Michigan Softball: 2016 Super Regional Info vs. Missouri
By Erik Schlitt
With a trip to the NCAA Women’s College World series on the line, the Michigan Wolverines softball team hopes to keep their post season alive in this weekends Super Regionals.
The Michigan Wolverines softball team are coming off their fifth consecutive regional title after last weekends double elimination first round of the NCAA softball tournament. Michigan is the #2 seed overall and will be the favorites again in this weekends Super Regional.
Michigan will host the #15 Missouri Tigers (in a best of three series), in which the winner will advance to the NCAA Women’s College World series.
The Game Schedule
- Game One of the series will is on Saturday at 3:00 and can be seen on ESPN.
- Game Two will be on Sunday at 12:00 (noon) and can also be seen on ESPN.
- Game Three (if necessary) is scheduled for Sunday at 3:00 and could be seen on ESPNU.
For a full look at the entire tournament schedule follow the link:
Great news! ALL eight Super Regionals will be televised on ESPN networks: https://t.co/qulsc4spWJ #D1softball pic.twitter.com/W8dCvO0WiU
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 25, 2016
The Wolverines are two wins away from their twelfth trip to the World Series, and third in the last four years. Michigan will rely on the two-time Big Ten pitcher of the year, Megan Besta, to take the circle this weekend and continue her lights out pitching. Besta can, at times, be overlooked because Michigan’s offense has been so dominate.
DYK? Wolverines lead the nation w .466 team OBP, 8.31 runs per game. Rank 3rd w .353 BA, .608 SLG, 1.54 HR per game. pic.twitter.com/QbzpcxZ7te
— Michigan Softball (@umichsoftball) May 24, 2016
Besta and her Michigan teammates have already faced Missouri earlier this year, resulting in a 13-0 victory.
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Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins believes this will be a different Missouri team though and she’s probably right.
Missouri has been rolling through the tournament so far, outscoring their opponents 26-0 in three victories.
Behind Hutchins, the winningest head coach in NCAA softball history, a dominating pitcher in Besta, and the nation’s top offense, Michigan will push Missouri’s shut-out streak and look to secure another trip to the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
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Be sure to tune in to ESPN on Saturday at 3:00 to check out all the action.