Baseball vs. Western Mich. 1:00 pm doubleheader Today at Fischer Stadium SPORTS Lacrosse club plays Albion tonight at 8:00 p.m.on Ferry Field The Michigan Daily Page 8 Wednesday, April 7, 1983 Batsmen sweep 0 Aquinas By JEFF BERGIDA After the first game of yesterday's home-opening doubleheader with Michigafl, the Aquinas Saints might have been considering a move up to Divison I. They played the 11th-ranked team in the nation even through six innings, losing only due to an unearned run1i in the bottom of the seventh, 3-2. But in the nightcap, it didn't take long for the Wolverines to demonstrate how they earned their ranking and why they are currently 15-1. MICHIGAN sent 14 men to the plate in the first in- ning, scoring nine times and slashing out three extra- base hits. Despite some control problems on the part of four Wolverine pitchers, the home team coasted to a 10-4 victory. In the opener, Aquinas hurler Paul Assenmacher had the Michigan hitters off-balance much of the game. Only second baseman Jeff Jacobson could consistently handle the left-hander's off-speed stuff. Jacobson had a perfect day, with four singles in four trips to the plate and the game-winning RBI. Aquinas grabbed the early lead in less-than- imposing fasion. Catcher Jim Belisle hit a pop-up that landed between the mound and second base for a hit. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on an infield single by third-sacker Dan Harrell. The Saints' centerfielder Tom Kettner then put a perfect suicide squeeze bunt down the first base line to bring home Belisle. CHRIS SABO'S seventh home run of the year knot- ted things up briefly in the bottom of the fourth. The round-tripper was followed by back-to-back base hits by Jacobson and Rich Bair. After two were out, left- fielder Casey Close hit a grounder to third base which bounced off the chest of Harrell, and Michigan took a 2-1 lead. Wolverine starter Rich Stoll was touched for an unearned run in the fifth, tying the game at two. Stoll went the distance for Michigan, surrendering only five hits. Coach Bud Middaugh was not overly im- pressed with his ace righty, however. "I thought he was adequate," said Middaugh. "He's still capable of doing better." MICHIGAN, which put men on base in every in- ning, could not get a third run until the last inning. Freshman Chris Gust, batting for Dan Disher, star- ted the winning rally with a single to left. Barry Larkin reached base on an error by Kettner who mishandled a throw in an attempt to force Gust. After a long fly out off the bat of Dale Sklar, an intentional walk and a strikeout, Jacobson lined a hit off the glove of Kettner and the Wolverines had their 14th victory of 1983. "Gust really made a big play for us getting that hit in the seventh," said Middaugh of the freshman. Besides Gust, Larkin (4 hits on the afternoon), and Mike Watters (three hits, including a triple) were other big contributors playing their first home games for the Wolverines. The second game was no contest from the outset as Larkin, Watters and Sabo started the first inning with three singles, and, before the dust cleared, Michigan was up 9-0. Bill Shuta was started for the Wolverines but was pulled by Middaugh in the second after hitting two batters and walking a couple of others. He was followed by Ken Hayward, Scott Kamieniecki, and Dan Disher. "I'M NOT HAPPY with the way Shuta threw," sai4 the Michigan coach. "But I was glad to see Kamieniecki get in there." Aquinas coach Terry Bocian was not disappointed with the double loss. "Michigan is a fine team and it was a privilege for us to play them," said Bocian. This afternoon, Michigan will again play two at home, taking on the Western Michigan Broncos. Dave Kopf and Casey Close are scheduled to pitch for the Wolverines. They didn 't have a prayer al R H E Aquinas..........010 010 0 2 5 2 MICHIGAN .....000 200 1 3 10 1 A: Assenmacher and Belisle: M:Stoll and Bair W--Stoll (4-0), LP-Assenmacher (1-3) R H E Aquinas........020 010 1 4 2 0 MICHIGAN .....900 001 X 10 12 1 A:Myer, See (1), Miles (6) and Belisle; M:Shuta, Hayward (2), Kamieniecki (5), Disher (7) and Bair, Sanders (2) WP-Hayward (2-0), LP-Myers (0-2) Lauty r ioio Oy JO NOW Michigan third baseman Chris Sabo connects for a home run in the first game of the Wolverines' doubleheader against Aquinas yesterday. Sabo went 2 for 6 with 2 RBI's on the day. Blue sofd By JIM DAVIS One win was bagged and another barely got away yesterday as the Michigan softball team split a doubleheader with Wayne State at the Varsity Softball Diamond, winning the opener, 3-1, but dropping the nightcap, 7- 5, in extra innings. Michigan is now 13-12 on the season. Wayne State stands 7-2. THE STUBBORN Tartars were down 4-1 entering the seventh inning of the second game. Wolverine freshman hurler Carol Allis then surrendered a one-out single to Ellen Burke, despite a valiant effort by second baseman Sandy Taylor, who smothered the drive up the middle but could not make a throw. One out later, Gini Bruce walked and Carol Krause stroked a run-scoring double to make it 4-2. Pat Kent followed with a bouncer to shortstop, but the ball was bob- bled, giving Wayne State an extra chance. One run scored on the error, and Lisa Delor made the most of the opportunity by cracking a two-run double, scoring Krause and Kent and putting the Tartars up by one. Michigan came right back in itshalf of the seventh. Missy Thomas led off with a single, stole second and was sacrificed to third by allers spli Marcie Smith. Mena Reyman delivered the run with a bounce-out to second, sending the game into extra innings. ONLY ONE EXTRA frame was needed, though, as Wayne State came out smoking Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out against Allis and Reyman, who made her first pitcing appearance of the season. Ann Belloli then stroked a sharp two-run single to put the Tartars ahead for good. Karen Kelly notched the victory for Wayne State, raising her record to 3-1, while Allis took the defeat, her first against three wins. Wayne State got on the board in the first inning of the game with a pair of singles and a pair of walks, all