UfIgLichgun oaii MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NY YANKEES 6. Detroit 2 BOSTON 4, Toronto 3 Milwaukee 8, BALTIMORE 3 Chicago White Sox 8, KANSAS CITY 4 Cleveland 7, MINNESOTA 6 Seattle 4, TEXAS 2 St. Louis 12, CHICAGO CUBS 9 Philadelphia 5, FLORIDA 2 (gm 1) FLORIDA 5, Philadelphia 2 (gm 2) Montreal 4, CINCINNATTI ATLANTA 10, NY Mets 2 St. Louis 12, CHICAGO CUS 9 Philadelphia E FLORIDA 2 Houston 8, PITTSBURGH Colorado v~s SAN DIEGO, Wm> lakiand vs A NA HEIM in , Los Angees vs SAN FRANCISCO., c Thursday September 1.8, 1997 8 Blain, Swan represent Blue at ITA Vor staff reports Michigan tennis players Brook Blain and Arvid Swan qualified for the ITA Clay Court singles draw in Baltimore. The tournament begins on Saturday and continues on through Sept. 28. The two Wolverines were original- ly third alternates, but earned a spot jn the tournament after a qualifying found. The duo will also try to qualify for the doubles draw. Blain returns to the Michigan line- gp after a disappointing first season *as a Wolverine. After two years at Florida, including one in which he was voted captain, Blain transferred io Michigan for the 1996-1997 sea- son The Wolverines, originally sched- tiled to compete at the Notre Dame Tom Fallon Invitational, will not compete at South Bend, Ind., this weekend. : Michigan's first official meet is on Oct. 3-5 at the Tar Heel Invitational at Chapel Hill, N.C. GOLF NOTES: The Michigan wvomen's golf team heads to the home course of yet another Big Ten rival this weekend as they tee off at the Lady Northern Invitational at Penn Mate. Coming off of a fifth-place finish at last weekend's Spartan Fall 4nvitational, the team remains confi- dent. "I'm not too worried right now,", poach Kathy Teichert said. "There are definitely some areas we need to focus on and improve upon, and I know we will." 'No doubt Teichert is looking to the upperclass leadership from seniors Nicole Green and Laura Hess, as well as Michigan's top finisher at the Spartan Invitational, Sharon Park, who tied for seventh place. Freshmen Amy Balliet, Lindsey vammel, Kathryn Tuck and Patricia Watkins are expected to contribute to the success of the team, according to Teichert. "I thought our freshmen would play a little better than they did," Teicher said. 'M' field hockey loses to No. 2 Ball State, 4-0 Cardinals' forwad prevents Flachs from scoring By Nancy Berger DAy Sports Writer There is a good reason wh- the No.15 Michigan field hockey team was hnded its first shutout of the year at the hands o No. 7 Ball State yesterday in Muncie, Ind. The Cardinals (3-2) are led byfour seniors who have instilled an unprecedentd tradition of winning in the Ball State program. )ver the past three seasons, these veterans have ben a part of teams that have produced a combied 51-14-2 overall record and two NCAA tournament appearances. All four of them played an integr role in Ball State's 4-0 victory over the Wolveries. At the heart of this foursome ay midfielder Jen Brown and forward Melanie lerkins, both of whom have started every single ;ame of their collegiate career. Brown, who already owns the shool's career goals and points records, conveted a corner penalty play with assists from ellow senior Gwen Tranquillo and junior Jeanne Boggie to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. Herkins was on special assigiment to cover Michigan's top player, midfieldr Julie Flachs. Normally Herkins leads the attad, but yesterday she mastered the art of defese, preventing Flachs from scoring in a game Pr the first time all year. Herkins accomplishment s even more impressive because Flachs acounts for more than half of Michigan's gals this year. Yesterday, she managed just tree shots in the circle, all coming in the secondcalf. "We had some outstandir performances today," Ball State coach KarenFitzpatrick said. "Melanie Herkins moved to theyack position for "give a lot of credit to Ball State. They are ranked seventh for a reason," - Marcia Pankratz Michigan field hockey coach 0 the very first time and was assigned Michigan's