Big Ten Tournament
Minnesota at #5 Michigan
Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m.
Alumni Field, Ann Arbor
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U-M Dominates All-Big Ten Awards
Eight Wolverines received All-Big Ten Conference honors, led by two-time Player of the Year Traci Conrad and Pitcher of the Year Maria Barda (May 14).
Wolverines Blitz Hawkeyes in Tourney
Catherine Davie went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and Marie Barda threw a two-hitter as Michigan beat Iowa 8-0 to open Big Ten Tournament play (May 14).
Trio Named Academic All-District
Wolverine seniors Traci Conrad and Tammy Mika are joined by junior Pam Kosanke on the 11-player GTE Academic All-District IV First Team (May 13).
U-M Carries No. 5 Ranking into Tourney
The Wolverines, Big Ten season champs and league tourney hosts, moved up one slot to fifth in the latest USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 (May 12).
Hot-Hitting Volpe Wins Big Ten Award
Freshman catcher Stefanie Volpe was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .900 (9-for-10) with three doubles and nine RBIs (May 10).
Volpe Slugs Michigan to Sweep
Stefanie Volpe went 6-for-7 with two doubles and six RBIs to lead the Wolverines to a 5-4, 8-3 sweep of Indiana to close the regular season (May 9).
Wolverines Slosh Past Hoosiers
A rain delay of just over two hours could not stop U-M as Melissa Gentile smacked a three-run homer in an 11-2, five-inning pounding of Indiana (May 8).
U-M Slips to Sixth in National Poll
After 1-2 weekend against Wisconsin, the Big Ten champion Wolverines dropped two spots to sixth in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (May 5).
Wolverines Clinch Big Ten Title
Kelsey Kollen had three hits and three runs scored as Michigan defeated Wisconsin 7-4 and wrapped up its league-record sixth Big Ten championship (May 2).
Michigan Drops Pair to Badgers
The fourth-ranked Wolverines suffered their first home doubleheader sweep in exactly five years, dropping a pair of 3-1 decisions to Wisconsin (May 1).
Wolverines Claim Season-High Ranking
After three weeks at the sixth position, Michigan jumped two spots to No. 4, its top ranking of the season, in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 (April 28).
Gentile Homer Leads Wolverines Past Iowa
Melissa Gentile hit her 20th career home run, a three-run bomb in the second, and Marie Barda blanked the Hawkeyes on three hits in a 7-0 decision (April 25).
Split Halts U-M's Big Ten Win Streak
The Wolverines downed No. 23 Iowa 5-3 in 12 innings to set a school record with 26 straight Big Ten wins, but dropped the second game of the twinbill 2-1 (April 24).
Barda One-Hits Spartans in Sweep
Michigan extended its Big Ten regular-season winning streak to 25 games by downing Michigan State 4-0, on Marie Barda's one-hitter, and 11-2 (April 21).
Michigan Retains No. 6 National Ranking
For the third consecutive week, the Big Ten-leading Wolverines are listed sixth in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 (April 21).
Davie, Gentile Help Complete Sweep
Catherine Davie hit a two-run homer and Melissa Gentile, in her first start of 1999, had an RBI double as the Wolverines beat Northwestern 4-2 (April 18).
Wolverines Take Two from Wildcats
At Northwestern, Pam Kosanke clubbed a two-run homer to start the offense in a 10-3 first-game win, then scored the game-winner in the 2-0 nightcap (April 17).
Split With CMU Ends U-M Streaks
The Wolverines claimed the twinbill nightcap 6-3 after Central Michigan ended several streaks, including U-M's 33-game unbeaten stretch, in the opener (April 14).
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