This is a list of Michigan Wolverines softball seasons. The Michigan Wolverines softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Michigan has played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1982.
The Wolverines have won 22 conference regular season championships, 11 conference tournaments, and have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament 30 times, advancing to the Women's College World Series on 13 occasions, and have won the national championship once.[1]
National Champions | Women's College World Series berth | NCAA Tournament berth | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference Regular Season Champions |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | |||||||||
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Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | |||||
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1978 | Gloria Soluk | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1979 | 21 | 8 | 0 | .724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981 | Bob De Carolis | 19 | 16 | 0 | .543 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1982 | Big Ten Conference | 31 | 14 | 0 | .689 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | WCWS 3rd | |
1983 | 32 | 27 | 0 | .542 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 6th | — | — | ||
1984 | 32 | 24 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | ||
1985 | Carol Hutchins | 28 | 20 | 0 | .583 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | |
1986 | 32 | 17 | 0 | .653 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 5th | — | — | ||
1987 | 39 | 17 | 0 | .696 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 2nd | — | — | ||
1988 | 29 | 20 | 0 | .592 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 2nd | — | — | ||
1989 | 42 | 20 | 0 | .677 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | ||
1990 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | ||
1991 | 36 | 19 | 0 | .655 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 3rd | — | — | ||
1992 | 37 | 24 | 0 | .607 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .786 | 1st | 2nd | — | ||
1993 | 46 | 13 | 0 | .780 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 1st | 2nd | — | ||
1994 | 34 | 26 | 0 | .567 | 18 | 10 | 0 | .643 | T-3rd | — | — | ||
1995 | 50 | 12 | 0 | .806 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .786 | 1st | Champions | WCWS 7th | ||
1996 | 51 | 14 | 0 | .785 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | Champions | WCWS 7th | ||
1997 | 56 | 16 | 1 | .774 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | Champions | WCWS 5th | ||
1998 | 56 | 7 | 0 | .889 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1st | Champions | WCWS 5th | ||
1999 | 51 | 13 | 1 | .792 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | 2nd | Regional No. 6 | ||
2000 | 45 | 16 | 1 | .734 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 2nd | Champions | Regional No. 8 | ||
2001 | 43 | 17 | 1 | .713 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | 2nd | WCWS T-7th | ||
2002 | 50 | 11 | 0 | .820 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1st | Champions | WCWS T-7th | ||
2003 | 44 | 16 | 0 | .733 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 2nd | 4th | Regional No. 7 | ||
2004 | 54 | 13 | 0 | .806 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | T-5th | WCWS 7th | ||
2005 | 54 | 13 | 0 | .806 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | Champions | National Champions | ||
2006 | 44 | 15 | 0 | .746 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 2nd | Champions | Knoxville Super Regional | ||
2007 | 47 | 13 | 0 | .783 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3rd | T-3rd | Waco Super Regional | ||
2008 | 52 | 8 | 0 | .867 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | T-1st | T-5th | Ann Arbor Regional | ||
2009 | 47 | 12 | 0 | .797 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | — | WCWS 5th | ||
2010 | 49 | 8 | 0 | .860 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1st | — | Ann Arbor Super Regional | ||
2011 | 53 | 6 | 0 | .898 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1st | — | Ann Arbor Regional | ||
2012 | 42 | 17 | 0 | .712 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 1st | — | Tuscaloosa Super Regional | ||
2013 | 51 | 13 | 0 | .797 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1st | T-3rd | WCWS T-5th | ||
2014 | 47 | 15 | 0 | .758 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | T-1st | 2nd | Tallahassee Super Regional | ||
2015 | 60 | 8 | 0 | .882 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1st | Champions | WCWS Runner-up | ||
2016 | 52 | 7 | 0 | .881 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1st | 2nd | WCWS T-5th | ||
2017 | 43 | 13 | 1 | .763 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .870 | 2nd | T-5th | Seattle Regional | ||
2018 | 44 | 13 | 0 | .772 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1st | T-5th | Eugene Regional | ||
2019 | 43 | 11 | 0 | .796 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1st | Champions | Ann Arbor Regional | ||
2020 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2nd | Cancelled | Cancelled[A 1] | ||
2021 | 38 | 8 | 0 | .826 | 36 | 6 | 0 | .857 | 1st | — | Seattle Regional | ||
2022 | 38 | 18 | 0 | .679 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .636 | 4th | 2nd | Orlando Regional | ||
2023 | Bonnie Tholl | 26 | 25 | 0 | .510 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | T-9th | T-9th | — | |
2024 | 43 | 18 | 0 | .705 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 2nd | Champions | Stillwater Regional |