Only a few weeks ago, the Michigan Softball team was in high spirits; having seemingly rebounded from a shaky start to win three consecutive weekends and a pair of midweek games against Michigan State, the Wolverines were in a strong position to finish in the top four of the conference standings and be a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament.
Based on the current state of affairs, however, a few weeks ago might as well have been a lifetime. A highly controversial series loss to Northwestern gave way to back to back series sweeps, resulting in a shocking 1-8 finish to the season that sent Michigan all the way down to 10th place in the Big Ten standings and only flimsily on the bubble for an at-large NCAA bid.