SPORT S Wednesday, April 8, 1981 The Michigan Daily Page 7 'Batsmen conquer Aquinas in 13, 2-1 qPay Y By BOB WOJNOWSKk Rightfielder Jim Paciorek slammed a brie-out single past a drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the 13th inning yesterday, to give the Michigan baseball team a marathon 2-1 victory over Aquinas. The hit, in a warm but windswept Fisher Stadium, was the climax of a spectacular pitching duel begun nearly three and a half hours earlier by starters Mark Clinton of Mihigan and Tom Rentschler of the Saints. The decisive 13th inning rally began when Jeff Jacobson drilled a liner up the gap in right-center field and legged it out for a double. Winning pitcher Rich Stoll (2-0)j who started the game in lef- tfield, then tapped a grounder to first baseman Gary Poliski, who whirled and threw to second in an attempt to catch Jacobson off the bag. The throw was wide however, and Jacobson ad- vanced to third as Stoll checked in at first. WITH GREG SCHULTE next at bat, Aquinas reliever Mike Koehler un- corked a wild pitch, but Jacobson was late in racing for the plate and was thrown out. Stoll moved around to third on the play. Aquinas manager Terry Bocian then made a highly controversial move by intentionally walking both Schulte and second baseman Dave Stober to pitch to Paciorek, who promptly lined the game- winning hit. Michigan manager Bud Middaugh refused to criticize his counterpart's move. ,'I don't question other coaches' strategy," he said. "He felt that the percentages were with him. Jimmy hadn't been hitting well today." THE MICHIGAN pitching contingent of Clinton, Bill Shuta, and Stolt turned in an admirable performance holding the Saints without a hit over the last seven innings. However, it was early wildness which nearly destroyed the Wolverines, as the starter Clinton, who See PACIOREK, Page 8 Daily Photo by JOHN HAGEN TIM MILLER (20) FALLS shoft in an attempt to steal second in the game against Aquinas yesterday. His teammates, however, made up for it as the Wolverines beat the Saints 2-1 in 13 innings. ...... ... M: .. .S !. ... < .. ..2T ! : .. ..: '. .:.::. ::... .i 4,: n:..::)r: rv: C O".Y,.i )' .ii: .. .n .. ...... .. ,...,- :x x'.. .. <. . ..>:n... .r: .. ..-: .k.u ..... ..n.:. .. . n,. .,..... ...... :.. ... .... .. .: .. .F:.x:.. )hn . w ; te . a .. n 3 ... .. F F S n .......N... .. F .... ..........r ..... a.... ..h..>......r. n S.. R:.) - . .: .i R, "< :Y. , , -ice,.. .k: a ,,. .. r.. .. xr.;.v)h-......::.,<.. .S.h...aS..rir.S:.u.n .. .. , .>. .. . ). .. .''n... ..,n. .. .. ..n.. .. .. .... ., ::. <..... :.::.. - :S , v.. r3: :.G4\ >l. ".,.. 'ls:.':'<;:';C h . ... .a... : : , .. .'l s .. .... .... 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"I think it gave me an advantage, because on one side I could hit the ball really hard and on the other side I could slice it." MARY MACTAGGERT followed Kremer's victory with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Amy Schmitz, while third singles Sue Weber fought off a late surge by Toledo's Lisa Bialorucki to win 6-3, 6-4. Fifth singles Maryan- ne Hodges had the day's easiest match, with a 6-0, 6-0 blanking of Toledo's Jane Jimenez. The Rockets almost broke the Wolverines victory string at sixth singles. Stacey Fallek needed three sets to record her victory over the Rockets' Sheila Freiss, 3-6,'6-4, 6-1. In doubles competition, Michigan simply over- powered Toledo. Kremer and Mactaggert combined to defeat Bialorucki and Schmitz, 6-1, 6-1. Juliet Naft and Jill Hertzman were winners at second doubles with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Jiminez and Hart, and Fallek and Hodges completed Michigan's blow-out with a 6-4,~6-3 pasting of Freiss and Ritchey. "IT WAS REALLY windy and a lousy day to play," said Michigan coach Oliver Owens. I'm happy that we played so well with these conditions, because we might have to play in this stuff in the future." 'We just started out spring program," said Toledo coach Marnie Swift, who saw her team's record fall to 1-2. "The girls have only had three or four days of outdoor play, but you can't blame our loss on the wind. The wind is the same on both sides of the court, it didn't just blow on our players." The women netters were playing their first outdoor match of the year on the home courts, and Owens said that the change of court surface affected his team. ISee NETTERS, Page 8 Paying $20 cash for your '81 Michigan football coupons CALL KEVIN 79-2643 FOR CASH :.. 3r .. :5"'S2 .. u. ::.5 ..: . ._.. 3 J r:. .. .'? xSi.a ...r :.:.'.::: .. :>_ ...:,i:. . ... _:t. h«. 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Yet last year the American League East had just that situation when the New York Yankees edged the Baltimore Orioles for the title. This year should see little change. Three of the toughest teams will battle for first and if all the teams remain healthy, it could be one of the tightest battles baseball has everseen. BALTIMORE - Many people feel that Baltimore's greatest asset is its pitching. Indeed with three of the last five Cy Young award winners - Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, and Steve Stone in one rotation - there are few teams in the major leagues that could hope to compare with the Orioles' star- ting-corps. When 20-game winner Scott McGregor and ace relief pitcher Tim Stoddard are taken into consideration, the .Orioles' pitching seems to be the naim reason why the Birds were capable of compiling 100 wins last season. Yet