4 Men's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Sunday, 1:00 p.m. Huron Valle Tennis Club' SPORTS Women's Tennis . vs. Miami of Ohio Friday, 7:30 p.m. Huron Valley Tennis Club The uMhuny D4A yTuday -arch 26,-19 The Michigan Daily Tuesday, March 26, 1985 Page 10 Play ball: Undefeated batsmen open at home 4 By DAVE ARETHA Even though the Michigan baseball team is an intimidating 9-0 after sweeping .their spring trip in Texas, Grand Valley State coach Andy Chopp can't wait to face the Wolverines in today's doubleheader at Michigan's Ray L. Fisher Stadium. Chopp figures Grand Valley is off to a fine start too (5- 2), and he considers it a challenge to take on the Wolverines. "We're always ready to play Michigan," he said. "They've got a great program. But I think we're ready. Offensively and defensively - that's where we're going to do our damage." THOSE ARE SOME pretty strong words from coach Chopp. Does that mean he expects a doubleheader sweep today? "Boy you're putting me on the spot there," he said. He asked for more information about today's 1:00 p.m. rival. "HOW DID Michigan do (in Texas)?" he asked. Well coach, besides going 9-0, the Wolverines batted .337, outscored their opponents 75-22 and committed just two errors. "And you're asking me .if we can sweep? Chopp asked, laughing. "I think we have a chance of possibly beating them. But we're going to need outstan- ding efforts from the pitchers we have in there. And the hitters are going to have to do their job." RANDY SPANGLER (0-2) and Mark Dewey (2-0), Chopp's scheduled star- ters for today, will have to deal with some sizzling Wolverine hitters, especially outfielder Casey Close. The junior batted .526 (10 for 19), belted three home runs and knocked in 10 runs during the trip. Five of Close's RBIs were game-winners. Also swinging red-hot aluminums are seniors Randy Wolfe and Ken Hayward. Wolfe, who had only five hits last year as a back-up catcher, was seven for 14 in Texas as in the full time backstop. Two of his hits were homers and three were doubles. Hayward bat- ted .370 and led the Wolverines with 11 RBIs. Chopp's hitters should also have a tough time against the Michigan mound corps, which has its team ERA down to 3.09. Paul Kasper (1-0, 0.00) will start one game, but Michigan coach Bud Middaugh is undecided about his other starter. THE SECOND START could go to Scott Kamieniecki, who is already 3-0,. or to freshmen Tim Agemy and Mike. Ignasiak. Agemy and Inasiak are both 2-0 with respective ERAs of 0.75 and 0.73. If, any. of the Lakers can touch Michigan's pitching, then outfielders Greg Suhajda and Ron Brunell will probably be the ones to do it. Suhajda hit .437 and clubbed three home runs during Grand Valley's spring trip to Florida. The Warren native wasnam ed Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athl~tic Conference MVP last year when hehit .404 with eight homers. Brunell batted .400 last season while also smacking eight home runs. Chopp may be excited about today's contests, but Middaugh remains ort an even keel. "WE TRY TO approach it from the standpoint that every game is very im- portant," he said. "Every game is special." Today's doubleheader is also Michigan's home opener, but Middaugh said that was no reason to celebrate either. "It's a weekday game so it makes it awful difficult for people to get out there," he said. "So you can't really have a ceremony or anything like that." Kasper and Hayward ...lead Michigan against Grand Valley INDIVIDUALS EARN HONORS DESPITE SEVENTH-PLACE FINISH: 4 __ -rr Champion By SCOTT G. MILLER A seventh place finish out of seven teams is usually not much to cheer about. However, the mens gym- nastics team's finish in the Big Ten Championshil. - this past weekend at Minneapolis was not as bad as it seems to be. The tumblers had their second best meet of the year scoring 264.25 and coach Bob Darden was pleased with his team's performance. "I was very happy with our effort," said Darden. "Our team tried its hardest to do well, and you can't find fault with the gymasts' efforts." OHIO STATE won the meet with a score of 283.65. Minnesota was second with a 281.05 and Iowa was