Baseball vs. Aquinas
1:00 p.m. doubleheader
Ray L. Fisher Stadium
SPORTS
Tuesday, April 5, 1983
Softball vs. Wayne State
3:00 p.m. doubleheader
Varsity Softball'Diamond
The Michigan Daily
Page 7
'M' nine face
unknown test in Aquinas
By JEFF BERGIDA
Aquinas College comes in to Fisher
Stadium this afternoon for a
doubleheader with the 13-1 Michigan
baseball team. It is the Wolverines'
home opener.
Did somebody say, "What's an
Aquinas College?"
MICHIGAN coach Bud Middaugh
admits he's not that familiar with
today's opposition. "I don't know a lot
about their personnel. We'll find out
some things before batting practice,"
said Middaugh.
Exactly what iS known about the
school?
Aquinas is a small private institution
located in Grand Rapids. Its baseball
team in in the NCAA's Division III and
does not give out scholarships. Coached
by Terry Bocian, Aquinas has won over
300 games in the past decade and is
coming off a 43-16 season. Although he
is rebuilding after losing 15 players
from the 1982 squad, Bocian does not
seem to be awed by the fact that his
team is facing the 11th-ranked club in
Division I.
"THIS TEAM (Aquinas) has some
real good players," said Bocian, who
piloted the school to a 6-4 record in
Florida during March. "Every year we
try to play a Division I school. We play
Detroit pretty regularly, also Eastern
Michigan and Michigan State. We've
only played Michigan once, two years
ago. They beat us, 2-1. I think it was in
extra innings."
There's nothing wrong with Bocian's
memory as the Wolverines did face
Aquinas early in the 1981 season and it
took 13 innings for Michigan to pull out
a victory.
Middaugh is not taking today's
doubleheader lightly. Said the
Michigan coach, "It doesn't matter
what division they're in. Baseball isn't
like football or basketball. If they put a
good pitcher out there, they'll be
tough."
THE WOLVERINES are coming off
two victories this weekend over Miami
of Ohio, 7-5 and 7-3. As is common in
early-season baseball, the weather
played an important role as the
doubleheaders scheduled for Friday
and Saturday were each cut down to
single games by inclement conditions in
Oxford, Ohio.
Although Michigan committed six
errors in the two contests, Middaugh
was satisfied with the team's play on the
whole. He was especially pleased with
Gary Wayne's pitching performance on
Saturday.
"Wayne threw very well for five in-
nings and then he got tired," said Mid-
daugh. "I left him in because of the (7-
0) lead and he gave up three unearned
runs. (Friday's starter Dave) Kopf didn't
throw as strong as he did down South
but he pitched well enough to win.
(Reliever Tim) Karazim threw super."
ON FRIDAY, the Wolverines squan-
dered a 5-2 lead but came up with two
tallies in the top of the eighth on a
double by catcher Rich Bair - who had
four hits on the day, including his first
home run of the '83 campaign. Wayne's
pitching and Dale Sklar's power were
the stories the next day as a grand slam
by the sophomore outfielder gave
Wayne all the support he needed in a 7-3
victory.
Middaugh believes that this
weekend's performance was an in-
dication of Michigan's team balance.
"It's good that we're getting other
people involved in the offense," said the
Wolverines' pilot. "Bair had an
awesome game Friday and then Sklar
on Saturday. I think we're solid through
the line-up."
Middaugh has not -set his pitchers
for this afternoon's twinbill. While Rich
Stoll (3-0) will definitely pitch one
game, the coach is leaning towards
University of Michigan
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.Kopf (3-0) as his other starter. On
the mound for Aquinas will be southpaw
Paul Assenmacher (1-2 in'83, 11-2 last
year) of Dearborn and Lyle Myers (0-1,
7-2), a right-hander from Otsego.
There's a 30 percent chance of light
rain this afternoon for the Michigan
home opener. If the weather holds out
however, Michigan fans will know a lit-
tle more about Aquinas College.
Stall
... going for fourth win
OPEN AT HOME TODAY VS. WAYNE:
Go hersmother 'M'sotballers
By TIM MAKINEN
Easter came but the only thing that laid an egg was
the Michigan softball team. The Wolverines dropped
all four games this weekend in Minnesota, losing 1-0
twice on Saturday and 2-0 and 2-1 on Sunday.
Michigan, now 12-11, hopes to turn that around today
as it faces Wayne State University in the season's
home opener.
The losses to Minnesota obscured tremendous pit-
ching performances by Michigan's Jan Boyd and
Sandy Taylor. Boyd pitched both games on Saturday
and the first on Sunday, giving up only four runs in 20
innings. Taylor, meanwhile, lost the finale in 11 in-
nings despite pitching what head coach Bob
DeCarolis called her "best game of the year."
Michigan's impotent run production - only one in the
four games - did the pitchers in.
