The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, March 24, 1992 - Page 11 'M' baseball splits weekend twinbi~lls by Ryan Herrington Daily Base ball Writer The weather is not the only thing that has been in- consistent in Ann Arbor the last few days. The Michgan baseball team, in search of some stability af- ter a 1-10 start, split a four-game weekend series against Wright State and Dayton and continued to show signs of erratic play. Saturday's first game opener was an old fashion pitching duel. Scoreless into the 4th, Michigan's Scott Winterlee doubled to lead off the inning and would score the Wolverines lone run of the game. Wolverine hurler Eric Heintschel made the run stand up, pitching eight scoreless innings, while re- liever Todd Marion recorded his first save of the sea-.. - son. The 1-0 final ended Michigan's nine-game losingn streak. Yet in the second game, Michigan's pitching re- . turned to its previously shakey self, giving up nine runs in the third inning en route to a 15-4 defeat~ Wright State's Dan Young keyed the Raiders big in- ning by belting a grand slam home run.n In Sunday's action, Michigan's Dennis Konuszewski was again the victim of a lack of run support in the Wolverines' 3-2 loss to the Raiders. The5 right-hander pitched his second complete game loss. Michigan finally made some offensive noise of its own later in the day when it batted around in both the ' first and the second innings against Dayton. The.. Wolverines hammered out 15 runs before the weather haulted play in the fifth inning. Michigan's Chris h .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . y.~~c ~ ,:... . . . . . . . . . . :.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<"..:N. . . Newton recorded the win in the Wolverines' 15-4 tri-.~\~gx~'\ umphat. z. With 'the Wolverines' home opener, scheduled for ~ today against Saginaw Valley, called off due to thisKENTSMLEDay weekend's snow, Michigan has but one non-confer- ence foe until Saturday's Big Ten opener at Purdue. Michigan sophomore Dennis Konuszewski pitches in a game against Bowling Green last year at Michigan travels to Eastern Michigan tomorrow in Fisher Stadium. Sunday Konuszewski recorded a loss, 3-2, against Wright State, his second hopes of avenging its 8-7 loss to the Eagles in complete-game loss of the season. February. Spikers overpower rp, £1 4'A in-mStare1 by Dan LUnna Daily Sports Writer The undersized Tri-State varsity volleyball team proved no match for the Michigan men's volleyball club Friday. The Wolverines dominated in every aspect of the game as they took three straight, 15-10, 15-13, and 15-11. "They weren't as strong as I expected," Michigan coach Tom Johengen said. "We were able to overpower them offensively. It was a little easier than I expected." Michigan averaged over 23 digs a game as Tri-State had trouble putting the ball down. The Wolverines were without the services of middle hitter Mike McCune who has been one of the team's consistent leaders all season long. Chad Stielstra stepped up in McCunes absence with 10 kills and six blocks. Middle hitter Tim Werner and outside hitter Scot Lauer lead the Michigan attack with 57 and 43- percent hitting averages respectively. Lauer's play was a lift to the team as he was filling in for the injured Chris Peirce. It is doubtful Peirce will be ready for this weekend's Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Championships. "Scot and Chad both did great jobs filling in," Johengen said. [s sweep "Chris is very questionable, so these guys could give the team a lift." Frosh Stan Lee was able to break out of a recent slump for the Wolverines as he lead the team with 20 kills in the three games. "For the past four weeks I've been really displeased with my swing," Lee said. "I was really pleased with how things went Friday. I moved well and played good 'D'. Everything was a lot smoother." While Johengen was pleased with his team's performance he said there was a definite lack of intensity at certain times. "It's difficult to play your best when you are playing a lesser opponent," Johengen said. Michigan looked to this match as a tune up for this weekend's MIVA Championships. While the team performed well overall, Johengen showed concern over the 10 serving errors the Wolverines amassed over the match. "I'd like to see our serving get a little bit better," Johengen said. "If you start having more than three per game it becomes difficult to keep any kind of momentum." The Wolverines have been slowly recovering from their poorest showing of the year two weeks ago at the Big Ten Championships. The team has not returned to form yet, but is looking to peak down the stretch of this season. L Laxers split with Mason, Essex by Joshua Marlow I* Daily Sports Writer The Michigan Women's lacrosse team headed east this past weekend. The Wolverines beat George Mason University, 9-2, and lost to Essex , aln Community College, 10-4, on AU6N °-1jn ca tacker Karen Ross led the team with L 9>A . four goals. Afterwards, the team 3 #" nrhttaeoEse.Nr~e /.,*/climbed in their vans and travelled i,"unCoder North Baltimore. Once again, Ross led in scoring with two goals, but the N team was done in by their poor play ° rl"' in the opening minutes. "It was a sluggish first half," se- ~~. nior co-captain JoiSklhad W were only outscored 4-2 in the see- .~., S Both the players and coaches N. were very unsure of the potential of ' - .; ... the team before this weekend be- Y,.~~.-.N.~N' cause only six players returned from t. t~ x S r . u r" t xytx last year's squad. The new faces in- t -t..'* ~ .s . ..-~. elude Ross, frosh goalie Nika Skvir, , .~;.. . .~ and senior Jocelyn Newmark. hv N'a~4~N* Though Michigan did not ha.e a NNNA difficult time beating GM[J, coach ~~ Erie Henkel felt that the game was Rx ..~~ . 2CNNN4' . . r . r; had just spent two hours in the van Thr getnw eei o -t. driving up fromn Washington, D.C. Thr' a ratnw eefto Also, Essex is considered one of the the AT&T Calling Card. It's 71 Nb' 'Y te9, .} hYbetter junior college teams. called 48-hour A ctivation ... . ' ..~ Th odtrip hdtwo witpses 01 ~, First, the club, which is only in its an with it,- yo ge to4 eno seventh year of existence, wanted to all the benefits of the AT&T, ° . .. y.N2F -. . gain some exposure. Calling Card, almost . ,. "Midwest lacrosse tends to be i mmediately* Benefits like N'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... limiting," said Sokol, "there's not N- convenient calling, 10% a that many teams. We wanted to play saving opotniis andra,> some new teams. Getting a'uomtc ebesipi Mihgnsnm nw u atatmtcmmesi nwas oneof our objectives. Hopefully AT&T Student Saver Plus. Andy(s in the future we will be invited to best of all, the card costs F N' x some tournaments." -N nothing to get. A,-e~ < F'. * Second, the players wanted to AXI1 face tougher competition, and the AT&T $ a