third with a 279.25. All three of those teams have an excelleht chance to make the NCAA championships. Gavin Meyerowitz and Mitch Rose had the best in- dividual performances for the Wolverines. Meyerowitz scored a 9.45 on the pommel horse, good enough to qualify him for the finals in that event. Meyerwitz had a slight fault in the finals and scored ships expel only an 8.3 which took ninth place. "Despite the fault Gavin had a strong routine," said Darden. ROSE finished in a three-way tie for first on the rings with a score of 9.6. "In my biased opinion Mitch had much better balance than the other two com- petitors," commented Darden. "He should have taken first place by himself." Selections for the NCAA championships will be made next week. Meyerowitz has a chance to make the NCAAs in both the pommel horse and the all- around. Rose could qualify on the rings and the horizontal bar. "It's a wait and see thing," said Dar- den. "I think they both have a good chance." With only two seniors graduating, the Wolverine's prospects for next season look good. "We have a great nucleus for next year," said Darden. "This year gave our freshman a valuable year of experien- ce, and I am looking forward to next season." Women finish ninth It was a weekend of mixed emotions for women's tumblers gymnastics coach Dana Kempthorn. The teams that were invited to the NCAA regionals were announced, and the Wolverines were not selected. However, freshman Angela Williams qualified as an individual. The tumblers finished ninth in the region, and the top six teams made the regionals. "We were disap- pointed," said Kempthorn. "Many of the teams that made it had one more meet than we did. If we had another meet, our position in the standings could hav e been higher." Williams will travel to the University of Alabama next Saturday to compete in the all-around. That trip will complete a special first year journey for Williams, according to Kempthorn. "For a freshman it is quite an accomplishment to make the regionals," commented Kempthorn. "I am very pleased with her progress this season.' "Angela is peaking at the right time. If she hits on her routines, she could have a chance to reach the nationals." -By SCOTT MILLER Associated Press Lou Whitaker looks at home during a scrimmage fielding a grounder at third base. Whitaker moved from second to third base this year for the Tigers. Phullies rally tohan Tig ers 5-4 defeat SPORTS OF THE DAILY: CLEARWATER, Fla. (UPI) - A two oit single in the eighth inning by Luis Aguaya knocked in the winning run as the Philadelphia Philles came from behind to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 yesterday. The game was played before a record crowd of 5,830 at Jack Russell Stadium. PHILADELPHIA'S winning rally came off former Phillie Willie Hernan- dez. Juan Samuel got the inning started with a one out double to left. Von Hayes followed with a single to right, sending Samuel to third base. like Schmidt walked to load the bases and pinch hitter John Wocken- fuss, who came from the Tigers in the deal for Hernandez last spring, singled to center to tie the game. Aguayo then followed with his game winning hit. Jack Morris, a 19-game winner last year, pitched seven strong innings for the world champions, giving up two runs, four hits and striking out five. DETROIT scored four in the fourth off Steve Carlton to wipe out a 1-0 No one faces cancer alone. Call us. AMEW.N CANCER SMM'1 Philadelphia lead. A one-out triple by Nelson Simmons was followed by two walks. Third baseman Scott Earl singled in one run and. the second scored on a sacrifice fly by Morris. Tom Brookens and Alan Trammell picked up RBI singles to knock in the final two runs. The Phillies, 7-6 in the spring, have won three straight and six of their last seven. The Tigers' have dropped four straight and are 9-8. Tigers trim roster CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The Tigers have cut nine players from their spring squad, the American League club said yesterday. Optioned to Nashville, the Tigers' top farnr club in the Class AAA American. Association, were pitchers Bryan Kelly and Roger Mason plus catcher Bob