U-M Set for Wednesday Slate Against Oakland, Northwestern Weekend Road Series

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan softball team (21-13, 2-7 Big Ten) will conclude its seven-game homestand with a rescheduled matchup against Oakland at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (April 1) at the Wilpon Complex, home of Carol Hutchins Stadium and Alumni Field.

The Wolverines will then travel to Rosemont, Ill., for a three-game set against Northwestern this weekend (Fri-Sun., April 3-5). The teams will square off at 7 p.m. CT on Friday and Saturday night and wrap the series at 1:30 p.m. CT on Sunday. All three games will be played at the Ballpark at Rosemont while the Wildcats' stadium is under renovation this season.

Notes

• Three Wolverines batted .667 over last weekend's three-game series against Purdue. Senior outfielder Indiana Langford, sophomore outfielder Lauren Putz and junior RHP Erin Hoehn all went 6-for-9 and added two free passes for matching .727 on-base percentages over the series. The trio, who make up three of Michigan's first four in the lineup, combined for 16 runs scored and 11 RBI.

• With a .431 batting average through 34 games this season, Hoehn boasts an incredible 222-point improvement over her previous career best (.222). She owns career highs in every offensive category and ranks third on the team in batting average, slugging percentage (.708) and on-base percentage (.473).

• Hoehn also posted a 2-0 record against the Boilermakers from the circle, including a complete-game effort on Friday when she held the Boilermakers to one unearned run on four hits and two walks, with four strikeouts from the circle.

• Langford has successfully reached base in all 19 games since returning to the Wolverines' lineup at the start of the Wolverines' spring break trip after her early-season finger injury. Langford ranks second on the team with a .435 batting average -- a 29-point improvement on her team-high .406 average last season -- and a .551 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot.

• Putz ranks top-20 nationally in several offensive categories, listing 16th in on-base percentage (.581) and walks per game (.88), 17th in slugging percentage (.989) and 20th in RBI (46). Her team-best .462 batting average -- a 70-point improvement on her rookie season average -- ranks 37th nationally.