8A - Thursday, March 17, 2011t tT ig l mc a yo The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0I Caporusso calls 'The Joe' home SOFTBALL 'M' faces tough Ariz. teams this weekend By MARK BURNS this place for granted. I learned Daily Sports Editor that watching the games this weekend, how much I take this Louie Caporusso hails from for granted and how privileged Woodbridge, Ont., but for the and honored I am to be playing past three-plus years, he's called here." Michigan and Yost Ice Arena his Caporusso's original diagnosis second home. was that he would be out of com- But could an argument be mission anywhere from three-to- made for a definitive third home six weeks, which meant there was for Caporusso? a slight possibility that he'd never In 18-career games, the former wear the Michigan sweater again. Hobey Baker has tallied 18 points or he could return for Michi- at this venue. gan's biggest games near the end Here's another hint: It's about of season. 45 minutes away from Ann Arbor, But the recovery process has at a place where Steve Yzerman's gone as planned and, barring any presence still lingers after retir- unforeseen circumstances, he'll ing in 2007. Some Wolverine fans play in Friday's CCHA semifinal even call it 'Yost East' because of contest against Western Michi- the large contingent of maize and gan. blue that drowns out any oppos- "It's always so exciting to get ing colors. back on the ice, even though you Haven't guessed yet? know it's going to be uncomfort- "Every player has a special able," Caporusso said. "Just to be place to play, and Joe Louis Arena back out here with the boys, hav- is that place for me," Caporusso ing a good time, working hard - said after practice Wednesday. there's nothing better." This Friday night at Joe Louis, Last Saturday, Caporusso skat- Caporusso will finally trade in his ed for the first time since going suit and tie - the dress he's been down in a heap against the Wild- accustomed to wearing since cats. He put himself through a suffering a lower-body injury at "warm-up" skate in an attempt to Northern Michigan on Feb. 25 - slowly get back into skating mode, for some skates and a block 'M'. handling the puck here and there, "There was a question mark as not exerting too much energy on to how many weeks it would be," the ice. he said Monday. "That was prob- The next day, Caporusso con- ably the most devastating thing ducted the exact opposite - a to hear, that I was uncertain if I "cardio type of skate" in order would play again at Michigan. to see how far he had come in 17 "But I'm so fortunate to be able days. Against the Broncos on Fri- to play again. You really do take day, it'll be exactly three weeks CHRIS DZOMBACK/Daily Senior forward Louie Caporusso has shined at the Joe throughout his career. since sustaining his injury, and what better way for Caporusso to returnto the lineup than in an environment where he's garnered so much success. "You hope for the best," Michi- gan coach Red Berenson said of Caporusso's potential impact this weekend. "I mean, you hope'to see a player that can make the dif- ference in a game, or make a great play, or score a big goal because that's his history. He's got that in him." In his most recent visit to Joe Louis in late January, he collect- ed Michigan's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to intrastate rival, Michigan State. And during last year's CCHA Tournament final game against Northern Michigan - a game the Wolverines needed to win in order to advance to the NGAA Tournament for the 20th straight season - Caporusso tallied both Michigan goals in its 2-1 victory over the Wildcats. Is there something special about 'Yost East' that brings out the best in Caporusso? One could say that. "I never thought I'd be playing there so much," Caporusso said of the arena. "To get a chance to play at the Joe again with 'the Michigan block 'M' on.my sweater is just going to be an unbelievable expe- rience. " By MATT RUDNITSKY Daily Sports Writer The No.,5 Michigan softball team (25-1) has already gotten off to the best start in program history, outscoring its oppo- nents 191-33. But it still NOTEBOOK hasn't faced a ranked opponent. When the Wolverines travel to Fullerton, Calif. to compete at the Judi Garman Classic this weekend, they'll finally get the chance to prove whether they belong at the top of the polls. Michigan will face No. 6 Ari- zona State on Friday and No. 7 Arizona on Saturday, as well as Notre Dame and Fresno State - two teams on the cusp of the top 25 - on Sunday. The other contest will come on Thursday against Cal State Fullerton, the Classic's host. ARIZONA, WHO? Michi- gan might be facing two top opponents in Arizona and Ari- zona State, but Michigan coach Carol Hutchins isn't worried about the tough competition. "We just need to compete," Hutchins said. "It's not about the other teams. We can't start defining ourselves by who we're playing. We haven't done that yet, and if they start doing it now, they can expect to have a hard time. We just need to play the game and enjoy com- peting. Still, she knows that this weekend will be especially tough. "It's going to be good com- petition, and I would think (the players) would be excited about it," Hutchins said. WHO HAVE THEY BEATEN? No. 6 Arizona State and No. 7 Arizona have each start- ed their seasons with some impressive wins. The Sun Devils (24-1) are currently riding a 20-game winning streak and though their competition has been mostly pedestrian, they do own a 4-3 win over No. 9 Okla- homa. 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