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Michigan snaps four-game slide

By STEVEN BRAID
Daily Sports Writer
Matt Trowbridge and Central
Michigan's defense was just what
the doctor ordered for the Michi-
gan baseball team's offense.
The Wolverines (0-3 Big
Ten, 13-16 overall) capitalized
on erratic pitching and sloppy
defense
from their CMU 3
opponent MICHIGAN 7
to score
five first-inning runs, defeating
the Chippewas,7-3, and snapping
a four-game losing streak.
"Ifyouwant to put pressure on
them, you've got to put the ball in
play," said Michigan coach Rich
Maloney. "Once we put a little
pressure (on Central Michigan),
we got the timely hits, and that
was the difference in the game."
Before the matchup against
Central Michigan (3-3 MAC,
12-17overall),theWolverineshad
struggled to produce runs. Dur-
ing its four previous contests, the
offense had averaged just three
runs per game. Though Michi-
gan managed just five hits in yes-
terday's game, it benefitted from
multiple miscues by the Chippe-
was. Trowbridge's control issues
were apparent from the first bat-
ter he faced. He led off the bot-
tom of the first inningbywalking
junior center fielder Patrick
Biondi and freshman shortstop
Dylan Delany. After both players
advanced a base on a wild pitch,
sophomore right fielder Michael
O'Neill reached base on an error
by Central Michigan's shortstop
Jordan Dean, scoring Biondi to
tie the game at 1-1.
Freshman left fielder Will
Drake then singled to send home
Delaney and give the Wolverines
a lead they wouldn't relinquish
for the rest of the game. Sopho-
more catcher Cole Martin con-
cluded the first-inning scoring
with a two-run single through
the left side of the infield.
Trowbridge was yanked after
only one inning. He allowed just

Borseth resigns,
returns to former
job in Green Bay

PAUL SHERMAN/Daily
Senior first baseman Coley Crank hit a solo home run in the fifth inning of Michigan's win on Wedensday.

two hits, but walked four bat-
ters, threw two wild pitches and
allowed four earned runs. He
also walked in a run.
"I thought Will Drake and that
hit early was important," Malo-
ney said. "I thought our guys
were patient, which was impor-
tant. I thought Cole Martin's
two-run hit was huge because we
haven't gotten too many of those
lately."
Those five runs proved to be
enough, as Michigan's pitching
staff held the Chippewas to three
runs. Freshman hurler James
Bourque, who was tagged for
four runs in 3.1 innings in a 12-2
defeat against Eastern Michigan
last Wednesday, earned his sec-
ond career victory. After relin-
quishing a first-inning home run
to Dean, he settled down to pitch
three solid innings, allowing two
hits and only one earned run
while striking out three batters.
"I kind of just forgot about (the.

home run)," Bourque said. "I was
happy with the leadoff hitter that
inning, and then I came back and
got the next guy. And then in the
second inning, I cruised pretty
well. I just had to let itgo."
Central Michigan had plen-
ty of opportunities to mount a
comeback against the bullpen.
After scoring two runs in the top
of the fifth inning with a two-out
rally against senior right-hander
Kevin Vangheluwe, the Chippe-
was left the bases loaded in the
sixth and eighth innings. In both
frames, they failed to drive home
a run against sophomore hurler
Alex Lakatos. In the sixth inning,
Dean - who entered the contest
batting .376 - grounded into a
double play to end the stanza,
and in the eighth inning, Dean
flew out to right field for the final
out. Central Michigan left a total
of 11 men on base for the game.
It appeared that Michigan
would have a field day against

the Central Michigan pitching
staff after its first-inning perfor-
mance, but the Wolverine bats
reverted back to their usual ways
and grew silent for most of the
game. Senior first baseman Coley
Crank tallied the Wolverines'
only extra-base hit of the day
when he smacked his sixth home
run of the season over the left-
center-field wall in the bottom of
the fifth inning.
"I had two strikes, so I was just
looking for a ball in the zone,"
Crank said. "(Central Michigan's
Dylan Rheault) threw a high
slider, and so I had to protect (the
plate)."
Though the offense has strug-
gled at the plate as of late, Crank
was encouraged by its perfor-
mance against the Chippewas.
"The last few games haven't
been too great, but we put it
behind us and came out ready to
play, and we got good results,"
Crank said.

