12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Michigan men dominate distance events at Wake Mortimer returns, wins 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000 By Chad Kujala Daily Sports Writer Because Michigan winters don't always follow the groundhog's advice at the beginning of February, the Michigan men's track team has had little practice outside this season. So last weekend, the Wolverines traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., in search of warm weather, fresh air and a little competition. The Wake Forest Invitational consist- ed of a mutt-like field, as more than 30 universities, colleges and clubs joined the Wolverines. The distance runners picked up right where they left off at the end of the indoor season and dominated the 1,500- meter run. More than 70 athletes ran the race, but the Wolverines took five of the top six spots, with freshman Jay Cantin leading the way. Cantin (3:49.41) fin- ished first, followed by Scott MacDonald, Don McLaughlin and Steve Lawrence in the next three spots. 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The Wolverines took the top four spots - a direct result of the return of two runners absent from the indoor roster. Sophomore John Mortimer was forced to redshirt this indoor season due to pneumonia. Mortimer made his return by winning the 5,000 in a time of 14:30.68. Senior Kevin Sullivan, who also missed the indoor season, finished sec- ond. David Barnett and Todd Snyder finished third and fourth. Mortimer completed his return with a victory in the 3,000 steeplechase. Mortimer (8:57.04) finished 35 seconds in front of Wake Forest's Brett Strahan. McLaughlin continued the strong running that made him a Big Ten cham- pion in the mile this indoor season. His success this Saturday, however, was in the 800. McLaughlin beat out 91 other runners to capture first place with an outstanding time of 1:53.87. Sophomore Corey Brown and Beuche finished 13th and 14th, strong finishes considering the number of competitors. The 3,000 did not produce any win- ners for Michigan, but the Wolverines Junior outfielder Derek Besco slides into a tag against Detroit Mercy. He leads Michigan with a .434 batting average. M' hopes to end wet, did have some strong finishes. Lawrence finished third, MacDonald fourth and Snyder ninth. The sprinters - as a whole - did not display the same type of dominance, but they did produce some champions. Neil Gardner showed his strength in the hurdles, picking up two victories. Gardner finished first in the 110 high hurdles (14.03) and first in the 400 intermediate hurdles. The Wolverines also showed some strength in the 200, something they did not display in the indoor season. Freshman Steve Jenkins finished first, Edzra Gibson third, Jeff Wood fifth and Martin Bowman eighth. The 100 did not produce any top- three finishes, but Damon Devasher and Jenkins finished fourth and fifth. The Michigan relay teams were suc- cessful this weekend in both the 4x100 and 4x400. The 4x400 relay team finished first ahead of Coppin State. The 4x100 relay team notched a second-place finish behind North Carolina A&T State. The Michigan field events squad is not the strength of the team, but Devasher, a high-jumper, is exceptional. Devasher finished first with a leap of 6- foot-9. Brian Wildfong also had a solid per- formance in the shot put, finishing fourth. Bowman finished sixth in the long jump; Don Stenger finished fifth in the pole vault; and Taiwo Okusanya fin- ished seventh in the triple jump. By Richard Shin Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team expected to dominate Ball State yesterday at Fisher Stadium, but Mother Nature intervened, washing out the first game of a six-game homestand for the Wolverines. Michigan (2-2 Big Ten, 11-9 overall) experienced the nemesis of outdoor base- ball - the rainout - for the first time this season in only its second home game. The Wolverines are scheduled to play today against Western Michigan at 3 p.m. at Fisher Stadium, in a key noncon- ference matchup. Actually, according to Michigan captain Kirk Beermann, every nonconference game is important. "I think it's good to keep everybody fresh as far as games go," Beermann said. "If you just play on the weekends, you have five days before games. "It's a long stretch to not have any ballgames." It has, however, been a long stretch of time since Michigan last faced Western Michigan - two years. The Wolverines have not played the Broncos since 1995, when they dropped a pair of games to Western Michigan, 6- I and 10-8. Michigan leads the all-time series, however, posting a 74-60 record against the Broncos. Michigan is looking to boost its record after splitting a four-game series with Purdue last weekend. In the two losses, the Wolverines struggled, giving up 16 and 12 runs, respectively. Michigan will rely on its offensive prowess, which helped the Wolverines forge a nine-game winning streak, including six consecutive games with a least 11 runs. The Wolverines are led by right fielder Derek Besco, who leads the team with a .455 batting average and has 26 RBI. He is tied with brother Bryan for the team lead in home runs with four, and he is one of four Wolverines who sport a batting average over .400. Michigan's erratic hitting played a large part in Michigan's four-game split last weekend at Purdue. "Earlier, we were pretty much scoring so many runs that they really didn't have a chance," Beermann said. "Lately, we've been scoring a lot of runs - like eight or so - but we haven't been able dry spells to score 15 runs like we were during our winning streak. "We're still hitting good, but people are starting to cool down." Against the Broncos, that might not bE a problem. Western Michigan has strug- gled from the plate this season, batting a collective .259 despite clubbing nine home runs. Western Michigan's pitching has not fared much better. The' Broncos have a 3-10 record and a 5.94 ERA. The Wolverines have had some pitch- ing woes of their own, giving up 12 home runs on the season with a 6.99 ERA. The numbers drop if the first three games against Alabama - games iT which the Michigan pitching staff gave up a total of 62 runs - are taken out. At any rate, Michigan will be looking to pad its win total, especially consider- ing the tough Big Ten schedule ahead. "We were disappointed," Beermann said. "We went in there looking to sweep, but Purdue played great baseball all four games, and we just played aver- age. "I think everybody knows what the* have to do for the rest of the Big Ten games." game-winning goals. 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Blake's 49 points are two less than sophomore left wing David Hoogsteen's 51. Hoogsteen leads the team and ranks third in the nation with six 0 I UmE if m