SPORTS
IThe Michigan Daily
Friday, June 3, 1988
Page 11
Michigan left feeling Blue
Texas finishes Abbott to leave
Michigan's year
FROM STAFF REPORTS game on only two days rest after
The Michigan baseball team was throwing 7 2/3 innings on Friday.
eliminated from the double-elimina- Abbott was replaced by Ignasiak in
tion College World Series tourna- the fifth inning.
ment on Monday with a 5-4 loss to Head coach Bud Middaugh's team
Texas in Austin. The Wolverines was knocked out of the tournament
finished the season with a 48-19 after going 2-2 in four games that
kecord. were decided by a total of five runs.
Texas third baseman Craig The Wolverines began the regional
Newkirk, the Central Regional's Friday by beating New Orleans, 6-4,
Most Valuable Player, hit Mike Ig- on Steve Finken's two-run homer in
nasiak's first pitch of the eighth in- the bottom of the ninth.
ning over the left field fence to break Next, Michigan lost an emotional
the 4-4 tie and provide the Longhorns game to California on Saturday, 8-7,
the opportunity to win their ninth in 11 innings. Following the loss,
regional title in 11 seasons. Texas the Wolverines bounced back to
was beaten in the championship knock out Pennsylvania, 7-6 to set
game by California, 6-5. the stage for a confrontation with
Michigan's Jim Abbott started the Texas.
'M' for Angels
FROM STAFF REPORTS major league level. The Angels, ac-
The California Angels picked ju- cording to Abbott, picked him for his
nior Michigan pitcher Jim Abbott overpowering fastball and effective
with the eighth pick of the first curve, not because he was good pub-
round in Tuesday's amateur baseball licity.
draft. Abbott, the 1988 Big Ten "Being picked on the first round is
Player-of-the-Year, has decided to something they can never take away
forego his senior year at Michigan to from you," Abbott said. "Being taken
sign with the Angels on the first round says you've got a
At Michigan, Abbott was 26-8 little ability-you're not just a human
with a 3.03 ERA, while racking up interest story.
'This isn't a revenge prestigious honors such as the 1987 "This isn't a revenge thing to
thing to prove people Golden Spikes Award winner as the prove people wrong; it's an opportu-
,i 0 nation's best amateur baseball player nity. All I ever wanted was just to
Wrong; it's an opportu- and the 1987 Sullivan Award as the geta shot."
nity. All I ever wanted country's best amateur athlete. Abbott was 9-3, with a 3.32 ERA
was just to get a shot.' Abbott, who was born without a this season in helping the Wolver-
JmAtright hand, was questioned by many ines to the regular Big Ten season
-M' pitcher Jim Abbott about fielding his position at the title.
THE SPORTING VIEWS Unlikely sources play key
role in exciting NCAA exit
BY ADAM BENSON
(Part one of a two part series) was the only team invited to the NCAA's
"Other coaches, players, and fans came to from this region.
me and said it was the finest match at the THE TOP three Wolverines are all na-
NCAA tourney," said Michigan head tennis tionally ranked. Ed Nagel and Dan Goldberg
coach Brian Eisner referring to the Wolverines were the '87 and '88 Big Ten Player-of-the-
semi-final loss to LSU. Year respectively and Maivai Washington
Eisner avoided singling out any important was the this season's Big Ten Newcomer-of-
Wolverines, but had he named anyone, Jon the-Year.
Morris and Chip McColl would have topped In the tournament, as in the regular season,
his list. the "big three" was carrying Michigan, win-
Morris and McColl composed Michigan's ning matches against Georgia Tech and Pep-
third-doubles team this past season. Morris perdine. It appeared they'd need the same thing
also played fourth-singles, while McColl was against second-ranked Louisiana State to ad-
unable to win one of Michigan's six singles vance to the finals.
spots. But that didn't happen. Only Washington
Many times this year, McColl didn't have scored a singles victory, and he and Nagel lost
to play because Michigan swept through the in doubles. Morris' win in singles, was one of
Big Ten and dominated the midwest. Michigan four that left the match tied at four.
v
He and McColl had a chance to take
Michigan into the finals. This team would fall
just short of its goal.
"I wish I had a video tape of it (the
match)," said Morris. "Thinking back, I get
goose bumps. There were two or three thou-
sand people screaming, just going nuts."
"I KNEW before we came here that a
match would come down to doubles," said
McColl. "You can go out there and get ner-
vous, but I might never get a chance to do
this again. I wanted to make the most of
this."
Morris and McColl lost the first set, 6-3,
but they came back to win the second, 7-6. It
would come down to the final set.
Morris and McColl were able to jump to a
3-0 lead, but the LSU doubles team stormed
back, taking a 6-5 lead.
With McColl serving, the Wolverines
would go down 40-15, and it seemed that
Michigan was out of comebacks.
"I TOLD Chip we'd get out of this,"
Morris said. "I didn't really believe it, but
when we got the first one (point) back, I
thought we could."
McColl did serve well, but in his anxious-
ness he hit a volley too long. LSU won the
game, the set, and the match. Yet Michigan
did not finish a loser.
"I'll remember college tennis and the huge
crowd," said Morris. "It was the way to go
out. For me to end this way...I couldn't ask
for much more."
Ex-Blue QB arrested
ROM STAFF REPORTS officers were investigating another
Former Michigan and current disturbance, Harbaugh showed up and
Chicago Bear quarterback Jim Har- started shouting obscenities again.
baugh was arrested on a disorderly They tried to take him into custody,
conduct charge Monday after ignoring but Harbaugh ran, away. He was
a police warning to stop yelling oh- chased to the downtown bar, where
scenities and leave the area, police he was arrested with "necessary
said. force," said Nelson.
Harbaugh was shouting obsceni- "It's kind of hard to disturb the
ties to a crowd that included plain- peace in that area-people are always
clothes police officers at a downtown . "
arL adSt .C esno h loud, Nelson said. "He must have
Ear, said Sgt. E.C. Nelson of the been really obnoxious. Evidently, he
EastCc Ajust got way out of line.
officers identified themselves and or-
dered Harbaugh to leave the area. A preliminary hearing was sched-
A short time later, when the same uled for July 11.
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