Baseball vs. Minnesota ~Saturday and Sunday (Doubleheaders), 1 p.m. " Fisher Stadium SPORTS Men's Volleyball vs. Michigan St. Friday, T7p.m. CCRB The Michigan Daily Thursday, April 12, 1990 " t Moeller lacks back' to fire Blue engine Wolverines by Matt Rennie Daily Baseball WriterT defeat Titans, 9 Page 9 -1 ,y David Hyman Daily Football Writer Returning 14 of 22 starters from last season, many expect Michigan's football team to race away with a third straight Big Ten title. But right now they don't have the wheels. In a press conference yesterday at Crisler Arena, coach Gary Moeller updated the team's progress after four weeks of spring practice. "The running back position concerns me. I could keep wishing they're (Tony Boles and Leroy Hoard) back, but you have to move on," the first-year coach said. "Nobody has stood out yet and it'll be an interesting battle in the fall." Senior Allen Jefferson and sopho- mores John Vaughn and Dennis Washington lead the fight to suc- ceed the injured Boles and departed Hoard. "Dennis and John have made im- proving strides," Moeller said. "But if I had to start someone tomorrow, I don't know who I'd start." Jefferson entered spring practice with more experience than the other two, but has been unable to claim the starting position. "(Jefferson) has not pulled away from the other two and I can't say he's the guy I'd start," Moeller added. Moeller emphasized that it would not surprise him if one of Michi- gan's new recruits carries the ball next year. Moeller also expressed concern with how well the front line will block for a team that plans to im- plement the forward pass more often. "The offensive line has been a focus - we know we have to im- prove our pass protection and the line has got to play better to replace all the skilled players we lost," Moeller said. But the trenches will continue to be without Dean Dingman. Nursing a sore shoulder since the Rose Bowl, the senior guard had surgery per- formed Tuesday and should return to practice in three to four weeks. "The timing of (the operation) should not keep him from playing in the fall, but if the surgery does not correct the injury, that'll keep him from playing," Moeller said. Moeller helped clear the air on who next year's starting signal caller will be when he announced, "Elvis (Grbac) is the quarterback and unless we have an injury, that will not change." Moeller said Grbac's playing ex- perience last year will help him ad- just to next year's varied offensive attack. "We're not going to throw 50 times a game, but we will pass more than in the past," Moeller said. "We would like to take some of the op- tion plays and turn them into passing plays." The Michigan baseball team defeated the University of Detroit, 9- 1, at Fisher Stadium yesterday. That is, unless the umpires change their minds. In a bizarre, snow-filled affair in which the umpires reversed their dec- ision on two separate calls, the Wol- verines banged out ten hits to im- prove their record to 15-14 overall. As he promised after last week- end's Iowa series, Bill Freehan jug- gled his lineup, inserting rookies Scott Timmerman and Scott Winter- lee. Consequently, the Wolverines went without two of their regulars, Matt Morse and Tim Flannelly. Flannelly was expected to start but missed the game due to illness. Timmerman responded to the opportunity with his first collegiate hit, a sixth-inning homer. The two- run shot, with shortstop Dave Everly on first, broke a 1-1 deadlock. The rookie second baseman shook off pre-game jitters to put on his sterling performance. "I was a little nervous at first," Timmerman said. "That went away as we went on playing. (The homer) felt pretty good when I hit it, but I wasn't sure (if it was gone). It really gave me more confidence." Timmerman displayed this new confidence in the eighth inning, when he broke the game open with a two-run double to cap the four-run inning and give the Wolverines their v~ rnir i s confused in 'M' win This action incensed the Mich- igan team and resulted in the ejection of Wolverine assistant Ted Mahan. Two innings later, shortly after Timmerman's home run, Andy Fair- man walked with two out. Winston, the following hitter, hit a shot down the leftfield line. The umpire ini- tially called the ball fair, and Win- ston pulled into second with an RBI double. Again, Miller responded with angry words. Amazingly, the umpire reversed his call a second time, putting Haeger back on first with Winston still up. "He called the ball fair," Freehan said. "When the umpire whose res- ponsibility it is to make a call feels he made it right, then no one can override him." The calls proved to be of little consequence, thanks in large part to the work of five Michigan pitchers. Each member of the Wolverine start- ing rotation threw for two innings, surrendering only six hits. During one stretch, the Wolverine hurlers retired 20 out of 21 hitters. The Wolverines have a rematch with the Titans today at 3:00 at Fisher Stadium for another nine- inning contest. . '.""L L Michigan senior outfielder Phil Price takes a cut at a pitch during a game against Western Michigan earlier this season. The co-captain went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored in yesterdays 9-1 romp over Detroit at Fisher Stadium. final margin of victory. Not everything came easy for the Wolverines, though. With the score still tied in the fourth inning and Greg Haeger on first, Todd Winston hit a grounder to Titan shortstop Rick Tavormina. Tavormina flipped to second baseman Dennis Bushart who forced Haeger, but Winston beat the relay to first to prevent the double play. 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