Wolverines Set to Host BGSU for Wednesday Tilt
3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 17, 2015
| UPCOMING GAMES | |||
  vs. Bowling Green |  at Ohio State | at Ohio State | at Ohio State |
| Wednesday, March 18 | Friday, March 20 | Saturday, March 21 | Sunday, March 22 |
| 4 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 1 p.m. |
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The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan softball team (24-4) will host Bowling Green (7-12) for a 4 p.m. midweek slate on Wednesday (March 18) at the Wilpon Softball Complex, home of Alumni Field, before kicking off Big Ten Conference play with a three-game series at Ohio State (13-7) this weekend. The Wolverines will play OSU at 6 p.m. on Friday (March 20), 2 p.m. on Saturday (March 21) and 1 p.m. on Sunday (March 22) at Buckeye Field.
• The Wolverines own an all-time 494-131-1 record at Alumni Field, dating back to its 1982 opening. Under head coach Carol Hutchins, U-M is 466-112-1 at home.
• Michigan has hit 42 home runs over the last 19 games, totaling 48 on the season. Ten different Wolverines have tallied at least one homer. Junior Sierra Romero leads U-M with 10 home runs this year.
• Junior Kelsey Susalla already owns career highs in nearly every category, including hits (29), doubles (8), triples (2), home runs (6), runs batted in (29) and runs (15).
• Romero upped her career home run tally to 51 to move to third among U-M's all-time leaders in the category. She is seven homers shy of the second spot, currently held by Dorian Shaw (58, 2008-11). Romero also moved to fifth among U-M's career RBI leaders with 176. She needs just two to reach the fourth spot, also currently held by Shaw (178).
• Sophomore Kelly Christner and freshman Tera Blanco both went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the series finale vs. Kent State. Christner boasts 11 multi-hit games this season, sharing the team lead with junior Sierra Lawrence and Romero.
• U-M's pitching staff combined for a 1.84 earned-run average in the Kent State series, totaling 20 strikeouts and just five earned runs and 14 hits allowed over three games.
• Sophomore RHP Megan Betsa earned both weekend wins against Kent State, posting a 1.17 ERA, 15 strikeouts and nine hits allowed through 12 innings. She struck out 10 in the series finale. It was her third double-digit strikeout game this season -- eighth in her career -- and first since fanning 11 against Georgia Tech on Feb. 13.
