14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 18, 1994 Lions no match for Wolverines SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK 1 'M' takes three from lowly Penn State, moves to 9-3 in conference By MARC DILLER and MELANIE SCHUMAN DAILY SOFTBALL WRITERS Knowing Penn State was a team quickly falling into the Big Ten base- ment, the Michigan softball team took advantage of its continued improve- ment anddefeated the lowly Lions (2- 10 Big Ten, 6-26 overall). This task proved simple for Michigan (9-3, 22- 18) which won three out of four con- tests in the weekend's two double- headers at Penn State. Despite a strong outing, junior ace Kelly Kovach (10-9, 1.33 ERA) dropped the first game of the series to the Lady Lions, 2-1, but managed to recover and win on Saturday, 9-0. Meanwhile, freshman Kelly Holmes (10-9, 2.60 ERA) continued her win- ning ways posting two victories for Michigan., Penn State (2-11, 6-27) got an early jump with a win in game one of Friday's doubleheader. Michigan third baseman Tracy Carr, batting .290, drove in shortstop Mary Campana in the top of the first for the sole Wolverine run. But Penn State tied it up in the bottom of that inning when Val Serpico drove in catcher B.J. Davidson. The Lady Lions scored the game-winner, though, in the bot- tom of the second on a Rebecca Wisnoff single that put Penn State up 16th A a S9 '@ : Ne! *ain WaF tS 5500Ann rborSalie Rd* E 2-1. "A couple of lapses in our hitting hurt us there," Kovach said. "You have to give Penn State credit. They took advantage of our lapses." Kelly Holmes took the mound in game two, a contest in which the Wolverine defense supported its pitch- ing. Holmes pitched a complete game, allowing only two earned runs. Michi- gan scored in each of the first four innings, as Campana scored three of Michigan's seven runs. Designated player Jessica Lang went three-for- three with two RBIs and scored a run. After splitting Friday's contests, the Wolverines wanted to carry over the momentum from the previous night's second game. Kovach took the mound first, with hopessthat the hitters would provide more support. Kovach helped her own cause when she knocked in three runs on two doubles and pitched a complete game shutout in the Wolverines' 9-0 victory. After scoring two run's in the bottom of the second inning, Michi- gan sealed the victory with four runs in the fourth. Lang continued her hit- ting barrage with a three-for-four per- formance, driving in Carr in the bot- tom of the fifth. In the nightcap, Holmes pitched a complete game. She struck out five See PENN ST., Page 15 Softball continues streak By MELANIE SCHUMAN DAILY SOFTBALL WRITER Michigan bats came alive this weekend as the softball team continued its climb to the top of the Big Ten standings. Prior to this weekend's matchup against Penn State, the Wolverines were No. 3 in the conference, riding high after last weekend's sweep over Northwestern and Wednesday's split with Eastern Michi- gan. STREAK JUST BEGINNING?: The Wolverines continued their winning streak this weekend with only a brief interruption. After dropping the first game in Friday's doubleheader against Penn State, 2-1, Michigan Went on to defeat the Nittany Lions in a decisive manner, 7-2, 9-0, 7-2. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines are now 9-3, having dropped only one game in their last eight. PITCHING ROTATION MINUS ONE: After demonstrating how effective a three- pitcher rotation can be during the Wolverine sweep of Northwestern last weekend, coach Carol Hutchins opted to rely only on her two designated pitchers - Kelly Kovach and Kelly Holmes against Penn State. Rather than add third baseman Tracy Carr to the rotation, Hutchins let Kovach (9-8 before the weekend) pitch out one loss and one victory to up her record to 10-9 on the season. Holmes was more successful, going the distance in the latter games of both doubleheaders to notch two wins. EXTRA BASES: Throughout the weekend, the Wolverine bats were hotter than tamales. Saturday, Carr walloped her first home run of the season and just the second in her collegiate career. Freshman Tracy Taylor, pinch hitting,9 smacked her first triple as a Wolverine in the top of the sixth inning in game three. Freshman Jessica Lang stationed at second base on Saturday, spanked a triple to drive one run in. Kovach, and first baseman Michelle Silver hit doubles in game three contributing to a 9-0 rout early Saturday. SPORTS INFORMATION The Michigan softball team scored 24 in taking three of four from Penn State. Read Forrest Fires. 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