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Lou Allan's clutch double brings home Big Ten softball title to Michigan

(Photo: Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News)

Bloomington, Ind. — As the rain started to pour harder in Bloomington, Indiana, the chants of “Go Blue” from the Michigan faithful at Andy Mohr Field grew louder.

The energy on the Michigan side started to rise as sophomore infielder Lou Allan doubled in a run in the top of the fifth inning, pounding her chest and hyping up the Wolverine dugout as she reached second base.

Allan’s hit along with sophomore ace Meghan Beaubien’s outstanding effort in the circle proved to be the final piece in Michigan’s championship puzzle as the top-seeded Wolverines (43-11) won their first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2015 with a 3-2 win over No.