I Women's Softball vs. Ohio State Today, 3 p.m. Varsity Softball Diamond SPORTS Men's Gymnastics Big Ten Championships Today and Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Crisler Arena I The Michigan Daily Friday, April 3, 1987 Page 10' Peasting on Wheaties i Blue hungry for victories in Minneapolis By ADAM SCHEFTER Michigan will be the team everyone is shooting for with their top guns during the Wheaties Tournament this weekend at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. 'We played four games last weekend, came back on Tuesday for a doubleheader against Bowling Green and now we play four more games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday," said head coach Bud Middaugh. "That's a test of your depth. Plus, everyone is throwing their best pitchers against us." - IN FRIDAY'S opener Michigan will face Maine and its best pitcher, Steve Loubier. The senior righthander has a 2-2 record with a 4.67 earned run average this season. Loubier throws a slider and a curve, and then will attempt to slip the fastball by the hitter. His two wins are against LaSalle and Michigan State. Besides the pitcher, Michigan will have to concern itself with the Black Bears leftfielder, Dan Kane, who hit .403 on a recent spring trip. He is the batter that Mike Ignasiak will have to be aware of, since "Iggy" has drawn the assignment against Maine (9-12). "Kane is the catalyst of our offense," said Maine's head coach John Winkin. "He's been hitting the ball real well even though he was plagued by injuries at the beginning of the season. He seems to be all right now and he's our strongest hitter." AFTER MAINE comes the long-awaited confrontation with the Bruins of UCLA. The Bruins are ranked fifth and sixth in the country in the two major college baseball polls. They are 24-10-1, in first place in the Pac 10, and have won seven of their last eight and 12 of their last 14. The offense resembles one like that of past Baltimore Orioles teams in that it relies on one swing of the bat to break a game open. The Bruins have 66 home runs in 35 games this year and have averaged nine runs per game. Leading the onslaught is second- sacker Tony Lovullo. He leads the nation with 15 homers in 19 games and is currently on a 35-of-70 tear that has boosted his average up to .388. By the time the senior graduates, he will hold virtually all the hitting records at UCLA with the exception of batting average. And like the other teams, UCLA will throw its ace pitcher against the Wolverines - Alex Sanchez. Last year the first team All- American struck out 142 batters in 139.1 innings. This season he has gotten off to a rocky start, with a 4- 2 record and a 4.4 era, but has shown signs of commiil to life recently. "He's a tough pitcher,'- UCLA pitching coach T p Lefebvre. "He can throw the ball 90 miles per hour. His fast ball moves real well. His biggest problem is that he has not been able to get the ball over the plate consistently. But if he is on, he can dominate a game." COACH BUD Middaugh knows UCLA's capabilities and he'll counter with his number one as well. It just doesn't let up for Bud's boys, because on Saturday night, Michigan will see one of Minnesota's top arms. Either freshman Dennis Neagle, a southpaw from Baltimore with a 0.CV era in 17 innings, or Darren Knight, a good fast ball-changeup ?etcher, will 2 it!f nod. Michigan will c l csman Mike Grimes. The Wolverines will close out the tournament with an exhibition game against Team Cuba on Sunday before returning to Ann Arbor for a doubleheader against Wayne State on Tuesday. 4 I Doily Photo by SCOTT Li iUCHY Michigan head coach BudMiddaug' 4:k A Wolverines will face some stiff competition, including fifth-ranked U.C.L.A., at the Wheaties Tour- nament in Minneapolis this weekend. MICHIGAN SEEKS TO RECLAIM TITLE FROM MINNESOTA: 4 Netters By ADAM SCHRAGER Revenge will be on the minds of the men's tennis team when it open the Big Ten season with its toughest conference opponent, Minnesota, at 7 p.m. at the Liberty Tennis and Fitness Club. Minnesota was the team that beat Michigan three times last year, including, most importantly, in the Big Ten finals. That victory cost Michigan the Big Ten title for only the second time in nineteen years. "I have tried not to approach this match any differently than any other match," said head coach Brian Eisner. "My major concern is to keep my team relaxed. I don't want us to play as if we have to prove something." THE WOLVERINES did a face 6 little proving earlier this season when Michigan and Minnesota met November 23 in Kohler, Wisc. Michigan obtained some form of revenge when they defeated the Gophers, 5-4, in a tightly fought contest. After coming out of the singles contests tied at 3-3, the Wolverines relied on the strength of their doubles to lead them to the victory. THE MEET came when the Gophers were ranked 12th in the nation, but since then things have gone downhill for Minnesota. By playing an extremely difficult non- conference schedule, including ranked teams such as Michigan, Kentucky, LSU, Georgia, Pepperdine, and South Carolina, while also suffering an untimely injury, the Gophers start the Big Ten season with a 5-14 record. ranked 25th nationally. "Minnesota is the toughest team we'll meet in the Big Ten this year," said Eisner. "Their record is olden Gophers very deceiving considering their schedule and their injuries." The Gophers, who are led by sophomore Jonas Svenson, had to play many of their difficult matches without him, due to injury. Even though Minnesota returned two All- Big Ten performers in Chuck Merzbacher and Casey Merickel, they were unable to compete on the competitive level without Svenson. THE WOLVERINES enter this match on an eight-match winning streak. Michigan has lost only one individual match in its last five dual meets, that being last weekend against Richmond. The singles play of the Wolverines has been unbeatable in the last five meets. Led by the play of number one player Nagel, number two player Dan Goldberg, and number five player Jon Morris, Michigan has rarely entered the doubles competition trailing the match. Tomorrow at 1:00 at the Liberty -AL I 1- Morris ... strong singles play Club, the Wolverines face another team that gave them trouble last season. Wisconsin defeated Michigan, 5-4, last year in Madison. "We're excited about the Minnesota match but we know it's going to be difficult for us," said Eisner. "We have to come back th next day to play Wisconsin and that's tough. 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