OKLAHOMA CITY - Michigan already has gone through two Southeastern Conference teams.
One more, and the Wolverines will have their second national softball championship.
Sierra Lawrence had a two-run double in the sixth inning and Michigan beat LSU 6-3 on Sunday to advance to face defending champion Florida for the Women's College World Series title. The best-of-three series starts tonight.
Michigan (59-6) won its only national title in 2005, when it became the first program east of the Mississippi River to win it all. And, though most of the talk heading into the tournament was focused on the SEC's five qualifiers, the Big Ten's Wolverines are still standing while Auburn, Alabama, LSU and Tennessee are done for the year. Michigan enters the championship series with 28 consecutive wins.
"We're about Michigan," Wolverines coach Carol Hutchins said. "You can play no matter what, no matter where you're from. Our school's made a huge commitment, and the schools that make commitments produce competitive teams."
The Gators won both meetings with Michigan in the regular season, but Wolverines pitcher Haylie Wagner looks forward to the matchup.
"We're as excited as we could be, but I think the toughest thing it's going to be a really, really tough game," she said.
LSU's losses at the World Series were to the two finalists.