0 Baseball vs. Indiana (DH) Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium SPORTS Softball vs. Toledo (DH) Today, 3:00 p.m. 'M' Varsity Diamond the Michigan Daily Wednesday, April 3, 1985 Page 7 Wolverine batsmen defeather Falcons By CHRIS GERBASI Nobody's perfect. Not the Michigan Wolverine base - ball team, which ran its record to 16-0 yesterday with 4-1 and 6-2 victories over Bowling Green. NOT PITCHER Jim Agemy, who struck out seven batters in 61/3 innings to work in the second game. No, nobody's perfect, at least if you talk to Agemy and coach Bud Mid- daugh. "I thought I threw okay," said Agemy. "But I think I can throw a lot better. I've improved a little bit every time out." AGEMY (3-0) improved enough yesterday to mow down the Falcons (now 11-7) before giving way to Dan Disher in the seventh inning of the --second game. Agemy allowed only six hits and one run. Still, Middaugh worked with Agemy throughout the game. "We were working on his breaking pitch," said Middaugh. "Sometimes, I like to give a pitcher a workout within a game and I'll do that a lot when they're struggling with a pitch.'' The batters from both teams did most of the struggling during the cold day. The two teams produced only eight hits in the first game and 13 in the second. IN THE nightcap, the Wolverines scored four runs in the third to give themselves a 5-0 lead behind Agemy. The key hit was a two-run triple to the base of the wall in left-center by Barry Larkin. The drive, which scored Eddie Woolwine and Mike Watters, also knocked out starter and loser Todd Hall (1-3). Larkin eventually scored on a fielder's choice by Chris Gust and then Falcon reliever Carl Moraw really pit- ched his way into a jam. Moraw walked Matt Siuda and C.J. Beshke to load the bases and then booted an easy ground ball off the bat of Randy Wolfe to allow the fourth run of the inning to score. Earlier, Michigan had scored the fir- st run of the game without the aid of a hit. Ken Hayward led off the second with a walk and moved around to third on a sacrifice and a passed ball. THEN MIDDAUGH pulled a suprise. Hayward, not noted for his fleet feet, took off for home on a straight steal at- tempt. Bowling Green catcher Dave Oliverio, perhaps out of suprise, perhaps out of the terror of the 6-4, 225- pound Hayward barreling towards him, dropped the pitch as the two collided. "It wasn't a case of who was running, it was that the pitcher was slow out of his windup," said Middaugh. "At that point it was a no-score game, and if they're going to give us a run, I'll take it." In the opener, the Wolverines also scored their first run without a base hit, when a wild pitch by Chuck Steward (1- 1) scored Watters in the first. BOWLING GREEN tied the game in the third however, when Michigan star- ter Dave Karasinski walked the bases loaded and was relieved by junior tran- sfer Greg Everson. Everson came in with a 2-0 count on clean-up batter Kevin Ward and proceeded to throw two more balls. Nonetheless Everson, a righthander out of Livonia, gained credit for his first win as a Wolverine, thanks to a run- scoring single by Casey Close in the fourth. The game-winning RBI was Close's sixth of the season, tops on the team. The 16-0 start' by Michigan has catapulted the team to a number seven ranking by Collegiate Baseball magazine. But things aren't going per- fectly, according to Middaugh. "TODAY'S NOT really a good day to make evaluations (because of the weathe.r)," said Middaugh. "I'm pleased with the position people, but I'm still not really happy with what's happening on the mound." Is the coach just being modest? "Well, every coach is concerned about something and most coaches would probably say the same thing as me," the coach said. "But I wish we were further along in the pitching. The number of runs we've scored has offset that somewhat, but if it doesn't im- prove, we'll have problems." Practice makes perfect. Agemy Larkin ... seven strikeouts ... two-run triple SPORTS OF THE DAILY: Spartans nip M' nesters By EDA BENJAKUL 11 Come home to Roosevelt this summer a. and earn additional credits. Put your summer vacation to good use by taking courses at Roosevelt University's Chicago or Arlington Heights Campuses. This summer Roosevelt will offer a complete range of courses in arts and sciences, business, education and music. You'll benefit from small class sizes taught by professional instructors who take the time to make learning a personal experience.- Thinking of working full or part-time this summer? Downtown Campus 430 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605-1394 Go ahead. Roosevelt's conven- ient locations and class sched- ules let you earn credits while you're earning cash, too. Classes are held days, eve- " nings and weekends through- out the summer. Terms begin May 15 and July 8. So come to Roosevelt and take back the credits you need to bring you. closer to a degree. Call (312) 341-2000 for a summer course schedule and admission information. Northwest Campus 410 N. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL 60004 It was a long day for the Michigan women's tennis team as it was defeated by Michigan State 5-4, after leading 4-2 following singles action. "We played well enough to win," said first year coach Bitsy Ritt. "But when it came down to the big points, State was tougher." NUMBER ONE singles player Paula Reichert easily disposed of the Spar- tan's Mary Alonso, 6-0, 6-0.. "She was having a bad day, and I was having a good day. It was a lot closer last year when I played her," said Reichert. Reichert's doubles - partner, Leslie Mackey, did not fare as well as she lost 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, to Trish van der Brink. In third singles Tina Basle won her match against Traci Balanga; 6-3, 7-5, as did number four Monica Borcherts; 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 over the Spartan's Kim Medd. It was the number six player, Erin Ashare who put the Wolverines up 4-2 before the doubles were played by downing