University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Overall Record: 51-13-1 1 2 19 Washington 0-8 3 6 Illinois-Chicago 2-1 4 3 at Ohio State 12-4 4 24 at Iowa 1-2 21 1 9 Washington 3-6 3 7 Mississippi State 4-3 4 4 at Ohio State 10-2 4 25 at Iowa 7-0 2 20 Vitginia Tech 2-6 3 7 Southern Carolina 8-0 4 7 at Purdue 2-0 5 1 Wisconsin 1-3 2 20 Virginia Tech 5-0 3 18 Baylor 1-0 4 7 at Purdue 3-2 5 1 Wisconsin 1-3 2 21 Florida 4-2 3 19 Southern Illinois 3-2 4 10 Minnesota 5-2 5 2 Wisconsin 7-4 2 26 Arizona State 4-2 3 19 Portland State 5-4 4 10 Minnesota 8-3 5 8 Indiana 11-2 2 26 Southwest Louisiana 4-5 3 19 Indiana State 8-0 4 11 Minnesota 6-3 5 9 Indiana 5-4 2 27 Hofstra 5-2 3 20 Oregon 7-3 4 13 Penn State 10-2 5 9 Indiana 8-3 2 27 Colorado State 4-1 3 20 Iowa 2-0 4 13 Penn State 3-0 5 14 Iowa 8-0 2 28 Arizona State 4-5 3 21 Iowa 2-2 4 14 Central Michigan 4-7 5 15 Minnesota 1-2 3 2 St. John ' s 5-1 3 27 Indiana State 11-0 4 14 Central Michigan 6-3 5 15 Penn State 11-0 3 2 Providence 4-1 3 27 Loyola 11-0 4 17 at Northwestern 1 0-3 5 15 Minnesota 2-3 3 4 Florida Atlantic 4-1 3 28 Bradley 6-1 4 17 at Northwestern 2-0 5 20 Florida Atlantic 0-2 3 4 Georgia 4-3 3 28 Central Michigan 8-0 4 18 at Northwestern 4-2 5 21 Notre Dame 0-1 3 5 Mississippi State 9-3 3 31 at Eastern Michigan 12-1 4 21 Michigan State 4-0 3 5 Florida State 5-0 3 31 at Eastern Michigan 11-2 4 21 Michigan State 11-2 3 6 Hofstra 3-0 4 3 at Ohio State 7-3 4 24 at Iowa 5-3 rect pitch off of the mound. It was this kind of pitching that earned her a selection to the NCAA Region Six All-Tournament team. photo by Heather ( ..1,1, II 1 ifh a swift swing nf thp hat, this nfrhq|l player breaks into action and heads for the bases. The varsity Softball team racked up a total of 5 1 wins for the season. photo by Mira Donlcheva

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powerful swing at the ball. Besco led the Wol verines with 24 doubles for the season. photo by Shelley Skopit in ? ritrhr-hanHer Vinre Pisfi rarrher DaviH Parrisn nrenai enos the ball cruising towards home plate. ch the ball for another strike. Parrish went Pistilli, a sophomore, received the co-Big Ten 7 for 8 in a double header against Michigan Ditcher of the Week Award for his performance State, launching the team into a position to make the playoffs. photo by Shelley Skopit versus Ohio State. photo by Mira Dontcheva Sports 147

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r s n appearance in the NCAA Region Six Cham- nship marked the end of the 22nd season of sity Softball for the University. Michigan, grasp- the Big Ten Conference regular-season cham- nship finished the season ranked No. 16 in the d USAToday NFCA Coaches Poll. This season ) marked the sixth time for Michigan Softball t-season play, and was the University ' s ninth e for hosting a national post-season tournament. Senior first baseman Traci Conrad ended her il collegiate Softball season by earning her second isecutive GTE Academic All-America citation, nrad was also a three-time All-Big Ten Confer- :e honoree. amie Gillies made her 50th career start Pitcher Ja May 2 1st versus Notre Dame in the NCAA Region Six Championship. Gillies, who had just completed her junior year at the University, sported a 41-14 career win-loss record, and had made 84 appear- ances playing for Michigan. In addition to the NCAA Region Six opening game marking the ninth national post-season ap- pearance for the team, it also marked Michigan ' s 1 , 1 50th game played. Varsity Softball at the Univer- sity boasts an all time record of 779-370-2 over the team ' s 22 seasons of existence. This season six players on All- Great Lakes teams represented Michigan. In voting by region coaches, first team picks were pitcher Marie Barda, first baseman Traci Conrad, second baseman Kelsey asm Kolleen, left fielder Catherine Davie, and right fielder Melissa Taylor. Also, chosen for second- team honors was catcher Stefanie Volpe. For their fifth straight year, Michigan scored over 50 or more season wins, finishing up with a record of 51-13-1. The 1997 and 1998 season teams, who each compiled 56 wins, hold the record for most wins in a season. Michigan softball has never posted a losing record, and on only eight occasions has the team had a winning percentage of less than .600. Michigan softball head coach Carol Hutchins, along with assistants Bonnie Tholl, Jennifer Brundage, and Lisa Mello were named the 1999 Speedline Division I Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year. This marked the second consecu- tive region staff of the year award for Michigan, and the seventh region coach of the year hono r for Hutchins, who was named co-Big Ten Conference coach of the year in May. by Evan Busch owerful swin sends the ball racing lo- wards the outfield. This year the team grabbed the Big Ten Conference regular season champi- onship, and ranked 16th in the final USA To- day NFCA Coaches Poll. photo by Heather Caddell Sports 149