1 T a 4 e 12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 1983 wommomamm- nor"'' --- MONO scr beer. We kol ovs B richcosts so much of % r od Aq ° tprduvsa $,'e a7' s ° fee O iuf i0dh~n 0 S4) 9 I sof eballrplayoffs0nev 4 r t 4 4 4 ar It's playoff time again for intramural softball, and a host of teams are screeching into the post-season with perfect, 2-0 records. For the Fraternity, Independent, Graduate/Faculty/Staff and Residence Halls teams, the playoffs consist of three divisions, 'A,' 'B' and 'C'. Teams that win their initial two games go in class 'A'; teams that go 1-1 enter class 'B'; and the winless teams are placed in the 'C' division. IN FOLLOWING Daily tradition, we have gone out on a limb with a list Hof rankings. These rankings are based on "highest" quantitative data possible-personal analysis. Fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon 'A' has earned the distinction of a number one ranking by virtue of two devastating victories. In their two games, the Sig Eps beat Chi Phi and Delta Upsilon by scores of 19-0 and 20-0, respectively. "We're very big on softball," said Paul Schriefer, currently a Michigan swimmer but a former Sig Eps softball player. "We have a combination of both good hitting and fielding. Team skills are evenly distributed. We don't have any superstars." DEFENDING IM softball champions Sigma Alpha Epsilon is not far behind Sig Eps. While scoring runs by the dozens, SAE fields a superb defensive unit and gets superlative pitching. "(Pitcher Dan McLaughlin) moves the ball around real well," said SAE third baseman Eric Calub. "Dan knows what to do out there. If we need a ground ball or a pop-up, Dan can usually throw the pitch and get the out. IM Roundup Reeves 'A', Adam Ants 'A', Rumsey Gold and the rest of the Top Ten Scored enough runs per game to easily out- distanced their lesser opponents. G/FIS, Women's, Co-Rec Each of these divisions suffer from smaller participation. The playoffs in each division promise to be com- petitive. 4 The class 'A' playoffs in the frater- nity division will be extremely com- petitive and the house that wins it will be a powerful collection of players. Independent In terms of creativity, the indepen- dent division is in a league by itself. And the quality of play of the top teams is not far behind. Some of the teams take their softball seriously, although most of the guys are out to have fun. "WE HAVE A good time," said Phil Giroux, the rightfielder of the fourth- ranked Independent team, the Ar- tesians. "It's not like we're out for blood." Giroux notes that his team wins with pitching a defense. Artesian first baseman Mike Halpern provides the power, having slugged two homeruns, despite, according to Giroux, missing third base on one of the homers. Another defense-oriented ball club is the Bamf's, who are ranked second. In terms of winning the Independent championship, Bamf's left-center fielder, Scott Payton said, "It all depends if we're hitting." By general consensus, some In- dependent softball observers predict the Berristers to come away with the championship. Residence Halls The last of the major divisions plays an obvious brand of softball. Among the residence halls, the key to success is hitting. Good fielding is a rarity as some Residence Hall scores resemble high-scoring NFL games. * *Daily Softball Rankings* 4 Fraternity 1. Sigma Phi Epsilon 'A, 2. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 3. Sigma Alpha Mu 4. Lodgers 'A' (Chi Psi) 5. Evans Scholars 6. Triangle 7. Beta Theta Pi 8. Sigma Phi Epsilon 'B' 9. Phi Gamma Delta 'A' 10. Phi Kappa Psi 4. Fletcher 'A' 5. 1st Rotvig 6.4th Hamilton Bursley 7. Bursley Bombers 8. Elliott 'A' 9. The Penguins 10. Van Tyne - G/F/S 1. Intentional Hams 2. Law Big Dogs 3. Master Batters 4. DSD 'A' 5. Phi Rho Lithopedians Women's 1. Bush Bunnies 2. The HB's 3. Wenley 4. Hunt Independent 1. Beeristers 2. Bamf's 3. Patterson Dental 4. Artesians 5. LM's 6. Med Boys 7. MBA #1 8. Untouchables 9. Pine Brothers 10. Jafo Co-Rec Residence Hall 1. Reeves 'A' 2. Adam Ants 'A' 3. Rumsey Gold 1. Brewsters 2. Remnants 3. Nitwits 4. Chiubees 5. Softies 6. Dirt : Sheldon dominates. track competition Last week all six divisions competed in the IM track meet. Representatives from each division turned in excep- tional individual performances. Douglas Sheldon of Sigma Phi Ep- silon finished first in three events, racking up a lot of points for the 1983 champions. Sheldon was the high jump with a leap of 5'8", and the 60-meter high hurdles in a time of 7.59 seconds and was a member of the winning 1600- meter relay team: OVERALL, the Sig Eps won with a total of 44 points, 11 ahead of second place Sigma Chi. Independent and G/F/S competed together and two individuals dominated the events. Mike Wagner of the East Quad Track Club won the high jump (5'6") and the 60-meter high hurdles (8.18). Mark McBroom of the MC's was vic- torious in three events: the long jump (18'10"), the 100-meter dash (11.22), and the 200-meter dash (23.80). The Hamilton Dozen won the In- dependent track meet with a total of 54 points. The MC's were second (46), followed by the East Quad Track Club (34) and Bamf (22). In the G/F/S division, Phi Rho Lithopedians won with 40 points and Legal Soul came in second with 32 points. Individual Track Champions Fraternity Long Jump: Steve Schwinke, Chi Phi, 20'3" High Jump: Douglas Sheldon, sigma Phi Epsilon, 5'8" Shot Put; Greg Morton, Phi Kappa Psi, 48'0" 60m High Hurdles: Douglas Sheldon, Sigma Phi Ep- silon, 7.59 1,600m Run: Tony King, Alpha Phi Alpha. 4:43.91 loom Dash: Dennis Southard, Theta Chi, 10.81 Independant and G/F/S High Jump: Mike Wagner, East Quad Track Club, Long Jump: Mark McBroom, MC's, 18'10" Shot Put: Rick Keith, MC's, 39'4" 60m High Hurdles: Mike Wagner, E.Q. Track Club, 8.18 l,600m run: Zinn Prentice, E.Q. Track Club, 4:43.87 tlm Diah: Mark Mc.ro. MCW'. 11 22 I