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FALCONS
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"I didn't pitch well at all," Young
said. "It was probably my worst out-
ing of the season."
Young gained the win, though,
because the Wolverines' bats lit up
escoreboard in the fifth inning.
Robbie Reid slugged his first
career home run which scored two
of the five Michigan runs in the
fifth inning. The team added two
more runs to complete their run of
seven unanswered.
Bryan Cranson came in and gave
up two runs to the Falcons, as
Bowling Green closed the gap to 8-
. in the eighth. Bowling Greeen
buld not score again though.
Freshman Bobby Korecky closed
the game for Michigan.
"Korecky finished it for us,"
Young said. "He really slammed the
door in the ninth."
Michigan will continue its swing
against the MAC today when it
hosts Eastern Michigan. The team
will try to remain undefeated
against MAC teams, and teams from
'e state of Michigan.
Although the Wolverines have
been successful against the MAC
this year, Michigan coach Geoff
Zahn only had a 10-8 record against
schools from that conference in his
first three seasons.
Today's game will mark the first
Qf three times that the teams will
ifieet this season. The first two
games will be at Fisher Stadium -
oday and next Tuesday.
Michigan rides a hot streak into
the game with the Eagles, winning
10 out of 13 games. A win over
Eastern Michigan will put the
Wolverines four games over .500 for
the first time this year, and put the
team closer to matching last year's
win total of 21 games. _
The Wolverines won the only
matchup between the two teams last
*ear, 8-5.
° "Yeah, we expect to win every
game," Young said. "We never go
out thinking that we are going to
lose. We have been playing well
lately, so that should help."
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HONORS
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"All athletes are role models,"
Jansen said. "You're going to be
seen by a lot of people. I was here
my freshman year and saw guys like
Jay Riemersma and Todd Collins
who won awards. I looked up to
them and I am sure there's someone
here who saw me tonight."
Other speakers included
University President Lee Bollinger
and Michigan football coach Lloyd
Carr.
Carr had reason to be happy --
23 of his 108 players were invited to
the ceremony.
"I think it has a lot to do with
having the right attitude and the
willing to put in the effort," Carr
said. "I'm extremely proud. There
are a lot of people who prove that
you can do both (academics and
athletics)."
Michigan Athletic Director Tom
Goss handed former Michigan tight
end Dr. Norman Betts the Gerald R.
Ford Award - an honor given to a
past Michigan student-athlete who
demonstrates excellence of scholar-
ship in society.
Betts, who earned three varsity
letters from 1979-1981, talked
about the keys to a successful all-
around student in his acceptance
speech.
"It's not just the education that's
important;' Betts said. "But it's the
friendships formed and the values
that they cement in themselves so
that they can help themselves in
future life."
As for the idea that athletes are
just "dumb jocks," Betts said that
last night displaces the stereotype.
"I think that's truly a myth, one of
the reasons the University of
Michigan is so successful (athleti-
cally) every year, is not because
they have the biggest strongest and
fastest people, but because they
have big strong fast people who are
very bright."
Student athletes receive free
tutoring and special academic advis-
ing, but otherwise face the same
constraints as all students.
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The Michigan baseball team continued Its attack of the Mid-AmerIcan conference by defeating Bowling Green yesterday.
Today the Wolverines host Eastern Michigan.
Blue faces MAC in
midst of Big Ten
mows.-Up
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9 travel agency.
By Geoff Gagnon
Daily Sports Writer
Heading into yesterday's non-con-
ference match-up with Bowling
Green, Michigan coach Geoff Zahn
said he knew his squad couldn't
afford to take anyone for granted.
But with his team's 8-7 win over
the Falcons, the Wolverines showed
that they know these are the types of
games they'll need to win in order to
put themselves in contention for
post-season play.
Avoiding the upset-minded
Falcons, Michigan hit the road like a
veteran club and did just what they
were supposed to do - turn in a
solid performance and escape with a
win.
They'll be looking to do the same
tomorrow as the Wolverines play
host to Eastern Michigan.
The victory upped Michigan's sea-
son mark to 16-13, and the
Wolverines now stand 3-0 against
Mid-American Conference teams
such as Bowling Green.
And with the Eagles on
Michigan's docket next, the
Wolverines will look to use their
two-day conference hiatus to tune up
for a crucial Big Ten weekend that
kicks off Friday against conference
leading Ohio State.
"I have thought all along that we
are one of the better team's in the
Big Ten," Zahn said.
"We just have to keep battling
because we have three tough week-
ends in a row. With Illinois this past
weekend, Ohio State next and
Minnesota the week after that, we
have it, we just have to beat some
tough teams."
Sandwiched between a blistering
pair of vital Big Ten match-ups,
Michigan's mid-week attack from
the MAC comes on the heels of a
four-game set with defending con-
ference champs Illinois. And though
his squad has handled its regional
foes from the MAC with relative
ease so far, Zahn knows his club
must approach each game intent on
winning- and with the experience
of this year's squad, that hasn't been
a problem.
"We're a pretty good ball club,"
Zahn said.
"We're a veteran ball club and our
guys have worked hard and I'm con-
fident that we'll keep playing well."
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