Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, October 8, 1983 NWMWMNMNM- PP-- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII00,6101000000ow- ppp.dowo ---.Moowom \ WQ~crbeer. We ko O'' t'Wh cCosts so much t b 6. e ° io ,'¢ Apgeing9 produces 0!oQw d ka ro 'p Playoff ever runing hig The playoffs in three divisions of men's IM Softball are well underway and the competition is fierce. This week the teams completed first round action and are beginning the semi-finals. The field in the Fraternity division has been narrowed down to five teams while in the Independent and Residence Hall leagues there are eight and seven teams left. The final games will take place as follows: the Fraternity Enivision - 'Tuesday, October 11 at Mitchell Field#5 at 7:30 p.m. The Indepen- dent League - Monday, October 10, at Mitchell Field #3 at 5:45 p.m. The Residence Hall League - Thursday, October 11 Mitchell Field #6 at 10:00 p.m. FRATERNITY No super power emerged from the ranks of the Greek League during this week's first round playoff action. The league has a strong nucleus of well balanced teams, so it should be a fight right down to the end. Thursday night, Sigma Alpha Mu defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 13-11, in what was probably the most exciting IM game to hit the Michigan Campus in years. In the bottom of the seventh in- ning, SAM's Scott Spector lined a three- run homer to give his team a come from behind victory in a game where the lead changed hands seven times. SAE had rallied from a 10-6 deficit in the top of the seventh, when a towering two-run triple by Ken Hawk highlighted the five run inning which gave SAE the lead. Two home runs by Paul Chewis gave SAE the early lead, but spectacular defensive play by Tom Stotter kept SAM close. IM Roundup< Hustling Sammy's pitcher Jim Stem- ple felt that neither team played well in the field. "That's the kind of game we lose a lot," he said, "But tonight we had the heart," Beta Theta Pi 5, Triangle 3 - Beta became the first team to advance to the semi-finals, Monday, as they coasted over Triangle. Strong defense and a 3 for 4 hitting performance by pitcher Gregg Pancica paced the team. 'Triangle allowed all five Beta runs in the first two innings while countering with only three in the first. Beta will play the winner of the Phi Psi-Sig Eps 'B' game on Monday. Sigma Phi Epsilon 13 Phi Delta Gamma 2 -Strong defense and possibly the most potent offense in the league lifted* Sig Eps 'B' to a rout of Phi Delta Gam- ma last Sunday. Sig Eps boasts a strong outfield led by Jerry Taylor and Bruce Benda, "We have an all around team," said Sig Eps manager Bill Harikopus "We're not led by one person like the rumors say." The hitting attack was led by Steve Swabb who has been hot all season. INDEPENDENT LEAGUE The Independent League may have Intramural softball's toughest com- petition. Six of this week's nine games were decided by one or two runs. All three of the top-ranked teams remained in contention. Number-three ranked Paterson Dental slid by Pine Brothers and the number two ranked BAMF's defeated the MC's 6.2. The number-one ranked Berristers powered by MBA #1 Wednesday on a two-out seventh-inning single by pit- cher Mark Jacolbs. "The game was a pitching duel all the way," said Berristers manager Craig Jones. Jones scored the Berristers first run in the second to tie the game. This was the game's only walk as Jacolb's arosilen- ced MBA #1 bats. "He's been striking people out all season," said Jones. "We have no weak spots, everyone is really tight." The Berristers play Reach The Beach on Sunday. Med Boys 7, Phi Alpha Kappa 6 - Down 6-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Med Boys scored four runs to shock Phi Alpha Kappa. Three consecutive walks, and a double by Ron McKee set the stage for the game winning single by Jim Lenhardt. Med Boys manager "Dusty" Baker who went 3 for 3 said "We're just get- ting it together. If we lose someone's