Full name | Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium |
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Address | 1114 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Coordinates | 42°16′00″N83°44′35″W / 42.2665922°N 83.7430223°W |
Operator | University of Michigan Athletics |
Capacity | 2,650 |
Surface | AstroTurf |
Construction | |
Opened | May 3, 1982 (41 years ago) |
Renovated | 1992, 1998, 2008, 2014 |
Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium (formerly the Varsity Diamond) is the home field for the Michigan Wolverines softball team. It is on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1]
Varsity Diamond was constructed in 1982. It renamed to Alumni Field in 1992, and incorporated into the Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex in 2007 through numerous upgrades. [2] On March 23, 2023, it was announced that Alumni Field would be renamed in honor of former long-time head coach Carol Hutchins. [3]
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The 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2015 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 60–8 record, including 21–2 in conference play. The Wolverines won the 2015 Big Ten Conference softball tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to the finals of the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2005, where they lost to Florida.
The 2021 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his ninth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The 2021 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her thirty-seventh season, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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