2026 Michigan Wolverines softball team

2026 Michigan Wolverines softball
NCAA Norman Regional
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	36–22 (11–13 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

2026 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y	23	–	1		.958			52	–	8		.867
No. 12 Oregon  ‍‍‍y	20	–	4		.833			41	–	14		.745
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	20	–	4		.833			53	–	10		.841
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			43	–	16		.729
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			29	–	21		.580
Washington  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			37	–	20		.649
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			33	–	21		.611
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			26	–	27		.491
Michigan  ‍‍‍y	11	–	13		.458			36	–	22		.621
Penn State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			33	–	21		.611
Purdue  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			34	–	20		.630
Iowa  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			27	–	27		.500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			16	–	36		.308
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			27	–	27		.500
Maryland  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			19	–	29		.396
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			17	–	34		.333
Illinois  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			15	–	39		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 2026 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Bonnie Tholl in her fourth season, and played 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.

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 (33–19)
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 (7–9) 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 9–2 Ferguson (1–0) Kobryn (1–6) — 96 15–4 — March 1 at No. 18 Virginia Party at Palmer Park Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA 4–5 Layne (7–0) Ellis (7–1) — 378 15–5 — March 3 at Liberty Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium Lynchburg, VA 8–0 (5) Meyers (5–1) Allen (2–1) — 279 16–5 — March 4 at James Madison Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA 8–0 (5) Hoehn (3–2) Johnson (2–2) — 153 17–5 — March 5 vs. Boston College Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA 7–1 Ellis (8–1) Pappion (1–2) — 150 18–5 — March 5 at No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA 3–5 Mazzarone (5–1) Meyers (5–2) Carrico (3) 627 18–6 — March 6 vs. Bryant Hokie Invitational Tech Softball Park Blacksburg, VA 7–1 LaMarche (2–1) Tracy (2–1) — — 19–6 — March 13 at No. 10 Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE 2–5 Jensen (9–2) Meyers (5–3) Frahm (6) 1,993 19–7 0–1 March 14 at No. 10 Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE 4–8 Frahm (7–3) Hoehn (3–3) — — 19–8 0–2 March 15 at No. 10 Nebraska Bowlin Stadium Lincoln, NE 2–5 Camenzind (5–0) Ellis (8–2) Jensen (1) 2,637 19–9 0–3 March 20 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 7–9 Reimer (15–1) Ellis (8–3) Ramuno (1) 811 19–10 0–4 March 21 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–7 Reimer (16–1) Ferguson (1–1) — 907 19–11 0–5 March 22 Washington Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 7–10 Reimer (17–1) LaMarche (2–2) — — 19–12 0–6 March 27 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 9–1 (5) Hoehn (4–3) Gossett (9–6) — 637 20–12 1–6 March 28 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–13 Fontenot (8–3) Ellis (8–4) — 1,218 20–13 1–7 March 29 Purdue Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 13–5 (5) Hoehn (5–3) Perez (6–1) — 951 21–13 2–7
April (9–6) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record April 1 Oakland Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 6–5 Ferguson (2–1) Bommarito (8–5) — 643 22–13 — April 3 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 0–4 Mason (8–8) Hoehn (5–4) — 513 22–14 2–8 April 4 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 9–5 Ferguson (3–1) Blea (1–4) Hoehn (1) 582 23–14 3–8 April 5 at Northwestern Sharon J. Drysdale Field Evanston, IL 11–9 LaMarche (3–2) Dohse (2–3) — 381 24–14 4–8 April 10 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 10–8 LaMarche (4–2) Boutte (2–5) — 1,215 25–14 5–8 April 11 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 11–1 (6) Ellis (9–4) Molk (14–12) — 2,255 26–14 6–8 April 12 Ohio State Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–13 (5) Boutte (3–5) LaMarche (4–3) — 2,049 26–15 6–9 April 14 at Central Michigan Margo Jonker Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI 8–1 Meyers (6–3) Langan (7–9) — 422 27–15 — April 15 Bowling Green Alumni Field Cancelled April 17 at Wisconsin Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 7–4 Ellis (10–4) Jacobson (10–7) — — 28–15 7–9 April 18 at Ohio State Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 3–6 Herr (10–5) Meyers (6–4) Lewis (2) 340 28–16 7–10 April 19 at Ohio State Goodman Softball Complex Madison, WI 12–14 Felci (1–0) Ellis (10–5) — 481 28–17 7–11 April 21 Toledo Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 3–0 Hoehn (6–4) Johnson (1–8) — 782 29–17 — April 24 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–8 Hess (8–2) Hoehn (6–5) — 1,350 29–18 8–11 April 25 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 9–8 Hoehn (7–5) Mannon (6–3) — 1,855 30–18 8–12 April 26 Indiana Alumni Field Ann Arbor, MI 2–11 (5) Hess (9–2) Ellis (10–6) — 1,847 30–19 8–13
May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record May 1 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI 6–1 Hoehn (4–4) Carsyn (5–10) — 1,213 31–19 9–13 May 2 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI 9–1 (6) Ellis (11–6) Schuler (5–15) — 1,436 32–19 10–13 May 3 at Michigan State Secchia Stadium East Lansing, MI 3–1 Ellis (12–6) Carsyn (5–11) — 1,452 33–19 11–13
Postseason (3–3)
Big Ten Tournament (1–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record May 6 Ohio State Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD 9–0 (5) Ellis (13–6) Boutte (7–7) — — 34–19 1–0 May 7 No. 2 Nebraska Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD 2–4 Frahm (17–4) Ellis (13–7) — — 34–20 1–1 Norman Regional (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional record May 15 vs. Kansas Love's Field Norman, OK 0–1 (8) Partridge (10–4) Ellis (13–8) — 4,036 34–21 0–1 May 16 vs. Binghamton Love's Field Norman, OK 6–0 Ellis (14–8) Glover (4–7) — 4,235 35–21 1–1 May 16 vs. Kansas Love's Field Norman, OK 12–10 Ellis (15–8) Barber (9–9) — 4,235 36–21 2–1 May 17 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma Love's Field Norman, OK 1–8 Lowry (22–3) Ellis (15–9) — 3,947 36–22 2–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: 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
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Softball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Softball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—