top player, Julie Flachs. Senior Janelle Tranquillo had an outstanding day for us defen- sively. "Michiigan is a very solid, up-and-coming pro- gram, so this win is very important to US." After two emotionally charged wins this past weekend, the Wolverines (5-2) felt a crushing disappointment after suffering their worst defeat of the season. "We didn't play well," Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz said. "We weren't as sharp today as we have been. Give a lot of credit to Ball State. They are ranked seventh for a rea- son." Herkins and Janelle Tranquillo were part of a stingy defense that held the Wolverines to just' two shots on goal in the first half and a total of nine for the whole game. Midway through the first half, junior forward and Ann Arbor native Sarah Middlemas got the ball past Michigan goalie Amy Helber first. Middlemas took a pass from sophomore Sally Northcroft who would later give Ball State a 3-0 lead in the second half. With just 30 seconds left to play, Ball State junior Jamie Sommer closed out the scoring. IU FILE PHOTO Julie Flachs, Michigan field hockey's leading scorer, was shut down by Ball State forward Melanie Herkins' defense, yesterday. Due to Herkins' efforts, the Cardinals shut out the Wolverines, 4-0. Baylor concerned about Michigan's defense, Woodson The Baylor Lariat WACO, Texas (U-WIRE) - After watching last Saturday's Michigan-Colorado game coach Dave Roberts reacted like many Baylor fans. "Well, I threw up. Then I cried," Roberts joked at his weekly press conference. The Michigan Wolverines proved there was no joking around after their convincing 27-3 victory over Colorado. Roberts feels his team is up for the task against the upwardly mobile Wolverines. "We've got a heck of a challenge and we're look- ing forward to it." Roberts said. "It's going to be fun. It's a great place to play. We'll have to play extreme- ly well, and we'll have to play error free to have a chance." The Bears have had a week off since their 37-35 victory over Fresno State. Offensively, the Bears will try to combine the air attack they unleashed on Miami with the potent running game that ran up more than 300 yards against Fresno State. To do this the Bears will have to find an answer to the relent- less Michigan rush. "I'm not a little concerned about their blitz," Roberts lamented. "I'm a lot concerned about it. Fresno State ran through us with 220-pound line- backers, and now its 260-pound linebackers. We'll have to change it up a great deal because we can't do the same things we did against Fresno or they'll run through us pretty quickly." Of particular concern for the Ears passing game will be Michigan's All-America ornerback Charles Woodson and the Michigan seccidary that picked off four passes against Colorad. Woodson, who draws comparisons to the DallaCowboys' Deion Sanders for his two-way play arl lethal ability to return punts, is a definite concerrfor the Bears. "I've seen Michigan play 0 the film and (Woodson) looks real good." senic quarterback Jeff Watson said. "He's an All-Amecan and a great player, but there are some things tat we're going to go at him with that are in our systm. Of course if I have a choice I'm not going to got him." The Michigan defense stunts narly every down in an effort to stymie the run and the Baylor offen- sive line is taking measures to ensure that the run- ning backs will have holes to run through. "They've got a tough noseguard and two and they have two great rush guys on the end."juni center Anthony Williams said. "Glen Steele is stud. We'll have to control the gaps and make sure we make the right reads when they walk guys up." One of the biggest problems for the Bears will be matching up against the Michigan offensive line- men, who average 6-foot-5, 289 pounds. That is almost 30 pounds more than what the Bears will have on the defensive line. W So Much Better Than Soap, You'll Be Hooked. GRAB FOOTBALL SATURDAY ON YOUR WAY TO THE FOOTBALL GAME. Introducing Gillette Series I . The Unive rsity of Michigan .r 3 v HOCKEY __.PEP BANE T" Y 4