12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 1997 Long homestand will test M' softball's perfect record By Josh Kleinbaum Daily Sports Writer Home, sweet home. The Michigan softball team will con- tinue its 12-game homestand today when it takes on Central Michigan in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Alumni Field. "I'm happy to be home, I couldn't be happier to be home," Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said. "I'm sick of being on the road." The Wolverines' sweep of Penn State yesterday kept them perfect at Alumni Field this season, 7-0. "Central's always o%" Za e amr HOME RUN RECORD: Mika, Smith and Melissa Gentile's home runs in game two set a Michigan record for home runs in a single game - three. Cathy Davie added a grand slam in the first game, her fifth home run of the season. That puts her one off the Michigan single-season record. "Cathie Davie and Skeeter Gentile are as strong a pair of kids as I have ever met," Hutchins said. "And Smitty's a strong kid, and Tammy is obviously powerful." The Wolverines were aided by a hard wind blowing out to left field. Both Mika and Smith's blasts were over the left field fence - ironically, they were both almost directly over the Penn State sign. AN EVEN GRAND: On April 8, 1978, the Michigan softball team took the field for the first time, beating Northwestern, 7-2. In the second game of yesterday's doubleheader, the Wolverines took the field for the 1,000th time, beating Penn State, 9-3. In the 20 years in between, the Wolverines have compiled a 652-347-1 record under three different coaches. Nineteen of those victories have come at the hands of the Nittany Lions, while Penn State has only taken one game from the Wolverines. Hitting streaks, starting and ending: Mika's 0-for-3 performance at the plate in the first game of the doubleheader ended an eight-game hitting streak, a span in which the sophomore batted an even .400. Mika more than made up for her bagel in the nightcap, when she went 3- for-4 with a home run, a double and a single. The double hit the top of the cen- ter field fence - a few inches higher, and it would have been another home run. Lisa Kelley, on the other hand, has hit safely in the last five games after reach- ing safely twice in the opener and once in the nightcap. Kelley also has hit an even .400 in that span. HUNGRY, HUNGRY Hippo: Lions pitcher Jennifer Hippo has had trouble getting anything in the win column in the Big Ten season. After going 3-1 in non-conference games, Hippo had only been able to pick up one victory in three Big Ten attempts going into yesterday's games. And Hippo had no luck finding win No. 2 yesterday. In five innings pitched, she gave up seven hits and five runs, while walking two and striking out three before being yanked in favor of Anja Schwab. Hippo picked up the loss, as well. IRON ARM: Michigan pitcher Kelly Holmes is trying to be the Cal Ripken of the Michigan pitching staff, putting in 43 2/3 innings since pitching ace Sara Griffin's injury 10 days ago. Holmes has pitched in each of the last 10 games: very tough,' Hutchins said. "I told the kids, 'It's not a conference game, but we want to win it."' LUCKY NUMBER TwO: The number two doesn't ordinarily have all that much meaning to the Wolverines, but yester- day it proved to be huge. In inning No. 2 of game two of the twin bill, the Wolverines hit two home runs, two doubles and two singles and earned two walks. Both home runs were hit after two pitches had already been thrown. Michigan scored runs off of two pitchers in that inning. The two home runs were by Tammy Mika and Jen Smith. For both, it was home run No. 2 of the season. ROB GILMORE/Daily They didn't have to click their heels three times. The Wolverines returned to Alumni Field yesterday after a miserable weekend In Evanston to begin a 12-game homestand. Michigan has a perfect 7-0 record on its own turf, proving there's no place like home. LIONS Continued from Page 10 popping out weakly to Gentile at third. Holmes settled down after the first, shutting out the Lions on one more hit before coming out after the fifth inning. Freshman pitcher Jamie Gillies came in a'nd added some drama to the first game. After allowing the only run of the game, Gillies loaded the bases in the sixth inning before getting pinch hitter Randi Larson to fly out to left fielder Kellyn Tate. Holmes also had a relatively rough first inning in the second game. Holmes allowed her only run of the afternoon, and it was unearned. Holmes earned the win in both games on the afternoon throwing nine innings in all. The wins improved Holmes' record to 14-5, 7-1 in conference play. Gillies, on the other hand, struggled a bit. She allowed four runs - three earned in her five relief innings. "Jamie started a little rough her first inning in and then she settled in," Hutchins said. "And Holmes is doing a great job for us:' The offense seemed to click in both halves of the doubleheader. After scoring only two runs in two weekend games, Michigan exploded for 12 yesterday. Leading the Wolverines' charge in the first game, in addition to Davie, were Kosanke and Kelley. Both went 2-for-3 on the afternoon. Kosanke smacked a double for the only other extra-base hit for Michigan in the first game. Mika was definitely the star for Michigan in the second game. The sophomore, who had an eight-game hit- ting streak stopped in the first game, started another by going 3-for-4 in the second. "It was a great day for the team," Mika said. "It was something we needed to get our confidence up. We're a great team and we're going to win" In addition to her home run, Mika also doubled (also in the second inning) and singled driving in two runs in the night- cap. "Tammy's just doing (as good) a job for us as anybody is," Hutchins said. "She's gotten excited about her opportu- nity. I just couldn't be more happy with Game 1 her performance. "She's a real spark plug for us." Kelley drove in three runs with her bases-loaded double. Smith went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs. Kosanke finished off a hot day going 3-for-4 in the night- cap, and Davie added two more hits for Michigan. But the news was not all good for Michigan. Senior captain Jessica Lang hurt her wrist when Conti beat out a bunt single to start the second game. Lang was replaced Stacey Judd in the third inning. She is expected to return for tomorrow's doubleheader. Game 2 PENN STATE Player AB R Conti ss 4 0 Forde It 4 1 Salsburg lb 1 0 Bochna pr 0 0 Peterson rf 2 0 Marucci 2b 3 0 Rucciardi cf 3 0 Toth 3b 2 0 Larson ph 1 0 Hackett dh/c 2 0 Shebest ph 1 0 Accordino c/dh 2 0 H BI 2 0 2 0 0 0 00 11 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 MICHIGAN Player Tate If KllIey cf Conrad lb Mika Davie cf Smith c McKittrck c Gentile 3b K~osanke ss AB R 40 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 SI 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 PENN STATE Player' Conti ss Forde If Salsburg Ib/d Larson pr Peterson rf Marucci 2b Ricciardi cf Toth 3b Accordino c Shebest c Hackett 1b/dh MICHIGAN AS R H SI Player 4 1 0 0 Tate lf 3 0 1 0 TaylorlIf 3 1 0 1 Kelley dh 0 0 0 0 Davie cf 4 0 3 2 Mika rf 4 0 1 0 Beard rf 3 0 3 0 Conrad1b 2 0 0 0 Gentile 3b 3 0 1 0 Lappo3b 0 0 0 0 Smith c 3 1 1 0 Adamspr McKittr'ck c Lang 2b Judd 2b Kosanke ss 29 3 10 3 Totals AB R H SI 5 1 1 3 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 349132 As a Flight Attendant with United Airlines, the world becomes your oyster, with faraway places to be dis- covered and all kinds of wonderful people to meet. 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