On Friday night, it was no hits, as Michigan softball won its NCAA tournament opener in Seattle with a dominant performance from Meghan Beaubien against Seattle University.
On Saturday afternoon, against host and national No. 16-seed Washington, it was two hits — Lou Allen’s blast to left center to break up a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning, followed by Taylor Bump’s blast to make it 2-0 Michigan.
That was all the support Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Alex Storako needed. The junior, who entered Saturday’s start with 252 strikeouts in 136 innings, fanned 12 more over seven innings for a 2-1 win, putting the Wolverines one win away from advancing to the super regional round against the winner of the Norman, Oklahoma, regional (hosted by No.