Michigan threatened again when Michigan's top two offensive weapons, Conway and Putz, worked their way aboard via single and walk. Vega, charged with all three runs allowed in the sixth inning Friday, induced a pair of infield popups and a harmless flyout to center to escape with the lead.

The Wolverines went back and forth with UCF but came up short in a 10-8 loss in the Austin Regional. Earlier in the day, Michigan lost to host Texas, 16-4, in five innings to put the Wolverines in the loser's bracket. They beat UCF in their regional opener on Friday.

Michigan’s softball team was on the losing end of a slugfest in an NCAA regional elimination game Saturday night, falling 10-8 to Central Florida in Austin, Texas.