UCF softball score: UCF 10, Michigan 8, fifth inning. Izzy Mertes smashed a homer to left to tie the game. Then with the bases loaded, Madison Simon's single scored two to give the Knights the lead.

Michigan is coming off a 4-3 victory over UCF to advance to the winner's bracket. A two-run home run by Lauren Putz in the top of the sixth finished off a late rally by the Wolverines to pull off ...

Putz is the daughter of former major-league pitcher J.J. Putz, who is a Michigan grad. But the Big Ten team that finished tied for eighth in that league with an 11-11 record had no answer for ...

Michigan stormed back in the top of the sixth inning with three runs, highlighted by a 2-run homer by designated hitter Lauren Putz, who blasted Vega’s 3-2 pitch to center.

Michigan utility Lauren Putz (2) celebrates after hitting a double as Michigan softball hosts UCLA at Carol Hutchins Stadium in Ann Arbor on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Michigan softball's Lauren Putz has quickly emerged as one of the Big Ten's top hitters — and is doing so just as a freshman. The 5-foot-7 left-handed slugger has made an immediate impact in the ...

Isabella Vega had been excellent through 5.2 innings, and had Wolverines’ slugger Lauren Putz worked into a full count. Unfortunately, that’s where it all went wrong.

Michigan utility player Lauren Putz (2) celebrates after hitting a home run as Michigan softball hosts UCLA at Carol Hutchins Stadium in Ann Arbor on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Lauren Putz's first season at Michigan has seen her become one of the top freshman hitters in college softball all year.. But it's also been a "surreal" one, as the Wolverines' designated hitter ...

Lauren Putz finished her high school career with a .559 career batting average, 1.223 career slugging percentage and .679 on-base percentage while recording 165 total hits, 187 total runs scored ...

Lauren Putz recruiting. Putz was ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the class of 2024 by Extra Innings Softball, and signed her National Letter of Intent on Nov. 8, 2023.