A year ago, Michigan fell just short of winning the program’s second national softball championship.
And a year later, the Wolverines are, for the most part, a group of seasoned veterans, who, with the experience of last season, could be among the more dangerous teams in the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan, winners of the Big Ten regular-season championship, is the No. 2 overall seed and hosts a regional this weekend. The Wolverines (46-5) face Valparaiso (18-32) in their opening tournament game on Friday at 7 p.m. at Alumni Field. Notre Dame plays Miami (Ohio) in the first game at 4:30 p.