Women's Tennis vs. Iowa Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Track & Tennis Bldg. SPORTS Baseball vs. Northwestern Saturday, 1 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium The Michigan Daily Softball team sweeps Tarters in home opener BY PETER ZELLEN The Michigan softball team played its first home game in the bitter cold of an Ann Arbor spring, but the two victories the Wolverines produced certainly provided some warmth. The Wolverines beat Wayne State, 6-0 and 2-0, in the doubleheader with some great pitching and timely hitting. "We played hard all the time in both games," coach Carol Hutchins said. "We we're intense, but you know, it's just cold out there." In the first game, sophomore Andrea Nelson gave up three hits and no runs in four innings to notch her 15th victory of the season. Rookie Julie Foster worked the final innings, giving up no hits, to register her first save. Outfielder Beth Mueller provided the fire power, going 3-for-4 with a double as Michigan amassed 11. The second game was the closer of the two. In it, junior Jenny Allard held the Tartars to one hit in the game. The Wolverines, however, could only manage two hits themselves. In the third inning, third baseman Bridget Fitzgerald led off with a walk and then advanced as Shelly Bawol reached on an error. Shortstop Bonnie Tholl then singled to load the bases with no one out. Julie Cooper flied to center but couldn't score Kelly O'Connor, who pinch-ran for Fitzgerald. Mueller then lofted the ball deep enough into foul territory to score O'Connor and the Wolverines took the lead 1-0. They scored again in the sixth to make it 2-0. Thursday, March 30, 1989 Page 11 NCAAs: swimmers aim to float to the top BY JODI LEICHTMAN When the Wolverine's dive into action today at the three-day men's swimming and diving NCAA Championship meet in Indianapolis, they may be setting some of the fastest field times in history. "This is going to be the fastest NCAAs in history in at least five or six of the events," sophomore Mike Barrowman said. According to Michigan head coach Jon Urbanchek, the team has had a chance to regroup and rethink its goals since its last competition in the Big Ten Championships on March 2-5. The 14 Michigan qualifiers have been following a practice schedule that should have them peaking at the NCAAs. Urbanchek believes that Brent Lang, Barrowman, Eric Wunderlich, and Scott Ryan definitely have a good shot to place high as individuals. The performance level of Eric Namesnik, who has recently recovered from a bout with mononucleousis, is still up in the air. No. 1 ranked Texas is the meet favorite, while USC, Stanford, Cal- Berkley, Florida, and Michigan should also battle for the top five. "Texas is probably as good or even better than they were last year," Barrowman said, "but I think we match up as evenly as anyone else in the country does with them." Lee Michaud and Bill Hayes will be representing the Wolverines in the one-meter and three-meter spring board, and the 10-meter platform diving g events. Michaud and Hayes qualified for nationals by first performing well : ,:: ° s_ c I, / . .} J Michigan third baseman Bridget Fitzpatrick makes a yesterday's doubleheader sweep of the Tarters Diamond. The Wolverines won 6-0 and 2-0. ALEXANDRA BREZ/Daily force-out durinj at the Varsit, :y at zone meets. 1 g view s, the sporting views - the sporting views ' s$ p-rt - 89 season outlook has sporting view the sportin ws . thesportrng Padres feeling blessed heot n Padres g h origvew h or 6 Barber-stylists For Men & Women -Collegiate Styles a specialty- Dascola Stylists opposite Jacobson's, 668-9329 BY JEFF SHERAN The Dodgers surprised everyone when they captured the World Series last year, but that won't happen again this year. Here's how the National League West standings will look in October. -San Diego: The Padres boast by far the best catching in baseball with NLWEST Benito Santiago, the most sought- after player in either league, and runner-up Sandy Alomar Jr. behind the plate. They'll be staring up the mound at mammoth acquisition Bruce Hurst, who hails from the AL East along with solid righty Walt Terrell. Dennis Rasmussen, an ex- AL Easterner himself, combines with Hurst for the premier southpaw tan- dein in the division. But GM Jack McKeon hadn't enjoyed enough AL East ravaging, because he then snagged Jack Clark. He and perrenial batting champ Tony Gwynn will put some frightening numbers on the scoreboard. The team's only weakness is a solid third baseman. Hey McKeon, I hear Wade Boggs is on the trading block... -Los Angeles: It's tough to contend with Orel Hershiser. A hefty contract will keep last year's Cy Young winner shutting down opposing batters with a smile on his face. Tommy Lasorda will be smiling too, not just at his pasta, but also at the best pitching staff in the division. Except for MVP Kirk Gibson, the Dodgers severely lack punch. More- over, Steve Sax's speed ran away to New York, and Willie Randolph can't replace that element of Sax's play. The lineup screams for more power. Eddie Murray, step in. He is the reason the Dodgers are a better team then last year, but the Padres are the reason LA won't repeat. -Cincinnati: The Reds have a tremendous knack for taking great talent and combining it into a first- rate second-place team. This season, Pete Rose's best bet is the Reds to show. The Reds sport a fearsome pitching staff, but so do the Dodgers and the Padres. Eric Davis talks a great game, but last season he proved .his mouth was quicker than his bat. -San Francisco: Ever watch a ball game in Candlestick Park? The weather is horrendous, and this sea- son, so will be the baseball. If it weren't for the Astros and Atlanta, Frisco would be further from the top than an ant at the foot of Mt. Everest. -Houston: Aside from Glenn Davis, starting pitcher Rick Rhoden is the Astros' only power hitter. The only way to win without hitting is with great pitching, something the Astros just don't have enough of. -Atlanta: Look for the Braves to be mathematically eliminated by April 23. - =.=m w r tJE6,.~1 IET r- CBS RECORDSE DMA dAIPHI BRING SEATTLE TO YOUR FINAL FOUR, PARTY with the Official Final Four® Program Purchase Yours Today At Moe's Sports Shop Features complete information on the Wolverines, BLOCK PARTY APRIL 1, 1989 AT THE CORNER OF HILL AND S. FOREST An All Day Music Extravaganza Featuring: Big Box Of Nines Ann B. Davis Kenny Neal Juice Mission Impossible. Local Comedians And Much, Much More! ALSO Free Volleyball Tournaments Prizes And Beverages! SM :I AIP&7 SITa Soho Soda All Proceeds Go to The T. J. 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