10 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 18, 1997 If weather cooperates, Zahn and 'M' baseball will play at Ray Fisher By Tracy Sandier Daily Sports Writer Religion seems to be a theme with the Michigan baseball team lately. After playing in the F&M Bank Classic at Oral Roberts over the weekend, the Wolverines will begin their home season today against Detroit Mercy at 3 p.m. at Ray Fisher Stadium. God willing, it won't snow. Against the Titans, No. 30 Michigan (9-6) will focus on improving its defense and pitch- ing. The Wolverines have a team batting aver- age of .35 but falter with a 6.99 ERA and 37 team errors. "We know the mistakes we're making," Michigan coach Geoff Zahn said. "We feel we can correct those by playing more. We've been making simple errors that happen to cost us." Before losing their final two games of the F&M tournament, Michigan was riding a nine- game winning streak. The Wolverines ended up in third place, but they are not concerned with their disappointing weekend finish. "I think we need this home game to get ready for the Big Ten season," Zahn said. "We know that we're a better team than how we played (this weekend). We're seeing that we can play with anyone in the country." Currently, the Wolverines are forced to deal with injuries. Aside from losing outfielder John Papp for the season with a knee injury, the team has been playing without other key players. Third-baseman Mike Cervenak suffered a broken nose over break but is expected back for today's game, while outfielder Jason Alcaraz has a pulled hip flexor and is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis. Last on the list of the walking wounded is freshman pitcher Bryce Ralston. He has a back injury that wifl he looked at again in a week. In Cervenak's absence, shortstop Brian Kalczynski has filled in at third. He has more than compensated with a .439 batting average, being named the MVP at Oral Roberts. Also hot with the bat has been rightfielder Derek Besco, who is hitting .455. He and pitcher Brian Steinbach (2.63 ERA) were named to the all-tournament team. "Right now, Kalczynski's the best hitter on the team," Zahn said. "But they didn't pitch to Derek at all this weekend. I'm really proud of Derek because he had a tough summer. He came back and is doing extremely well." Zahn is also happy with the progress of out- fielders Bryan Besco and Brian Bush, in addi- tion to the pitching of Luke Bonner and JJ. Putz. "We're always excited when we get to play at home'" Zahn said. "We're looking for warm weather, and we need to get some guys playina while getting work in for our pitchers. We're n there yet. Our biggest concern right now is pitch- ing and defense." 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He won the award as the league's top defensive forwarI at last Thursday's conference awar banquet, and Berenson said he easi- ly could have won it in previous years. "Some things just seetn so natural to me on defense," Madden said. "Just picking up a man, or just knowing the kind of things I like to do in their zone. Most of the times I've just been in the right places at the right times, been on the rig side of the puck - on the defensivx side. "That's why I get some of my offensive chances - (because) I'm playing good defense." Madden has become known for his shorthanded goals and gutty defense on penalty kills. But Saturday night, he also recorded his fifth power-play goal of the season, and 26th overall, off feed from the corner from Mik Legg. Add 35 assists to his offensive - production, and Madden is the third- leading scorer on a prolific offense, just one point behind Muckalt. Bowling Green coach Buddy Powers called Madden "the best all- around player in college hockey" earlier this year, and Berenson said Madden's the best two-way .play) he's coached at Michigan. Lacking the size of Jason Botterill and graceful skill of Brendan Morrison, Madden has relied on old- fashioned hard work to keep up with his senior classmates. "When I went to the rink the first time I saw him, the people around the rink were talking about Johnny Madden," Berenson said. "And one thing about Madden, they said, was he works hard every night. And tl@ hasn't changed in four years." Every night and every day in prac- tice, Madden sets an example with his work ethic. He often stays on the ice long after practice has ended, along with Legg. Madden made his determination known early in his Michigan career. After a disappointing freshman sea- son - only 17 points in 36 games - Madden came back with 21 go4 and 43 points in his sophomore sea- son, earning him the 1994-95 Alton D. Simms Trophy as Michigan's most improved player. Luhning said Madden's attitude is contagious, and he should know. Luhning has played on a forward line and on the penalty-killing unit with him for most of the season. "Going out with Johnny, you've got to be ready to work har Luhning said. "He expects you to ' you're out there with him. "I think he's the kind of player that makes players around him better. He's a good playmaker, you see him working so hard, and it motivates you. It's like a disease." With Michigan's run to repeat as a national champions starting Sunday, Berenson would love a case of Madden's confidence to infect team as well. "In a crunch situation, he's as good as anyone on faceoffs in your end, to win a big draw," Berenson said. "He wants to be there. It's like, 'You can trust me coach, put me out there.' He doesn't say that, but that's the way he plays. That's the way he acts." Despite all of the hardware Madden has earned this year, isn't satisfied. 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