Michigan offense flounders in 5-3 loss to UCLA

Michigan offense flounders in 5-3 loss to UCLA

When junior second baseman Indiana Langford raises her bat for a slap hit, the outcome is usually a runner on base for the Michigan softball team.  But at the bottom of the first inning against No. 7 UCLA, when Langford tried to execute her signature move, the outcome was instead a groundout —- the Wolverines’ first out of the game. It was a moment that set the tone for Michigan’s afternoon at the plate, as the Wolverines (32-16 overall, 9-8 Big…

Wolverines' Rally Falls Short in Opener Against No. 7 UCLA - University of Michigan Athletics

The University of Michigan softball team plated three across the fifth and sixth innings to pull within one, but its rally came up just short in a 5-3 loss in the series opener against No. 7 UCLA on Friday night (April 26) in front of 2,432 fans at the Wilpon Complex, home of Carol Hutchins Stadium and Alumni Field. It was the first-ever game between the two storied programs in Ann Arbor.