going to have to beat us." The Med Boys got some help from the umpire who called out a Phi Alpha Kappa bat- ter for hitting out of order to close down their scoring effort in the sixth. Untouchables 7, JAFO 0 - Un- touchables overpowered JAFO with timely hitting and solid defense. Steve Schwartz and Scott Kalt led the team in the field. BAMF's 6, MC's 2 - The MC's could only muster two runs on an error. John Bonnel led the BAMF attack. He is eight for 10 on the year. GTE 7, Stallions 5 - Chuck Alday, GTE's star outfielder singled in two runs in the sixth for the victory. Steve Roesler paced GTE from the mound. Fletcher fell 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning to allow Huber 'A' to advance to the Residence Hall League Semi-finals. "It was a well played ball game," said Randy Puffinbuger of Fletcher 'A' who had a home run and two RBI's on the day. Huber 'A' plays the winner of the Taylor 'A' Van Tyne game Monday night. In one of the more controlled residen- ce hall games, Taylor 'A' rolled over the Penguins. Solid defense and tough pitching by manager Jeff Hayes led Taylor past the Penguins. The game was tied 1-1 until the third when hot- hitting Taylor outfielder Wayne Waldrup sparked the go-ahead rally. Hayes said that "The team has one of the best defenses in the league. If it holds, up we're going to win it all." Taylor plays Van Tyne 'A' on Sunday, IM Football Just can't get enough of that pigskin? Well, unfortunately Bo's boys are away today. But don't fret, because in- tramural touch football will soon be un- derway. Instant scheduling and sign-up for teams occurred this week, and it looks as though all the leagues will offer a good deal of competition. LAST FALL, the brothers from Phi Delta Theta took the runner-up spot in the playoffs. Bill Dvorak, a returning club mem- ber, is enthusiastic about this year's team. "The team looks great. We ex- to win it all," he said. Phi Delta Theta lost a few lineman to graduation, but the majority of players are returning. LIKE LAST YEAR, however, tough competition will dominate in the fraternity league. And 1982's winner, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, will undoulgtedly make their presence known. Said Dvorak, "They (SAE's) will be tough. They're generally tough in all in- tramural sports." In the women's division, last year's champions, Hunt 'A', have changed their name, but team member Cindy Marsland feels the club's success will continue. "WITH A LOT of practice, we can win it," said Marsland, now a member of the new look Hunt team, the Hunt SMA's. "This week we will be starting heavier practices," said Marsland, "and we expect everything to go well." So in less than a week, even before the Wolverines take the field to play Northwestern, intramural touch foot- ball will commence another exciting, action-packed season. RESIDENCE HALL LEAGUE characterized Residence Hall games this week. Fletcher 'A', Van Tyne 'A' and Adam Ants 'A' all scored nine or more runs in their victories. Defense will be the key in this league down the stretch. Van Tyne 'A' beat 4th Hamilton Bur- sley, 9-4, on Monday, and Adam Ants 'A' Crushed The Bursely Bombers, 22-2. Fletcher 'A' beat third-ranked Mit- chell Rumsey Gold, 13-12, on Sunday before losing to Huber 'A' in a 9-8 thriller on Wednesday. In this game, Huber 'A' scored two runs in the top of the seventh on a two-run home run. FRATERNITY Round 1 SAM T, Sigma Phi Epsilon 'A' 1 Sigma Phi Epsilon'B,'13, Phi Delta Gamma 2 Quarterfinals Beta Theta PI5, Triangle 3 SAM 13, SAE 11 Evans Scholars 8, Sigma Phi Epsilon 'B' 2 INDEPENDENT 'CORES GTE 7, Stallions 5 Untouchables 2, JAFO 0 Beristers 2, MBA #1,1 Med Boys7, Phi Alpha Kappa 6 Paterson Dental7, Pine Bros. 5 RESIDENCE HALLS Fletcher 13, Mitchell Rumsey Gold 12 Van Tyne 'A'8, Fourth Hamilton Bursley 4 Taylor 'A' 7. Penuins 1 4 .< .. ' :. } . n. £4rM?, y ., r . v.: . ...._ ., .,.. _, ...._ , .A " n .. .. ° +,. 'C,., tiyz:.i. ..asa+' ,, h' >: