The Michigan softball team has had high expectations all season.
That’s what happens when your coach is the winningest in Division I softball, your program is annually considered among the nation’s best, you sell out your home stadium, and last year your team was runner-up for the national championship.
So what’s the natural progression here? A national title, of course, right?
Michigan is ranked No. 2 nationally and the highest remaining seed now that two-time defending national champion Florida is not among the final eight teams competing for the College World Series that begins Thursday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.