Newsstand: Michigan softball advances in NCAA Regional winners' bracket
Michigan On TV
What: Michigan softball vs. UCF in the NCAA Tournament
Where: Orlando, Fla.
When: 11 a.m. ET
Channel: ESPN2
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What: Michigan baseball vs. Rutgers
Where: Ann Arbor, Mich.
When: 5 p.m. ET
Channel: Big Ten Network
Tweets Of The Day
Michigan Wolverines softball is moving on. The Maize and Blue notched a gritty 2-1 win over South Dakota State Friday, and will face UCF in the winners’ bracket. Here are three things to know about Friday’s game, courtesy of MGoBlue.com:
• Michigan opened NCAA Regional play with a 2-1 win over South Dakota State.
• Lexie Blair delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single down the left field line in the fifth; Blair and Kristina Bukrhardt posted two hits apiece.
• RHP Alex Storako allowed one run on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts through 6.2 innings; LHP Meghan Beaubien used a game-ending punchout to secure the save.
Michigan baseball can go for a sweep over Rutgers in the final regular season series, after winning 9-6 Thursday and 9-7 Friday. Here are three things to know about Michigan’s Friday evening victory over the Scarlet Knights, courtesy of MGoBlue.com:
• Rutgers scored its each of its seven runs with two outs, with five of them being unearned.
• Michigan scored five times in the fifth inning to tie the game, punctuated by Joe Stewart’s three-run homer.
• U-M took its first lead in the sixth on an RBI double from Jimmy Obertop.
Detroit King five-star quarterback Dante Moore visited Michigan Friday, and told our EJ Holland he had a great time. That marked Moore’s third visit to U-M this calendar year, and the Wolverines remain firmly in the mix for the No. 8 overall player’s services.
Quote Of The Day
“Michigan is really cool. We’ve got a lot of St. Frances guys up there. I like that it’s a big program. I also like what they did with their offensive line. I’m just trying to learn more about them.”
2024 Baltimore St. Frances four-star offensive tackle Cam’Ron Warren on Michigan
Michigan Headlines Of The Day
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Top 100 OT Cam’Ron Warren talks U-M, St. Frances pipeline, more
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: LOOK: Five-star QB Dante Moore enjoying Michigan visit
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Tom Brady the 16th-highest paid athlete in the world in 2022‘