there are still others who believe that the key behind Baltimore's magic is its solid defense. Behind home plate, Rick Dempsey appears to have fallen into the mold of his former mentor, the late Thurman Munson. Guarding the infield for the Orioles are third baseman Doug DeCinces, second baseman Rich Dauer, 37-year- old shortstop Mark Belanger, and first baseman Eddie Murray. Belanger (.228) might have trouble connecting with the bat, but there are very few bAlls that will get past him in the field. TRUE, THEIR pitching and defense and powerful hitting by Murray (.300), Al Bumbry'(.318), Ken Singleton (.304), and DeCinces (.249) helped Baltimore reach its .617 winning percentage last year, but the one factor which no other team could hope to copy or attain is manager Earl Weaver. He has consistently taken the Birds from the bottom of the pack at the All- Star break and made them contenders for the division title by the end of the season. Weaver's knowledge of the game, and of every opponent that could East: B L meet the Orioles will guide his men to a division title this year. r NEW YORK - The Yankees are the best team money can buy. But, money can't buy everything. Last year, it couldn't get New York the pennant. This year, however, the new ad- ditions could be all the men in pin- stripes need, though. The two ex- Padres, Dave Winfield (.276) and Jerry Mumphrey (.298), the former being the Yankees' 25-million dollar man, should provide for a number of New York runs. Offensively, the Yankees already had one of the strongest teams. With Oscar Gamble (.278), Lou Piniella (.287) at DH and third baseman Graig Nettles (.241), the runs should continue to be scored. And if Reggie Jackson can recover from his recent injury and his temper, it would be hard for a team to keep New York's bats silent. At the same time, the Yankees might have a hard time stifling other teams' runs. With a starting rotation of only left-handers, New York has its biggest gap with its pitching. Both Tommy John and Rudy May have passed their prime and Ron Guidry is unlikely to repeat his Cy Young award winning performance of three years ago. 7M MILWAUKEE - The Brewers acquired pitchers Rollie Fingers (2.80 ERA) and Pete Vuckovich (3.41) and now have one of the most impressive bullpens in the American League. Which is just what Milwaukee needed since its starting rotation needs im- provement. Hitting will continue to be a major plus for the Brewers as Cecil Cooper (.352), Robin Yount (.293), and Ben Oglivie (.304) will continue to be the backbone of Milwaukee's offense. New to the Brewers, Ted Simmons I0 oirds to will bring security behind the plate which has been lacking in recent years. Manager Buck Rodgers had his work cut out for him last year as he guided a dismantled team to 86 wins and third place. This year, he's liable to surpass both those marks. CLVELAND INDIANS( CLEVELAND - In any other division, the Indians would have finished far above sixth place. It's the Tribe's pit- ching that again will bring about the most trouble. While Len Barker (19-12, 4.17) had an outstanding year, he will have little help from the rest of the squad. Ron Hassey, who was the most productive catcher last season with an average of .318, will have added support behind the plate this season from for- mer Pirate Manny Sanguillen. The Indians this year will have an advantage over last year's version. Their two infielders who were lost to in- juries last year, Andre Thornton and Duane Kuiper, will return to the star- ting line-up this year. 5" DETROIT - After winning $600,000 during arbitration, Steve Kemp might find that this is his last year as a Tiger. Kemp (.293) and Alan Trammell (.300) were the backbone of Detroit's hitting which last year topped the major leagues with 830 runs. With a healthy Kirk Gibson and an improved Lou Whitaker,. the Tigers should con- tinue with their fine offense. Pitching will again place Detroit in soar- its coveted fifth place position. Last year they had a team ERA of 4.25 and this year there are few changes that will make any measurable difference. BOSTON - It is not a question of who is playing for the Red Sox, but rather who is not. No longer will Carlton Fisk, Fred Lynn or Rick Burleson be calling Fenway Park home. The only power left in Boston is 41- year-old Carl Yastrzemski and slugger Jim Rice. Boston's pitching is in worse shape than its offense. Their three top pit- chers, Dennis Eckersley, Mike Torrez and Frank Tanana all sport losing, in- jury-plagued seasons. 41 TORONTO - Newly-named college basketball Player of the Year Dan Ainge from Brigham Young will now have a chance to prove his ability on the diamond at third base. Ainge is representative of the rest of the Blue Jays, talented, yet young and inex- perienced. Toronto doesn't have much in the way of pitching to rely on either. DaveStieb (3.70), Joey McLaughin (4.50), and Jim Clancy (3.30) all failed to register a winning season, in fact, there is no one in the Blue Jay organization who won over 50 percent of their games last season. Despite claiming first place of the division last year for five weeks, Toron- to ended the season in seventh place and should have no problem in doing so again. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE STUDENT COMMUNITY IN ANN ARBOR by ROBERT D. HONIGMAN CHAPTER 1 "Once there were two universities ... 28 pages Send $2.45 to: GREEN VALLEY PRESS Box 211 - FRASER, M1 48026 E: YN >i I ..L %L I . LFF RIDIFR i Discover Flyn g