Softball vs. Central Michigan Wednesday, 3 p.m. Varsity Softball Diamond SPORTS. Women's Tennis vs. Ohio State Saturday, 11 a.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Vikings braced Tuesday, April 22, 1986 Page9 for Michigan and cold By JEFF RUSH He might be a Viking, but he doesn't want to play in the snow. Fernando Arango, coach of the Cleveland State Vikings, is set to bring his baseball team to Ray Fisher Stadium today. But Arango's biggest; worry isn't injuries or pitching assignments or opposing hitters. Arango's biggest worry is whether the weather will cooperate for today's scheduled games. "WHAT'S THE weather like there?" asked Arango yesterday. "I heard a forecast on the weather chan- nel that said Michigan is supposed to get three to six inches of snow." After being reassured that while the skies were gray, the weather was dry, Arango was ready to talk about the upcoming games with Michigan. The Vikings, members of the Association of Mid-Continent Univer- sities, are an improved team from last year's squad that went 23-30. Just 25 games into the season, Cleveland State is a respectable 13-12. THOUGH THE cast of players is the same, a year of maturation seems to have made a difference for the Vikings. According to Arango, his team is just starting to peak. "We're beginning to put it together now," said Arango. "But our defense still has been a problem. We are either very good on defense or very bad. There's no 'in between."' The defense pleaded its case over the weekend, as Cleveland State won two of three from opponents St. Bonaventure and Valparaiso. Strong defense backed the effort of starting pitcher Jim Hindulak for a 5-0 shutout of St. Bonaventure. After words HINDULAK and three others have combined for all 13 of the team's wins. The fireballer Hindulak is 3-2, and has struck out 37 batters in 36 innings. Kevin Parrish is 6-0 with a 3.32 ERA, Scott Asche is 3-1, and Dave Cham- bers is 1-0. The Vikings' batting order sends shivers up the spines of many op- ponents. The murderers' row of Mark Zofka, Luis Martinez, and Doug Oglite combined last season for 40 home runs. Zofka, the team's catcher, has hit .386 and .390 the last two years, and currently is hitting .415. Despite his consistency, and his 11 home runs and 47 RBIs of a year ago, Zofka has not received much attention outside of Viking territory. "ZOFKA HAS been snubbed the last two years in the district," said Arango. "He should have been all- district the last two years, but it seems like all the all-district players are from the Big Ten or the Mid- American Conference. Being a mem- ber of another conference doesn't count." Batting behind Zofka is either Luis Martinez or Doug Olgite, who switch back and forth between fourth and fif- th in the order. The right fielder Mar- tinez slammed 16 home runs last year, and is enjoying a productive season thus far this year. Martinez is hitting .355, and has five home runs and 23 RBIs. All these numbers have been produced despite Martinez's recent hitting slump. According to Arango, Martinez is putting too much pressure on himself at the plate. "He seems to be overanxious at the plate. He swings at everything they throw out there. But all power hitters have that problem." Oglite ends the fearsome trio. As a freshman last year, Oglite hit 13 home runs, and has three this season. After an easy three-game weekend, Cleveland State could be primed to upset what may be a weary Wolverine team. Michigan traveled to Indiana over the weekend, and had to go to ex- tra innings to defeat Indiana on Saturday, 14-11 and 1-0. Rain on Sunday postponed the series wrapup until yesterday. The Wolverines eked out two more wins, 6- 5 and 5-3. The long trip home from In- diana and cold weather today will make a Michigan conquest of the Vikings a difficult task. Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY The Wolverines hope to pound Cleveland State today like they did Adrian March 30, 8-2 and 11-0. SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y: Pirates to sue Parker MMM I A , T PITTSBURGH (AP)- The Pit- tsburgn Pirates, charging thatDave Parker' s "improper, illegal and heavy use of cocaine" seriously affec ted his performance, filed a civil suit yesterday to halt $5.3 million in deferred payments owed the Cincin- nati Reds' outfielder. The suit, the first of its kind against a major league baseball player ac- cording to new Pirates President r Malcolm "Mac" Prine, contends Parker concealed his drug use before signing a record five-year contract in 1979. Parker testified in federal court last year he used cocaine on a regular basis from 1979 until 1982, but stopped after it began affecting his play. THE PIRATES apparently are basing their case on a clause in the 15- page contract in which Parker cer- tified that he had "no physical or mental defects known to him...which would prevent or impair performan- ce of his services." The lawsuit maintains that "the deterioration of Parker's skills as a player and his failure to stay in good physical condition during the term of the contract were directly related to and caused by his...use of cocaine." Parker signed the contract after winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1978, his sixth season with the Pirates. He hit a league-high .334 with 30 homers and 117 RBI in 1978. By 1982, when he was hampered with thumb and leg injuries, he had slum- ped to2a .270 average with six homers and 29 RBI. He hit .258 with nine homers and 48 during the strike- shortened season. Big Ten to fire refs CHICAGO (UPI) - The Big Ten Conference plans to fire up to six of the 21 basketball officials who worked games last season, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Bob Wor- tman, conference supervisor of of- ficials, as being "alarmed" about in- creasing criticism from the coaches about the caliber of officiating. "'If I make five or six changes, there should be some improvement right away," Wortman said. "Some of these guys have been working on their laurels." "We have some good ones, but I'm looking for officials who will bear down 40 minutes every night," he ad- ded. "Concentration is the key to calling a good game in a tough con- ference like the Big Ten." Wortman said officials will work on a crew concept with one man as the chief. 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