State's Kristen Streng. The nailbiting match went down to the wire as a third set tie breaker was played which went to five games instead of the. usual three. Ashare won the match 6-2, 3-6, 6-7. THE FIRST doubles team of Reichert and Mackey got off to a slow start as. they lost the first set 6-4 to Balagna and van der Brink. Things progressed from .bad to worse as they wound up losing the match, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Basle and Ashare went three sets against Alonso and Lisa Romeo. They lost the first set 1-6 came back to win the second set 6-3, and almost pulled in the last set. After being down 5-0 in that final set, the Michigan duo came back to make it 5-4, before losing the set 6-4. The doubles combination of Tricia Horn and Borcherts got off to a good start against State's Medd and Streng. Their aggressive style of play payed off during the first games of the set, but the twosome got sluggish towards the end of the set and lost in a tie breaker, 7-6. It was this second doubles match turned out to be the deciding 'factor as Michigan and State had by that time tied at four matches apiece. Tankers 15th in nation Gliding to a 15th place finish in the NCAA swimming competition, the Wolverine men's squad scooped up a fair share of accolades with seven members stacking up All-American honors. The team scored 66 points in three days of events, finishing ahead of top-ranked Big Ten opponents Indiana and Iowa. One of the top finishers in the meet was freshman Jan-Erick Olsen out of Odda, Norway. Olsen managed a 14th place finish in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 56.00, but didn't earn his All-American honors until the 200-yard breastroke event, when he cranked out a 12th place finish, setting a new school and Big Ten record of 2:01.16. But without the diving prowess of seniior captain Kent Ferguson and junior Bruce Kimball, the tankers wouldnot have been able to place so high in the meet. Ferguson took All-American honors in both the diving events, finishing eighth in the one-meter board and fourth in the three-meter. Kimball also finished in the money, placing 11th and 10th in the one and three-meter com- petition, earning him All-American honors for the third straight year. But, it, was not all individual honors that led to the team's excellent- showing, as Mike Creaser, Gary An- tonick, Joe Parker and Dave' Kerska poured it on to take 11th place and gain All-American status in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:58.82. -EMILY BRIDGHAM Linksters swing into action The 1985 Michigan golf team is back in Ann Arbor after a Florida swing where it participated in both the Spring Tournament and the Southern Florida Invitational. The Wolverines putted their way to an 11th place finish at the Invitational in Tampa. They were led by team cap- tain Dan Roberts, who carded a 74-75-80 for the three-round event. "IT WAS A predictable finish because all of the southern schools we played were good and prepared," said Michigan coach Jim Carras. "Four, in fact, were ranked in the top 20." Carras may sound a bit uneasy about his team, but when asked of the poten- tial that Roberts possesses the coach responded, "He is unquestionably our best player this year." Roberts, an All-Big Ten selection who averaged 75.8 last year may well be the premiere golfer in the conference this year. Referring to the big senior's off par tally at the Invitational, Carras noted, "Itsdoes not reflect his ability. He has a solid game and is one of the finest golfers the team has seen in years." CARRAS WAS UNSURE about how this week's Big Ten Opener at Purdue will go. "It's a big question mark," he said. -JIM LANTOS Softballers set to Z ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY College of Arts and Sciences * Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration * Chicago Musical College College of Continuing Education * College of Education * Graduate Division ------------ SENDTODAY!------ -------------ao ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, Office of Public Relations - 430S. Michigan Avenue - Chicago, Illinois 60605-1394 strike for 1 By SCOTT SHAFFER Now that their spring trip to Califor- nia is in the books, the members of the Michigan softball team have only one more chance to prepare for their Big Ten season opener. That chance comes today when Wolverines take on Toledo in a doubleheader at the varsity diamond at 3:00 p.m. The softball squad returns home from the West Coast with a 6-6 mark after getting off to a 4-0 start. Although two of the losses were against the nation's number nine team, Cal Poly-Pomona, the real reason behind the team's " slump is hitting. Michigan's team bat- ting average is currently .170. DESPITE the hitting problems, the outlook for the upcoming season inr bright. Northwestern, led by strikeout queen Lisa Ishakawa, is favored to repeat as Big Ten champions. But' Wolverine head coach Carol Hutchins feels that her team is capable of win- ning the conference. "If all of our basics are solid, we can definitely contend with Northwestern." Hutchins said. The first year head coach also listed Minnesota and In- diana among the stronger clubs in the seven team Big Ten (three schools do not field softball teams). According to Hutchins, the pitchers eague title are the teams strongest unit. "We have four pitchers and we plan to use them all. That is a very deep staff for the Big Ten and it can only help us." THE PROBABLE starters for today are Michelle Bolster and Vicki Morrow, but Mari Foster and Julie Clark should also get some work. The hurlers are performing well, but Hutchins would like to see a few more strikeouts before April 5, the day the Wolverines begin conference play by taking on the Wildcats in a road game. The defensive play of the Wolverines is another cause for optimism. The team has been fielding at .976 rate, led by the glove work of shortstop Lisa Panetta. "Lisa has been playing great defense. 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