4 a0 SPORTS ro. 0 Wednesday, April 14, 1982 Page v a flue batsmen slip past Wayne State, 7-4 .: f4 1 ft.. -- l .n *. r. .w... to Greg Schulte, scoring Clem. Michigan's other two runs came in the second and fifth as they pounded in seven runs on 11 hits off three Tartar pitchers. HOWEVER, Michigan's pitching didn't fare off that much better as Middaugh had to resort to his bullpen three times. In the beginning it looked as - starter Rich Stoll would register his sixth consecutive win as he retired the first six Wayne State batters with ease. In the third, though, the sophomore began to have some problems, someth- ing he has not experienced this year illustrated by his 5-0 record. "Stoll got out of his rhythm which when you jhave a week off and weather like this is not surprising," commented Middaugh. After striking out Joe Chops, Stoll gave up a solid single to Rob Gray. It then -looked as if Stoll was going to escape unharmed as he got Korkizzo to fly out to right, but things got worse. Tartar's Croskey drew a base on balls and rightfielder Tim McCamat followed by knocking in the Tartars first run with a single. MATTERS DIDN'T improve for Stoll in the fourth, however, as he allowed two more hits good enough for another Wayne State run. The inning finished off Stoll for the afternoon as Middaugh went to the bullpen bringing in Gary Wayne. Wayne lasted long enough to pick up the win as he pitched three in- nings allowing only one hit and no runs while striking out two batters. Wanting to work his pitchers, Mid- daugh relieved Wayne by giving seldom-used Jim Bartlett a chance to, pitch in the eighth. It was apparent that Bartlett was rusty as the sophomore ran into control problems and couldn't even last an inning. The Tatars quickly loaded the bases with two Bartlett walks and a single by Mark Limback., The Wolverine 7-2 lead now looked to be in jeopardy. Still with nobody out Bar- tlett committed the ultimate pitcher's sin as he walked in a run. Despite geting Fred Darin to fly out to center, Bartlett's. control problems weren't over yet as he walked in another Tartar run. Tim Karazim, who has thus far this season established himself as the Wolverines ace reliever, came in and stopped the Wayne State rally. Despite loading up the bases in the ninth Karazim escaped unscored upon to preserve the Michigan victory and to pick up his first save of the season. Michigan now heads into today's doubleheader with Western Michigan at 16-3, while Wayne St. slips to 9-5. Any which way you can 7 R H -E WayneState..........001 100 020 - 4 7;4 MICHIGAN............010 312 00x - 7 11 3 Baker, Rappa (5), Andrus (9) and Limback; Stoll, Wayne (5), Bartlett (), Karazim (8) and J. Young and Bair WP- Wayne (3.1) S-Karazim () LP-Baker (3-1) HR-none 6 6 q Freshmen baseballers experience rough transition off the field By JIM DWORMAN 'I did some studying in high school but nothing like this. Here I've got to study every night just to survive. -Jeff Minick While the transition from high school to college presents difficulties for most students at Michigan, the problem of ad- justment for the student-athlete are two-fold. The hours required of him more than double both in the library and on the field. Jeff Minick and four other freshmen on the Michigan baseball team will attest to that. "It's like the difference between day and .night," said Minick, a graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. "Get- ting used to the homework has been the biggest adjustment in my life." PRACTICE TIME is what magnifies the size of the ad- justment for the athlete. Pitcher Matt Ruud explained, "The practices take about three hours out of the day. It cuts down on study time. And the travelling really takes a lot out of school." Road games removed the baseball players from classes only once this year, for a weekend series against Miami of Ohio. But the real study-break was a 13-day spring trip to Texas. That excursion took its academic toll on Minick. "When I came back from Texas I was so far behind and I didn't know anyone in my classes to help me out,"'said the outfielder, who transferred to the College of Literature, Science and Arts after a semester as a physical education major. "I'm not doing as well this term. Being away from class hurts." JOHN CLEM, a 6-3, 195-pound infielder from Grosse Pointe Woods, did not miss the classroom quite as much as Minick. "I'm a little behind, but I think I'll catch up," said Clem, who had two hits in yesterday's 7-4 Michigan victory over Wayne State. "I take a lot of books on the road and say 'I'll read on the bus,' but then usually I end up doing a lot of work on Sun- daynight'" Ruud, currently enrolled in LSA, survives, no, thrives with the aid 'of his instructors. "The teachers are usually pretty helpful," said the student with the 3.2 grade-point average. "Not that they give me any real breaks, but they're willing to. sit and listen to me.", Ken Hayward, the biggest of the bunch at 6-4, 220 pounds, and currently the best hitter among the freshmen at .480, says preparation is the key to maintaining one's studies during the baseball season. "You've got to look ahead at the road trips and get your work done ahead of time," he ex- plained. "As a freshman you're really excited about just going on a trip. You don't knovwwhat to expect." NOR DID the freshmen know what to expect on the field, especially on the practice diamond. "I played football and wrestled in high school and I thought those practices were rough," said Minick. "But I'm not used to baseball practices as tough as these. He (coach Bud Middaugh) ran us to death in indoor practice this winter. "When I first came here I didn't take practice as seriously as the others did. But I learned. If you don't take it seriously you're notgoing to play." On Middaugh's team, no one plays unless they earn the op- portunity. "IF YOU'RE a freshman or sophomore you've got to work your way into the lineup," said pitcher Jeff Hayward, who is noirelation to Ken. "I didn't expect to play right away." Other than the academics, the freshmen agreed that this was the toughest adjustment to college: not playing full-time. "I'm not used to sitting on the bench," said Minick. "But I don't have any argument." The Washtenaw County Sheriff's son realizes that no one is going to move Jim Paciorek, the team's starting rightfielder and leading hitter, out of the lineup: A similar situation greeted Clem upon his arrival at Michigan. A shortstop in high school, Clem realized he was not about to take the position away from the incumbent Tony Evans. "I knew coming in that I wouldn't be playing shor- tstop," he said. "Evans,'Jake (second baseman Jeff Jacob- son) and (third baseman "Chris) Sabd had their infield positions locked up. So I had to play first. "It's not easy, but I played there my sophomore and junior years." As Ken Hayward knows, changing positions is all part of contributing to the team effort. After pitching and playing ' first base in high school, Hayward now finds himself in the role of designated hitter. "Naturally, I want to play the field," he said. "But DHing is better than not playing at all. "The level of competition on this team is unbelievable. Most of the team comes here out of high school being the best on their team. Here, you're just a piece of the puzzle that goes into being a winner." A a. 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