11/12/2026 2:39:00 PM | Softball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan softball team and head coach Bonnie Tholl announced Thursday (Nov. 12) the Wolverines' 2027 schedule, featuring 53 regular-season contests with 18 home games at the Wilpon Complex, home of Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium.
The 2027 slate features 20 games against 13 opponents that reached the 2026 NCAA Tournament, including a pair of regional hosts -- Duke and UCLA -- and a matchup at Arizona during the Candrea Classic on opening weekend. Michigan's Big Ten schedule includes home and road series against 2026 NCAA Tournament teams, opening conference play at home against 2026 regional host Oregon and later traveling to Seattle for a three-game set at Washington.
The Wolverines open the program's 50th season of intercollegiate play in the desert, beginning with a pair of games in Phoenix, Ariz., against Montana and Grand Canyon on Thursday, Feb. 11. Michigan then moves to Tucson for the Candrea Classic (Feb. 12-13), where it will face Duke, host Arizona and UCLA. The trip will mark Michigan's first appearance in Tucson since 1996.
The Maize and Blue will stay in the Eastern time zone for its next two tournaments, heading to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Classic (Feb. 19-20) and a road contest at Georgia State in Decatur before returning to Tampa, Fla., for the USF Invitational (Feb. 26-28).
The Wolverines will wrap their preseason tournament stretch with eight games over five days at the Ole Miss Spring Classic (March 5-7), including two matchups against the host Rebels. U-M concludes the trip with three midweek games in Tennessee -- at Middle Tennessee, Belmont and Austin Peay.
Michigan's home opener is set for Tuesday, March 16, against North Dakota, with Big Ten play beginning that weekend as the Wolverines host Oregon (March 20-22) for the first-ever home series against the Ducks. Michigan will host four conference series at Hutchins Stadium -- Oregon, Iowa (April 9-11), Michigan State (April 16-18) and Illinois (April 30-May 2) -- and play four on the road at Minnesota (March 25-27), Ohio State (April 2-4), Washington (April 23-25) and Penn State (May 7-9).
The home schedule also features five midweek matchups against regional opponents, including in-state foes Western Michigan (March 23), Detroit Mercy (April 7), Central Michigan (April 14) and Oakland (April 20), as well as 2026 NCAA Tournament participant Akron (March 31).
The Big Ten Tournament is slated for May 12-15 in Lincoln, Neb. The NCAA Tournament features regionals (May 20-23) and super regionals (May 27-30) at campus sites, while the 2027 Women's College World Series is scheduled for June 3-11 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Ticket Information: Renewals for current season ticket holders will be made available in early 2027. Due to overwhelming demand, no new season tickets will be available this spring. Flex packs will go on sale Jan. 26, while group and individual-game tickets will be made available on Feb. 2.
