U of M Softball
2005 Softball Team
Big Ten Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Regional Champion,
College World Series Champions
| Overall | Big Ten | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Year | W | L | T | Pct. | W | L | T | Pct. | BT | CT | R | N | |
| Gloria Soluk | 1978-1980 | 50 | 25 | 0 | .667 | |||||||||
| Bob DeCarolis | 1978-1984 | 114 | 81 | 0 | .585 | 21 | 27 | 0 | .437 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Carol Hutchins | 1985-2008 | 1062 | 379 | 4 | .736 | 369 | 127 | 0 | .744 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| ____________________________ BT = Big Ten Regular Season Championships CT = Big Ten Tournament Championships R = NCAA Regional Championships N = NCAA Championships |
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| Overall | Big Ten | Tournament | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | W | L | T | Pct. | W | L | T | Pct. | Pl. | BT | R | N | ||
| 1978* | 12 | 4 | .750 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | 17 | 7 | .708 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 15 | 11 | .577 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 19 | 16 | .542 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 31 | 14 | .688 | 1st | 3rd | |||||||||
| 1983 | 32 | 27 | .542 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 6th | |||||||
| 1984 | 32 | 24 | .571 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4th | |||||||
| 1985 | 28 | 20 | .583 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1986 | 32 | 17 | .653 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5th | |||||||
| 1987 | 39 | 17 | .696 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1988 | 29 | 20 | .591 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1989 | 42 | 20 | .677 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1990 | 29 | 27 | .518 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4th | |||||||
| 1991 | 36 | 19 | .655 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1992 | 37 | 24 | .607 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| 1993 | 46 | 13 | .780 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| 1994 | 34 | 26 | .567 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3rd T | |||||||
| 1995 | 50 | 12 | .806 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | ||||
| 1996 | 51 | 14 | .785 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | ||||
| 1997 | 56 | 16 | .767 | 18 | 4 | .767 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | ||||
| 1998 | 56 | 7 | .889 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | ||||
| 1999 | 51 | 13 | 1 | .792 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 1st | 2nd | 5th | ||||
| 2000 | 45 | 16 | 1 | .734 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| 2001 | 43 | 17 | 1 | .713 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th (T) | |||
| 2002 | 50 | 11 | 0 | .820 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th (T) | |||
| 2003 | 44 | 16 | 0 | .733 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | ||||
| 2004 | 54 | 13 | 0 | .806 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 2nd | 1st | 7th (T) | ||||
| 2005 | 65 | 7 | 0 | .903 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| 2006 | 44 | 14 | 0 | .789 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||
| 2007 | 47 | 12 | 0 | .789 | 14 | 4 | .797 | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| 2008 | 52 | 8 | 0 | .867 | 18 | 2 | .797 | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| _______________________________________________ * totals do not include games against two-year schools not recognized by the NCAA record against two year schools: 1978, 0-2; 1979, 4-1; 1980, 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| NFCA First Team All-Americans | ||
| 1986 | Alicia Seegert | Catcher |
| 1989 | Jenny Allard | Utility |
| 1993 | Patti Benedict | Outfield |
| 1995 | Sara Griffin | Utility |
| Kelly Kovach | Pitcher | |
| 1996 | Sara Griffin | Utility |
| 1997 | Traci Conrad | At-Large |
| 1998 | Sara Griffin | Utility |
| Traci Conrad | 1st Base | |
| 2001 | Kelsey Kollen | 2nd Base |
| 2005 | Jennie Ritter | Pitcher |
| Tiffany Haas | 2nd Base | |
| 2006 | Jennie Ritter | Pitcher |
| 2008 | Samantha Findley | 2nd base |
| NFCA Second Team All-Americans | ||
| 1987 | Alicia Seegert | Catcher |
| Vicki Morrow | DP/Utility | |
| 1997 | Kelly Holmes | At-Large |
| 1998 | Melissa Gentile | Catcher |
| Kellyn Tate | Outfield | |
| 1999 | Catherine Davie | Outfield |
| Kelsey Kollen | 2nd Base | |
| 2001 | Melissa Taylor | Outfield |
| 2002 | Stephanie Volpe | 3rd base |
| 2003 | Marissa Young | Utility |
| 2004 | Jessica Merchant | Shortstop |
| Nicole Motycka | Pitcher | |
| 2005 | Jessica Merchant | Shortstop |
| 2008 | Allesnadro Giampolo | Outfield |
| Jordan Taylor | Pitcher | |
| NFCA Third Team All-Americans | ||
| 1992 | Pattie Benedict | Outfield |
| 1996 | Kellyn Tate | Outfield |
| 1999 | Traci Conrad | 1st Base |
| 2000 | Marissa Young | Utility |
| Stephanie Volpe | Designated Player | |
| 2002 | Marissa Young | Pitcher |
| 2004 | Tiffany Haas | 2nd Base |
| 2005 | Nicole Motycka | Designated Player |
| 2006 | Becky Marx | Catcher |
| 2008 | Nikki Nemitz | Pitcher |