By COLLEEN THOMAS
Daily Sports Writer
Michigan women's basketball
coach Kevin Borseth announced
his resignation at a meeting
Wednesday afternoon with the
team and coaching staff. He will
return to Wisconsin-Green Bay,
where he spent nine years as the
head coach before coming to Ann
Arbor.
"I have decided to resign my
position and return to Wisconsin-
Green Bay as head coach," Bors-
eth said in a press release through
the Michigan Athletic Depart-
ment. "My family and I have
really enjoyed
our time at_
Michigan. We
have made "(W e)
some terrific
friends, and enjoyed
we will miss
everybody. at M ic]
would like to
thank everyone
at the Univer-
sity of Michigan for giving me
this opportunity to be the wom-
en's basketball coach, and I wish
everyone the best in the future."
Borseth had just completed his
best season with the Wolverines,
finishing the 2011-12 campaign
with a 20-12 overall record and
a seventh-place Big Ten finish,
going 8-8 in the conference.
Michigan also earned an at-
large bid to the NCAA Tour-
nament, its first in 11 years.
Oklahoma knocked out the 11th-
seeded Wolverines in the first
round. The resignation came as
a shock to the players, who were
unaware of the situation before
the meeting.
"Absolutely speechless. Can't
control my emotions right now ...

wow," junior forward Sam Arnold
tweeted after the meeting.
In his five years at the helm,
Borseth recorded an 87-73 overall
record and a 38-48 Big Ten mark,
making three WNIT appearanc-
es and one NCAA Tournament
appearance. He also put together
a pair of 20-win seasons during
his tenure. In his previous stint
at Wisconsin-Green Bay, Borseth
found more success. The Phoenix
never missed the postseason in
his nine years - including seven
trips to the NCAA Tournament -
and won the regular-season con-
ference title each year. Borseth
compiled a 216-62 record, going
125-13 in con-
ference play.
"My fam-
really ily and I are
so thrilled to
our time return to Green
Bay and to the
higan. many friends
and fans in the
community,"
Borseth said
in a statement on the Wisconsin-
GreenBayathletics website."Iam
really excited to get to know the
current players on the team and
to continue to move Green Bay
women's basketball forward."
Wisconsin-Green Bay will hold
a press conference Thursday at
3:30 p.m., officially announcing
Borseth's return to the women's
basketball program. The Phoenix
made an appearance in the NCAA
Tournament last season, earning
a seven-seed after going 31-2 in
the regular season and winning
the Horizon League Tournament.
The team lost to two-seed Ken-
tucky in the second round.
Borseth replaces Matt Bollant,
who recently tookthe head coach-
ing job at Illinois.

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Daily Sports
It took awhile,
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finally got on base. I
but the Michigan s
offense has final
groove.
After a slow sta
son, No.20 Michiga
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with its offense lead
"In the beginnin
in practice, but wh
the game, everybo
of tensed up,"
said senior
first base-
man Amanda
Chidester. "At
first, things
were changing
a lot in the line-
up, and I think
once we settle
down with
things, once
we gained our confi
back home, everythi
into place."
Before beginnin
game home stand
the Wolverines we
.249 as a team. Mic
at least 10 hits in fo
games, boosting the
.289.
"We knew we w
through," Chideste
knew it was right t
had to keep workin
and we knew it wou
sooner or later."
To lead the offe
sophomore outfiel
Doyle, junior seco
* Ashley Lane and C
stepped up to the pl
"It's been a proc

ed team us," Lane said. "We've all been
working really hard. I know it was
verage aslower process for mejusttrying
last togetback into it,butwe're allhit-
its ls ting the ball a lot better."
.nd Since beginning Big Ten play,
both Chidester and Doyle have
.500 batting averages. Riding a
TELBACH seven game hit streak, Lane has
Writer also added offensive power to
help the Wolverines, reaching
but the bat- base safely in each of the past 15
ontact. It took games.
base runners Lane especially excelled this
It took awhile, past weekend in the Wolverines'
oftball team's three-game series at Indiana (2-4,
ly found its 17-17). In the final game on Sun-
day, Lane batted in the first four
rt to the sea- runs on a single and a three-run
n (5-1 Big Ten, home run to put Michigan ahead
ack on track, for good.
ing the way. In addition, Doyle stood out
g, we hit well on Sunday with a 3-for-4 perfor-
en it came to mance and an RBI.
dy just kind "I think we're really good
and we're pre-
pared," Lane
"W e're only said. "I think it
really showed
going to get at the (Indiana)
gm.I mean,
better moving everybody
top to bottom
forward." almost hit the
ball, so I think
we're ready to
go."
dence and got Despite the recent success at
ing kind of fell bat, the Wolverines are still not
back to their offensive prowess
g their five- of last season. Chidester led the
on March 21, team last season with a.423 aver-
ere hitting a age, well above her .333 average
higan totaled this season.
ur of the five "Anytime you're given the
eir average to opportunity to be behind the
plate, you're just expected to do
Mould (break) well," Doyle said. "We're all work-
r said. "We ing hard and steppingup to do our
here. We just part."
g and believe, Even though the team's num-
ld break loose bers are down from last season,
there is much to look forward to
ensive swing, with Michigan just six games into
der Lyndsay Big Ten play.
nd baseman "We're only going to get bet-
hidester have ter moving forward," Doyle said.
ate. "Our offense is just getting start-
ess for all of ed."

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