Women's Tennis vs. OSU Saturday, 3 p.m. Varsity Tennis Courts The Michigan Daily SPORTS Friday, April 13, 1984 Offense owns new By DOUGLAS B. LEVY Graduation has decimated the middle of Michigan's offensive unit. Gone from last year's squad are guards Stefan Humphries and Jerry Diorio, all- American center Tom Dixon and quar- terback Steve Smith. Bo Schembechier, entering his six- teenth season as Wolverine head coach, is especially concerned about the offen- sive, line. "The key areas of replacement are the tackle and guard positions," noted Schembechler. SCHEMBECHLER IS counting on senior Doug James (6-2, 267) to move from his quick tackle position to Hum- phries' vacated guard spot. The other guard is up for grabs between veterans Bob Tabachino (6-0, 255) and Bob Popowski (6-3, 251). Clay Miller returns at' strong tackle while Schembechler is looking to Mark Hammerstein to replace the transplan- ted James at quick tackle. "Hammer- stein and Miller have got to come through at these positions," stressed. the coach. What a difference spring practice makes. Three weeks ago Schembechler was reserved about his new center, now the coach is crowing. "(Art) Balourdos (6-2,. 244) is very, very good. He's definitely gonna be one of the best cen- ters in the league next year," he said. BUT ONE trouble spot remains. Lost to graduation is Larry Sweeney, Michigan's snapper the last four year's for punts and place kicks. Conjectured as Sweeney's replacement is incoming freshman Marc Hill, who the Wolverine coaching staff has seen at several Michigan summer football camps. Sim Nelson, last season's leading receiver with 41 grabs, and Eric Kattus return to give Michigan strength at tight end. "The key for a successful offensive line is learning how to work together and play together," said Schem- bechler. "The ultimate goal is to have an offensive line that operates like a machine." 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Junior Eddie Garrett is the starter, followed by similar powerhouse-type runners Dan Rice, Bob Perryman and Greg Armstrong. Perryman has come on so strong that Schembechler is looking for ways to -get the junior into the lineup. And Rice has been very im- pressive in spring practices as of late. If the fullbacks look good, the tailbacks are looking awesome. "WE'RE WORKING with four other guys," said Schembechler, referring to the absence of Rick Rogers, last year's 1,000-yard tailback. Rogers is working out in pads, but due to academic probation, Schembechler will not allow the senior to scrimmage. "Rogers will have to re-establish himself (both academically and competitively)," he said. Rogers' absence is not making the head coach's heart flutter. Gerald White, Phil Webb, Ben Logue and Thomas Wilcher are the tailbacks of the present and future. Schembechler is high on all four and says that all can receive considerable playing time next season. "White and Webb have come on very strong," said Schembechler. "Then you have Ben Logue who's a very tough kid and Thomas Wilcher who is coming slowly (due to a severe knee injury)." HANDING THE ball off to this talen- ted group of running backs, and assuming the hot seat of the entire foot- ball program is junior quarterback Jim Harbaugh, although Schembechler refuses to officially name his opening game starter. "When you don't have an established returning quarterback, you take them to the limit," said Schembechler. "Why should I declare who my starting quar- terback is going to be? I don't have to." But Schembechler conceded that by virtue of experience and ability Har- baugh is the front runner. Sophomores Russ Rein and Chris Zurbrugg are competent reserves and incoming freshman Bob Cernak is highly ac- claimed. look SCHEMBECHLER IS confident that Harbaugh can guide his offense. "The kid has been trained for two years. He'll make the transition. That's not one of my major concerns." Harbaugh will be looking downfield to a gifted array of receivers. Vince Bean (29 receptions last season) and Triando Markray return, followed closely by Gilvanni Johnson, who has made some outstanding catches this spring, Steve Johnson, Kenny Higgins and newcomer Paul Jokisch. On those occasions when the offense if stalled, a sound kicking game is crucial. Four-year punter Don Bracken is history with Todd Schlopy and Monte Robbins battling for his job. Bob Bergeron, kicker of 15 of 17 field goals last season returns and is facing tough competition from Schlopy and Pat Moons. "I don't wanna talk about the kicking game," moaned Schembechler in reference to the poor performances he has witnessed this spring. But he discounts the poor showings to the in- clement weather and notes that it is in the fall when the kicking game should come together. As the new offensive unit is being molded into a dominant, ball control force, Schembechler reflected on what it takes to field a winning team. "Our concept at Michigan is teamwork. We concentrate on putting together a team. One of the biggest problems of sports today is the media hype, the media highlights individuals and individual statistics. The best chance of winning today is as a team." Jim Harbaugh's experience leads him to the front of the race for the 1984 Maize and Blue quarterback spot. So oftballers bust Bronco and 1jr highi schoo lumr (expeditionl degree AMEICAprograms N%%Ibundlanduto (lifoumia. Practical, cross-cultural. I- to -pvtarn. Is 011k small group camping. Feld studies and tjj J cncutt rs w ihdcep ecological jrobW N ll s, CA M PUS and g etyad ef. Financial aid CA M PUSJ and