In both baseball and softball, strange things are bound to happen — and when it rains for a team, it often pours.
For the Michigan Wolverines, they were on the right side of an absolute storm of errors that resulted in a 8-0 run-rule shutout against their bitter rivals, the Michigan State Spartans.
Ironically, it was the Spartans who initially looked to have the upper hand in Tuesday’s matchup. After pitching back-to-back no hitters over the weekend, starter Lauren Derkowski saw any possibility of a third go up in smoke on the very first pitch, when Michigan State centerfielder Jess Mabrey took it the opposite way for an easy single.