallimont R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) RS Jr Trenton Trenton, MI 21 RHP Kat Meyers R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Anthony Wayne Waterville, OH 22 RHP Gabby Ellis L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Jr Clay Green Cove Springs, FL 23 INF Avery Fantucci R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Marist Atlanta. GA 25 OF Ella Stephenson L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Jr Algonac Algonac, MI 32 INF Lily Palko R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr Sharpsville Transfer, PA 44 U Indian Langford L/R 5 ft 2 in(1.57 m) Sr Poway Poway, CA	Head coach Bonnie Tholl (Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Brundage (UCLA) Amanda Chidester (Michigan Carmyn Greenwood (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

2026 Michigan Wolverines Softball Game Log
Regular Season (14–4)
February (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record February 6 vs. Bethune–Cookman USF-Rawlings Invitational USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 17–0 (5) Meyers (1–0) Tohara-Yshiki (0–1) — 1,450 1–0 — February 6 at USF USF-Rawlings Invitational USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 4–0 Hoehn (1–0) Long (0–1) — 1,450 2–0 — February 7 vs. Illinois State USF-Rawlings Invitational USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 6–2 Ellis (1–0) Meshnick (1–1) — 1,480 3–0 — February 7 vs. No. 6 Florida USF-Rawlings Invitational USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 1–5 Rothrock (2–0) Hoehn (1–1) — 1,679 3–1 — February 8 vs. Kansas USF-Rawlings Invitational USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 4–2 Ellis (2–0) Barber (1–1) — 1,853 4–1 — February 13 vs. Pittsburgh Houston-HCU Invitational Husky Field Houston, TX 3–1 Ellis (3–0) Duck (0–2) — 125 5–1 — February 13 at Houston Christian Houston-HCU Invitational Husky Field Houston, TX 6–1 Meyers (2–0) Haygood (0–2) — 125 6–1 — February 14 vs. Incarnate Word Houston-HCU Invitational Husky Field Houston, TX 20–2 (5) LaMarche (1–0) Portillo (0–1) — — 7–1 — February 14 vs. Houston Houston-HCU Invitational Husky Field Houston, TX 9–10 Bodeux (2–0) LaMarche (1–1) — — 7–2 — February 15 vs. Lafayette Houston-HCU Invitational Husky Field Houston, TX 9–0 (5) Hoehn (2–1) Lecky (0–1) — — 8–2 — February 20 vs. New Mexico State Sun Devil Classic Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 5–3 Meyers (3–0) Aragon (3–3) — — 9–2 — February 20 at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devil Classic Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 9–8 Ellis (4–0) Silva (4–1) — — 10–2 — February 21 vs. Southern Utah Sun Devil Classic Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 3–1 Ellis (5–0) Baker (1–4) — — 11–2 — February 21 at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devil Classic Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 0–8 (6) Brown (4–1) Meyers (3–1) — — 11–3 — February 22 vs. Southern Utah Sun Devil Classic Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 5–3 (10) Ellis (6–0) Nielson (1–2) — — 12–3 — February 27 vs. Villanova Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA 7–0 Ellis (7–0) Gallant (0–6) — 56 13–3 — February 27 at No. 18 Virginia Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA 2–6 Layne (6–0) Hoehn (2–2) — 161 13–4 — February 28 vs. Bucknell Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA 8–0 Meyers (4–1) Power (1–4) — 129 14–4 —
March (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record March 1 vs. Villanova Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA March 1 at Virginia Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA March 2 vs. UNC Wilmington The Raleigh Times Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium Raleigh, NC March 3 at Liberty Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium Lynchburg, VA March 4 at James Madison Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA March 5 vs. Boston College Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA March 5 at Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA March 6 vs. Bryant Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA March 13 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE March 14 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE March 15 at Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE March 20 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 21 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 22 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 27 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 28 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 29 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI March 31 Oakland Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record April 3 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL April 4 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL April 5 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL April 10 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 11 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 12 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 14 at Central Michigan Margo Jonker Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI April 17 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI April 18 at Ohio State Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI April 19 at Ohio State Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI April 21 Toledo Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 24 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 25 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI April 26 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record May 1 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI May 2 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI May 3 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: [4] [5] Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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

References

1. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
2. Howard, Leah (May 10, 2025). "Michigan Defeats UCLA to Repeat as B1G Tournament Champion". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
3. Howard, Leah (May 17, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to No. 3 Texas, UCF at NCAA Regional to End 2025 Campaign". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
4. "2026 Softball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
5. Howard, Leah (December 2, 2025). "Wolverines Announce 52-Game Schedule, Ticket Info for 2026". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.