Cycling Michigan Criterion Bicycle Race Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Runway Plaza The Michigan Daily SPORTS Friday, March 30, 1990 YOUNG HOOSIERS SET TO BATTLE 'M' Men's gymnastics MPichigan Invitational Tomorrow, 7:30 pm Varsity Arena Page 11 Blue begins Bi 0 by Ryan Schreiber Daily Baseball Writer The Wolverine baseball team opens up its Big Ten schedule this weekend with four games in two days against upstart Indiana at Sembower Field in Bloomington, Indiana. Michigan (11-8), coming off a doubleheader split with Western Michigan on Thursday, faces a young Hoosier team that looks to rebound from its dismal last-place conference finish (5-23) last season. "This is a big weekend for us," said Hoosier coach Bob Morgan, who is in his seventh year at the helm for Indiana. "We have been playing pretty well of late and it would be nice if we could get off to a good start in the Big Ten." Indiana (12-10) utilizes an extremely young squad which has seen as many as six first-year players in one game to date. "It's going to be interesting to see how our young kids will adapt to Big Ten baseball," Morgan said. The Hoosiers are paced by junior outfielder Phil Dauphin's eight home runs and .451 batting average. In addition, the Wolverines should expect to see frosh Steve Scheafer and senior Doug Peters on thl mound in two of the four contests. Scheafer posts a 2-1 record and a 4.01 ERA, while Peters, who sports an identical record, has recorded 25 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched with a 4.61 ERA. Michigan co-captain Phil Pric feels that the Wolverines should have no problems with Indiana. "We're going to sweep," said the confident senior outfielder. "Our pitching staff will carry us, plus we just started hitting the ball a bit better this past week. I'm starting to swing the bat a little better and hopefully that will carry over to the other guys. Ten "Tim Flannelly's been hitting really well and when I start to hit, it'll give him better pitches." Flannelly, a sophomore third baseman, hits for a .328 average. The Hoosiers counter with the equally torrid Byron Bradley at their own hot corner. Bradley went 10-for- 15 during a three-game string that saw Indiana defeat Depauw, Ball State, and Tri State. The talented Michigan pitching staff has been led, thus far by righthanded sophomore Todd Marion. Marion has only allowed one run on the season in 13 innings pitched. And he has struck out 14 batters while walking only one. The Big Ten opener will be Michigan and Indiana's 118th meeting, with the Wolverines holding a large, 89-28 margin in the contests. STEVE SZUCH/Daily Sophomore pitcher Jason Pfaff sends one towards the plate at Fisher Stadium Wednesday, against Western Michigan. The Wolverines split a doubleheader against the Broncos, winning 10-4 in the opener, but dropping * the second game 6-5. Pfaff pitched six innings in the victory, allowing three runs while striking out three. Big Ten opens for *Women 's t ennis ANN ARBOR Bring in this ad. for one FRE Richard ~eTT by Douglas Donaldson Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's tennis team begins its Big Ten season this weekend, with matches at both Iowa and Minnesota. Head coach Bitsy Ritt leads her squad into conference play with a dual match record of 12- 3. That mark shouldn't provoke undue optimism, however, as the next few weeks will most likely determine the fate of this year's team. "I think our record is impressive, there's no doubt about that," Ritt said. "I think we can be competitive with the top teams in the Big Ten. We've been hot all season. This weekend will show just how hot we are." The Wolverines will face Iowa this afternoon. The Hawkeyes, led THEATERS 1 & 2 - 5TH AVE. AT LIBERTY " 761-9700 $2.75 SHOWS BEFORE 6 PM & ALL DAY TUESDAY' (- SOME EXCEPTIONS MAY APPLY) E 12 oz. drink " expires 4/5/90 Roberts by No. 1 singles player Liz Canzonery, currently have a Big Ten record of 3-0. Last season, Michigan defeated Iowa in dual match play by a score of 7-2. The series record between the two teams stands at 7-3, in favor of the Maize and Blue. "Iowa is doing very well this year. They were originally picked to finish sixth (in the Big Ten), but they've already had two big wins this year. They've beaten Wisconsin and Northwestern, both among the top four teams in the conference. "Looking at their lineup, we should be very strong against them. Canzonery is nationally ranked and will be a good match for Christine (Schmeidel, number one Michigan singles player)." On Sunday, the team will move on to Minnesota to play the Golden Gophers, who currently hold a 2-1 conference record. A decidedly tougher team than Iowa, the Gophers are led by No. 1 singles player Jennie Moe. Minnesota dominated the Wolverines twice last season, by scores of 9-0 and 8-1. The second match took place at the Big Ten Championships, where the Gophers finished in fourth place. Minnesota has traditionally fared well against Michigan, sporting an 8-2 advantage in series play. According to Ritt, "Minnesota should be even stronger than Iowa. They have wins over Wisconsin and Michigan State this year, but a loss to Northwestern." Ritt commented on the in- creasingly competitive Wolverine non-conference schedule, saying that it was stronger this year than in the past. "So it was not as disappointing to lose some of those matches. I would have liked us to have played teams like TCU and Florida State a little better, but losing to them certainly doesn't mean we can't win some big conference games this year." Malik I The Athlete's Business Suit OUR SPECIALTY: Clothing for the muscular build. 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