after two batters were out. MICHIGAN ANSWERED with three runs in the third inning, two on a double by Carol Patrick, followed a single by Allis and a booted grounder. Patrick later scored on another error. The Wolverines added another run in the sixth on back-to-back singles by Diane Puhl and Jody Humphries and a sacrifice fly by Lisa Panetta. But the three-run cushion heading into the seventh wasn't enough to stop Wayne State. Taylor pitched the Wolverines to victory in the opener, however, on the strength of a three-hit, five-walk, six-strikeout perfor- mance. The senior righthander raised her record to 5-5 with the complete-game win. THE WOLVERINES took a lead they never relinquished in the second inning on a pair of bases-loaded walks to Thomas and Smith. The Tartars got their only run in the third. With one out, a single, a fielder's choice, a passed ball, and a single by Krause drove the run across the plate. Michigan tallied an insurance run in the third when Patrick scored on a wild pitch. MICHIGAN HEAD coach Bob DeCarolis was pleased with the day's offensive showing. "We scored a few more runs. We moved the ball. We executed well on the bunts for the most part. We ran the bases well. We did a good job." The Wolverines travel to Grand Valley State today for a pair of games, then go to Eastern Michigan for a doubleheader tomorrow. The squad returns to the Varsity Softball Diamond Saturday afternoon at one o'clock for a double-dip with Big Ten con- ference foe Northwestern. twinbill Daily Photo by JON SNOW Wolverine second baseman Mena Raymon slides into second yesterday during softball action against Wayne State. Michigan split a doubleheader with the Tartars, 3-1 and 5-7. SCORES Nional League New York 2, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1 San Diego 16, San Francisco 13 Chicago vs. Montreal, rain N . West: tlnt sluggers will poe Braves to a repeat pennant* By RANDY BERGER Well, here I am assigned with predic- ting the finish of the wild, wild Western Division of the National League. It's hard to make any sense out of this division after what happened last year when three perennial losers, Atlanta, San Diego, and San Francisco finished at, or near, the top, and the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati went out of or- der, finishing 28 games behind, in last place. So to help me out in deciding what to predict in this upside down division I talked to the National Pasttime's old soothsayer Babble Doubleday. I'm sure you've heard of Babble's brother Ab- ner, whom most credit with inventing the game of baseball. Well, while Abner was deciding how many feet should be between home plate and first base, Babble was putting together the first pre-season baseball guide filled with zany predictions. I decided to start off with some easy questions, being that old Babble is get- ting a little senile. After all he is ap- proaching his 120th birthday. Daily: So, Babble who's going to be on top of the West on October? Babble: Well, as I see it Milwaukee should win it with Brooklyn and New York close behind. Daily: Wait a minute. You must mean the Braves, Dodgers and Giants. Don't you know that these organizations moved to Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco years ago? Babble: Oh! In that case Los Angeles and San Francisco will finish near the bottom. I never thought California should have any baseball teams. It just doesn't fit in with the ultimate frisbee, quiche and granola. Daily: Sq, that means you're sticking with the Braves, I mean the Atlanta Braves to win the division again? Babble: Yeah, with Hank Aaron, Joe Torre and Bob Gibson still around they'll be hard to beat Daily: Come on Babble you're not helping much. Everyone knows these guys aren't playing anymore! Babble: Anyway, as I see it, it all comes down to numbers. Daily: What kind of numbers I'm afraid to ask? Babble: 330, 402, and 330; the dimen- sions of Atlanta Stadium. With these short fences, the Braves are going to be launching them out of there no matter who they have. Daily: Yes, I guess you're right the Braves have always been known to have great hitting teams, but what about their pitching? Babble: Hey, the way the game is played these days starting pitching isn't as important as having good relievers and the Braves have plenty of those. Daily: So, that takes care of first place but do you really think the Dodgers and Giants are going to finish near the bottom of the division? Babble: Well, they lost more than they think with Steve Garvey and Ron Cey and as far as the Giants are concerned they're in worse shape without Joe Morgan and Al Holland. Who is their starting lineup anyway? Daily: So that leaves San Diego, Houston and Cincinnatti somewhere in the middle? Babble: Well, I wouldn't put Houston in there, but I like San Diego. The smog isn't bad there like L.A. Smog can really wear down those tall pitchers. Lacrosse club first in Big Ten tourney .... .., F( 1 r Rent a Car from Econo..Cr OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK --- r o _ _. -. Michigan's lacrosse team, led by Steve Friedlander, Matt Dawe, and Bill Kalb- fleisch, defeated Northwestern 16-9 Sunday in Evanston to win the first an- nual Big Ten Tourney. After being tied 6-6 at the half, the Wolverines blew the game open with a ferocious assault on Northwestern's goal, outscoring the Wildcats 10-3. "I THOUGHT the team performed very well in spite of the miserable weather conditions," said coach Rick Bays. "We did better than I initially ex- pected, but 1 thought we'd win all along." Friedlander scored five goals and Dawe and Kalbfleisch notched two goals apiece to lead the stickmen, wh had beaten Iowa 8-6 and Wisconsin 9 Saturday to reach the finals. "Right now we are playing very well as a team," Bays noted regarding the team's number one ranking in the Mid- west region, "but we could still see, some improvement." The 8-0 stickmen take on Albion tonight at 8:00 at Ferry Field. Fnhk cIu td WE RENT TO 19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! ---Choose from small economical cars i -ie ewy best Pornlm mever mode" Al Goldstein I 9.. NJ