Health & Fitness

TURN Yo

SPORTS

ARADISE

Crafty Plan

Pitcher looking for every trick
to make U-M's rotation.

Steve Stein
Special to the Jewish News

M

law school after he graduates.
Broder was a standout baseball and
basketball player at Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook-Kingswood High School. He
was on the honor roll for four years and
he was a sports writer for the Cranes
Illustrated school magazine.

att Broder says he's crafty
and deceptive.
No, he isn't a politician.
The 2008 Jewish News Male High
School Athlete of the Year is a promising
sophomore pitcher for the University of Classic Hole In One
Add another story to the anecdotal evi-
Michigan baseball team who hopes to
dence that the state's economy is slowly
work his way into the Wolverines' start-
improving. The 28th annual B'nai B'rith
ing rotation over the next few seasons.
Great Lakes Region Golf Classic, held
Crafty and deceptive are Broder's
last
month at Wabeek Country Club in
adjectives to describe his pitching style.
Bloomfield
Hills, was a bigger success
He needs to be sneaky because he isn't
than
last
year's
event.
a power pitcher. His fastball tops out at
"I'm happy to say that
88 mph and generally is
we
exceeded last year's
in the 85-86 range.
revenue':
said Bobbie
"I also throw a slider,
program
coordi-
Levine,
and my best pitch is my
nator
for
the
Great
Lakes
changeup," the Bloomfield
Region,
who
didn't
want
Hills resident said. "That's
to
divulge
comparative
what's gotten me to where
dollar totals.
I am today. Well, that and
She did say that there
the fact that I'm 6-foot-5
were
87 golfers and din-
and throw left-handed:
ner
guests
this year, a big
Broder made five
increase
over
last year's
appearances out of the
Matt
Broder
total
of
50,
and
there were
bullpen for U-M this
21
hole
sponsors
this year,
season after red-shirting
four
more
than
last
year.
last year. He pitched 8 2/3 innings and
The Golf Classic raises funds for the
had a 6.23 ERA with no decisions. His
Michigan
Region B'nai B'rith Youth
first three collegiate strikeouts were
Organization
and Hillel chapters at the
recorded in one inning April 20 against
University
of
Michigan,
Michigan State
Notre Dame.
University,
Wayne
State
University and
While those statistics don't raise eye-
Eastern
Michigan
University,
and allows
brows, there's more to the story. "I really
the
Great
Lakes
Region
to
sponsor
an
made strides at the end of the season,"
Israeli
child
in
the
B'nai
B'rith
Camp
Broder said. "My velocity jumped, and
Passport summer camp program.
I became more comfortable pitching in
A raffle for a seven-night cruise
games:'
for
two plus $500 spending money
U-M lost several pitchers to gradua-
was
part of the Golf Classic festivities
tion and the major league draft, giving
Broder an opportunity to fill the breach. for the second year. Cam Kennedy,
chief financial officer for Cambridge
"I'll pitch out of the bullpen if that's
what they want me to do, but ultimately Consulting Group, was the winner.
About 400 raffle tickets were sold at $25
I'd love to be a starting pitcher': he said.
Broder loves being at U-M. His father, a pop.
"The raffle is all profit for us except
Andrew, went there and he's been a
for the $500 spending money' Levine
Wolverines sports fan since he was a
said.
youngster. He said he probably would
Ron Bittker, Michael Fishman and
have gone to U-M for the academics
David
Lubin once again served as Golf
even if he didn't earn a spot on the
Classic
co-chairs.
baseball team.
He's carrying a 3.0 grade point aver-
Please send sports news to
age after two years on campus and
sports@thejewishnews.com .
he plans to declare psychology as his
major this summer. He'd like to attend

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