"YOU'RE NOT going to win many games doing
0that," said DeCarolis. "You would actually have had
to be there to believe it, though. We got no breaks. We
hit the ball hard, but it was at people or it would
deflect off a glove and someone else would make the
play."
To Minnesota's credit, the Golden Gophers com-
mitted only one error and gave up only four walks the
entire' weekend. "They certainly didn't hurt them-
selves," commented DeCarolis.
In today's game, the Wolverines will have to revive
their bats if they are to compete against Wayne State.
Although a Division II school, Wayne State plays
many Division I squads and DeCarolis feels the Tar-
ters will finish in the top 10 of Division II schools.
Michigan has hit well at times this spring though, and
shown it can play with the best.
HITTING IS they type of thing that comes and
goes," said DeCarolis. "It's contagious. If one person
starts hitting, everyone will. Of course, I'm con-
cerned, but we'll snap out of it."
Since today's game offers Michigan softball fans
their first glimpse of the 1983 Wolverines, here is a
rundown on how the Wolverines will line up in the
field.
On the mound, the Blue hurlers will be Boyd, Taylor
and Carol Allis. Boyd, last year's ace with a 0.56
ERA, will see the most action, followed closely by
Taylor, a senior tri-captain. Allis, who joined the
squad this season after sitting out her freshman year,
probably will pitch more when the Wolverines get in-
to the heavy part of their schedule.
WHEN NOT pitching, Taylor will be doing duty
behind the plate. Missy Thomas, a junior, will also
share the catcher position. Michigan had intended to
use freshman Leslie Bean as catcher, but a broken
thumb will keep Bean out of action for at least a few
more weeks.
In the infield, the corners will be the same as last
year with Mena Reyman at first and senior tri-
captain Karen Pollard at third. Reyman was
Michigan's rookie of the year in 1982 and should be
even better with a year of experience. Pollard's
steady glove, meanwhile, should highlight the
Wolverine defense. Karen Crawfis and Lisa Panetta,
neither of whom saw extensive action last year, will
start at second base and shortstop, respectively.
When Bean recovers, Taylor also will help out at
second.
In the outfield, Michigan will go with Jody Hum-
phries in left, Carol Patrick in center and Marcie
Smith in right. Patrick has a large task ahead of her
as she replaces Diane Hatch, last year's jnost
valuable player. Humphries played right field last
year, but DeCarolis feels the switch to left poses no
problems.
Although Michigan is not favored to win the Big
Ten this year, DeCarolis believes the Wolverines can
take the crown if they play sound ball.
"A lot of things can happen," explained DeCarolis.
"We didn't help ourselves by going 0-4 this weekend,
but I still believe a lot of teams will knock each other
off. This week will tell us a lot more."
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SATURDAY
APRIL 9, 1983
9:30-12:30
Women netters ace Boilermakers
By STEVE WISE
The sign on the Track and Tennis
building read, "Building closed on
Easter Sunday," but the only thing
closed that day was the question of
whether Purdue had a chance against
the Michigan women's tennis team.
The answer was a resounding "No!"
THE WOLVERINES blasted the
Boilermakers, 9-0, and raised their
record to an even 5-5 overall and 2-1 in
the Big Ten.
"I keep getting surprised," said head
coach.Oliver Owens. "I think we played
really well."
Owens said the reason for his sur-
prise was the lack of trouble from
Wolverine injuries.
STEPHANIE LIGHTVOET showed
almost no sign of the injury that kept
her out of Saturday's match against
Notre Dame. The Kalamazoo freshman
beat Purdue's Molly McGrath 6-0, 7-5 at
second singles and then teamed up with
Mary Mactaggart for a straight-set vic-
tory at first doubles over McGrath and
Avra Jain.
The doubles win was the fourth of the
weekend for Mactaggart. In her first
match Sunday, she took a relatively
easy 6-1, 6-2 first-singles win, giving
Jain a preview of the doubles result.
The Wolverine who seemed to
struggle most was junior Karen Milc-
zarski. Having lost the first set 6-2 and
trailing 4-1 in the second, Milczarski
made an adjustment that brought a vic-
tory at fifth singles.
"I HAD TO change my game," Milc-
zarski said. "Well, not change it, I just
couldn't hit as hard as I like to."
"I was too impatient in the first set."
Patience paid off as Milczarski took
12 straight games for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 win
over Barbi Barnes.
OWENS SAID Barnes always has
given Michigan trouble. "She's a
senior," Owens explained. "Anybody
that's ever played her has a hard
time."
In fact, Barnes was double trouble.
She and Barb Burzinski took Milczarski
and senior Jill Hertzman to a tie-
breaker before losing 7-6, 6-0 at third
doubles.
In other matches, Paula Reichert,
Hertzman and Jane Silfen won at third,
fourth, and sixth singles, respectively,
and Silfen and Juliet Naft took second
doubles. All but Milczarski's match
went in straight sets.
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