poItr idtatc grants available. \AxIiON ALAxI )1 N\ SO(: irr X PEDITION INS1IT lE Sharon. Ct.O606(203 ) 6-O By BARB McQUADE Even overcast skies and a cold rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the Michigan softball team, as it swept both ends of a doubleheader from Western Michigan, 4-2 and 1-0. The Wolverines were never behind, capitalizing on scoring opportunities early in both games to up their record to 18-12. In the opener, senior Missy Thomas got things brewing for the Wolverines, knocking in junior Lisa Panetta with a shot down the third base line. Thomas had the favor returned when freshman Vicki Morrow drove her in with a double in the same direction. Michigan kept the scoring barrage going in the fourth when Marcie Smith and Panetta both drove in runs with shots to right field. Both were out on the fielder's choice, however, when a hustling Leslie Bade threw them out at first on successive plays. WOLVERINE pitcher Julie Clark, now 5-0, held the Broncos scoreless until the sixth when Sheila Poteracke singled in a run. Junior Linda Allen came in to finish it off, allowing one run on back-to-back doubles before shutting the door to clinch the Wolverine victory. "I'm very happy with (Julie's) performance," said Michigan head coach Bob DeCarolis. "She didn't have real good stuff but she threw strikes." Carol Patrick's bat work was all freshman pitcher Mari Foster needed in the nightcap, holding the Broncos scoreless on five hits. Michigan's lone run came in the first inning when with Jody Humphries on first, Linda Allen's single to right got'past Bade, allowing Humpries 'to score. Foster went the distance to record her fourth victory against two defeats. "WE REALLY moved the ball well today," said DeCarolis. "We didn't strike out much at all. When we needed the big play we got it. With a weekend road trip to Iowa on the agenda,- DeCarolis is glad to have today's victories as well as Tuesday's sweep over Eastern Michigan under his belt. "We needed to win these games. Now that we've got the momentum it's time to go out and do it.", DESPITE A less-than-threatening reputation, Iowa,-- could be dangerous. A solid-hitting team, the Hawkeyes are the type of team that can easily be overlooked, but can come back to haunt you. "They can hit, and they've got the kind of pitchers that aren't going to walk many," DeCarolis said. "We're going to have to hit the ball to beat them." Next week, the Ann Arbor nine breaks from its Big Ten schedule for a road trip against Wayne State. The intra-state contest promises intense competition,, as many of the Michigan players are teammates of some of the Tartars in summer leagues. "(WAYNE) is always tough. It's a great rivalry," said the Wolverine mentor. "They're one of the best Division II teams in the country." Returning home, Michigan faces another Great Lakes rival in Michigan State the following day. With the ad- dition of South Carolina transfer Diane Gentry, the Wolverines face a potentially deadly pitching staff. 11 1 1 1 PLAYBOY photographer David Chan and his assistant, Sherral Snow, are now interviewing coeds for PLAYBOY's Girls of the Big 10 pic- torial. To qualify, you must be a female student 18 years of age or older, registered full- or part- time at a Big 10 Conference college. Call now for more in- formation and to schedule an interview. Call David Chan April 13th thr u 15th CAMPUS INN 615 E. Huron Ann Arbor (313) 769-2210 'M' nine open Big T s. By CHRISTOPHER GERBASI The memories of a poor spring trip have vanished, the weather is no longer unpleasant and, hopefully, all the kinks and quirks have been smoothed out by coach Bud Middaugh as Michigan opens the Big Ten baseball season this weekend. It's put up or shut up time for defending champions and they won't have easy pickings tomorrow when they travel to Bloomington to face the Hoosiers. WHILE THE Wolverines have boun- ced back from a 3-7 start to move to 18-9 Indiana is on fire with the best record in the league, 25-9 as of last Sunday. First- year coach Bob Morgan's team leads the conference in hitting (.347 average), pitching (2.81 earned run average) and defense (.970 fielding percentage). Hottest among the Hoosiers are cat- cher Dan Winters, who is batting .478 with 34 RBI's in 34 games, and pitcher Bob Hicks, who is 5-1 with a 1.20 ERA and a fantastic 50 strikeouts in 37 in- nings. "THEY'RE OFF to a good start," said Middaugh. "I question their op- position, but I'm impressed with their pitching. We've got to get better hitting en play because we're going to face good pi4- ching this weekend." Michigan will play a doubleheadgr against Indiana both Saturday and Sunday, and Middaugh hopes to hav e sophomore pitcher Scott Kamienieclki available for one of those gameg. Kamieniecki as been out with back spasms. After the trip to Bloomington, ,,ae Wolverines come home to play t~o games against Ferris State April 47, before a four-game series with Cleveland State on April 18 and 0. Michigan plays a twinbill with Aquinas April 22 and then hosts Ohio State (145) for a big four-game weekend matchiip April 28-29. For more spring sports afi vances, see page 16. Spring/Summer COLLEGE WORK STUDY JOB FAIR TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1984 Michigan Union Ballroom 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. s (1) PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION (2 LOW COST - As Little As $175 (3) CONVENIENT SCHEDULING (4) UP-TO-DATE MATERIALS (5) 7 MICHIGAN LOCATIONS Seminars in Preparation for the APRIL GRE and C wl%'; AMWFP'