Traverse City Tourney, Rivalry Games Appear on Fall Slate
8/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Aug. 15, 2011
• Traverse City Tournament Schedule 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan softball team announced its fall competition schedule on Monday (Aug. 15). The Wolverines' slate features four events -- the Traverse City Tourney, a home-and-home series against Michigan State, and a home exhibition with Eastern Michigan.
The five teams at the Traverse City College Tournament will be Michigan, Central Michigan, Ferris State, Saginaw Valley State and Western Michigan, with four teams playing one another in a round-robin format on Saturday, Sept. 17. Specific game matchups will be added at a later date. The first-place team from the round robin faces the fourth-place team, while the second- and third-place squads will square off in semifinal action Sunday, Sept. 18. Championship and consolation games will immediately follow the semifinals. All games will be at Traverse City West High School.
Michigan will host a pair of fall home events at the Wilpon Softball Complex, home of Alumni Field, for the fourth straight year.
U-M will host the Spartans at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, before rounding out its fall ball slate with a 3 p.m. scrimmage against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Both fall home events are open to the public and will be free of charge.
Between their home contests, the Wolverines will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to square off against Michigan State at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.
The fall tournament slate will give U-M fans their first opportunity to see the 2012 Wolverine lineup, which will feature three newcomers, RHP Sara Driesenga (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS), catcher Lauren Sweet (Corona, Calif./Santiago HS) and LHP Haylie Wagner (Orange, Calif./El Modena HS).
Michigan returns 15 players from 2010, including three All-Americans -- senior third baseman Amanda Chidester (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini HS), senior centerfielder Bree Evans (Bloomington, Calif./Rialto HS) and junior second baseman Ashley Lane (Escondido, Calif./Escondido HS) -- as well as two additional All-Big Ten selections.
2011 Michigan Softball Fall Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time |
| Traverse City Tourney | |||
| Saturday, Sept. 17 | Western Michigan* | Traverse City, Mich. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Saginaw Valley State* | Traverse City, Mich. | Noon | |
| Western Michigan* | 2 p.m. | ||
| Sunday, Sept. 18 | Western Michigan* | Traverse City, Mich. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Central Michigan* | Traverse City, Mich. | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Ferris State* | Traverse City, Mich. | 2 p.m. | |
| Friday, Sept. 30 | Michigan State | Wilpon Complex | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 2 | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 3 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 4 | Eastern Michigan | Wilpon Complex | 3:30 p.m. |
* five-inning games
Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423