Melvin. Infielders Scott Earl and Pedro Chavez also were sent to Nashville. Returned to the club's Tigertown minor league training complex were pitchers Sid Monge and John Pacella, catcher Mary Foley and first baseman Ron Johnson. The cuts left the defending world champions with 30 men on their roster, five more than the major league opening day limit of 25. Netters knifed in opener 4 By RICK KAPLAN In the last action before the Big Ten season begins, the men's tennis team had a disappointing showing at the Rick Invitational in Houston, Texas. The Wolverines won just five out of 15 singles matches and two out of seven doubles matches. Freshman Brad Koontz was the only Michigan singles player to win his first two matches in the double-elimination tournament. The Keene, N.H., native defeated Deon Botha of Lamar, 7-5 and 6-4, and Chuck Bradica of Rice, 6-4, 6-2. Koontz lost to Mark Smith from Texas A&M, 4-6,6-2,4-6. FIRST SINGLES player Jim Sharton lost to Jeff Rolquin of Houston in the first round, 3-6, 3-6, but rebounded to defeat Jorge Lopez of Lamar, 6-0,2-6,6- 0. Sharton lost in the third round, 4-6, 6- 2,6-7, to Evan Ratner of Columbia. Ed Filer, who transfered to Michigan, won one of his three mat- ches, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Doug Weber of Mississippi. Wolverine freshman Franz Geiger and sophomore John Royer both lost in consecutive matches. Freshman John Solik won once, beating Mark Miller of Rice, 7-5,6-1. The doubles team of Koontz and Solik had the most success for Michigan. The duo won matches over teams from Rice and Mississippi. The Wolverines finished seventh out of eight teams in the tourney. Texas A&M had the highest team score. Tracksters falter in Florida The distance medley relay team provided the women's track team with its only first place finish in the Florida/Nike Lady Gator Relays held Friday in Gainsville, Florida. Melissa Thompson, Dedra Bradley, Sue Shroeder and Cathy Schmidt com- bined in the race involving four dif- ferent distance legs for a season-best time of 11:48.48, four seconds ahead of second-place Florida. TWENTY-FIVE different schools and eight separate clubs placed run- ners in the top six of the 20 events. Schmidt also was second in the 3000 meter run, finishing with a time of 9:48.2 - the second-best Michigan per- formance at that distance this season. Virginia Tech's Cheryl Tuosto won the race in 9:36.9. Schroeder was third in the 1500 meter run in 4:26.58. Former Wolverine star Sue Foster finished three seconds ahead of her to win the race. The high-jump tandem of Dawn McGinnis and Angie Hafner were second and third to Michelle Tuggle of Berry College. All three leaded 5'8" in the event. , The only other Wolverine to place was senior Judy Yuhn in the 5000 meter: run. Her time of 17:45.5 gave her sixth- place. - JIM GINDIN Hipple inks contract PONTIAC (AP)-Detroit Lions quar- terback Eric Hipple has been signed to a new two-year contract, the National Football League club announced yesterday. Hipple, drafted by the Lions out of Utah State, is a six-year veteran of the Detroit club. Terms of his new pact were not disclosed. "I'M VERY happy with the signing," Hipple said in a statement. "It gives me a vote of confidence and eliminates the uncertainty of my future here." Hipple, the Lions' starting quarter- back in 1983, was demoted to the No. 4 spot last season. He saw little action in 1984, completing 42.1 percent of his passes for 210 yards and one touch- down. Hipple will participate in the Lions' minicamp beginning tomorrow in Tampa, Fla., said General Manager Russ Thomas. Batsmen 17th in poll TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) - After a suc- cessful spring trip, Michigan is ranked number 17 in the current ESPN Collegiate Baseball Poll, while th4 Miami Hurricanes held on to the top spot for the second straight week. The Hurricanes, 34-6, whose 24-game winning streak ended Sunday in a 10- inning loss to Maine, have committed only 32 errors this season. OKLAHOMA, 21-1, and winner of 17 straight, moved up to second place, replacing Texas, 32-5, which fell to six- th. 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