The Wolverines were crushed by Texas in Game 2 of the Austin regional of the NCAA tournament, but they're not eliminated yet.

The Wolverines will face the winner of UCF and Eastern Illinois in an elimination game in the Austin Regional.

Following a solid win to start the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan Wolverines get set to take on the host Texas Longhorns on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are in the winner’s bracket thanks to picking up wins on the opening day of the national tournament.

U-M’s NCAA tournament run under third-year coach Bonnie Stoll came to an end with a disastrous fourth and fifth innings in which Hoehn gave up a combined seven runs in the rematch with UCF, falling 10-8 at McCombs Field in Austin, Texas, in the Austin regional. That followed a 16-4 loss to Texas in which U-M was run-ruled by the overall 6-seed.

Lauren Putz delivered a go-ahead, two-run homer to center field for Michigan as it rallied past UCF in the Austin Regional.

Following a regular-season record of 46-10 and a third-place finish in the competitive SEC, the Texas Longhorns will begin the second phase of their journey in

After an exciting and successful conference season, the Michigan Wolverines take on the UCF Knights in the first game of the NCAA Softball National Tournament bracket.