Wednesday, May 5, 1993 - The Michia Daily Summer Wekly-13 Q Who was the last NFL player to play "full time" (every down)? "__________09___ o, tite on -I S 9, qsutedlpeyqd Hitters go coldi ,to corral Broncos, : N ' \6-0 o 8 hd f a By ANTOINE PITTS DALY BASEBALL WRITER Lack of offense plagued the Michi- gan baseball team yesterday, as it lost for the 28th time this year. The Wolverines (17-28) fell to Western Michigan (26-16), 6-0, at Fisher Stadium. The game, originally scheduled at Western, was moved to Ann Arbor due to poor field conditions in Kalamazoo. Three Bronco pitchers kept the Wolverine hitters at bay all afternoon. StarterKevinGorlewski (3-0) gave up just two hits in four innings to earn the victory. Don Beyer and Ken Raines also kept Michigan guessing at the plate. "That wasn't their best pitcher out there," Michigan coach Bill Freehan said. "We hit the ball much better over the weekend (at Ohio State)." Meanwhile, the Broncos scored single runs in the first and sixth innings before erupting for four runs in the last two innings. Chris Newton (2-1) suf- fered the loss despite giving up only three hits and striking out a career-high eight batters. Newton fanned the last six batters that he faced. "I knew I got a couple in a row," Newton said. "I wasn't aware of my career high. "I just wanted to go out there and throw some strikes and try to get a couple of guys out and keep our teamin the ballgame." Western touched Newton for a run in the ftrst that was set up by a walk, a sacrifice bunt and a groundout. Todd Staehle tripled home therunto give the Broncos a 1-0 lead. Dave Elliot hita leadoff homer off of reliever Bryan Santo in the sixth for the second run. Elliot, the number three hitter in the lineup, and Staehle, the cleanup hitter, led the Western offen- sive attack. Staehle knocked in three runs forthe Broncos. Elliot went3-for- 4 and scored three runs. Three singles and a walk in the eighth inning off of Mark Temple re- sulted in two more runs. John Arvai came on to get the last two btters to retire the side. The fifth Michigan pitcher, Todd Marion, gave up the final two runs in the ninth. The only bright spots at the plate for the Wolverines were Nate Holdren and Scott Weaver. Holdren went 2-for-4 with a double and Weaver hit 3-for-4 with a double. Newton's pitching performance put him in the running for the starting spot that has opened with the loss of Ron Hollis. A blood clot in the right leg has hospitalized Hollis. "It's very serious and we hope it works out for him," Freehan said of Hollis' condition. KRISTOFFER GILLETE/Daly Ryan Van Oeveren, shown here against Eastern Michigan earlier this year, and the Michigan baseball team fell to Western Michigan yesterday, 6-0. Slugersrecord recordsvs. DeL~tit By J.L. ROSTAM-ABADI ODILY SPORTS WRITER Another member of the Michigan softball team joined the ranks of the infamous "200 Club" as the Wolver- ines improved to a 33-9 overall record by sweeping a doubleheader over De- troit-Mercy, 4-2 and 3-1. Senior pitcher Kelly Forbis de- livered the 200th strikeout of her col- legiatecareeryesterdayinthefirstgame of the doubleheader. She is the fifth player in Michigan history to reach the 200strikeoutplateau.Lastweeksopho- more pitcher Kelly Kovach achieved the same distinction. Forbis earned her 20th season vic- tory, making her the third Michigan pitcher ever to accomplish such a feat. She carries a 1.25 ERA. "It feels pretty good to have gotten (my20th victory)before my eligibility is over," Forbis said. "But I'm always shooting higher." Michigan led 3-0 through the first four innings of the game. Senior Patti Benedict led the Wolverines with two hits and threeruns batted in. In the fifth inning,DetroitMercy scored twonrns, cutting Michigan's lead to one. "We threw a few pitches that we shouldn'thave thrown, and they ended up hitting them," Forbis said. However, the Wolverines held on for the triumph, scoring one more run in the top of the sixth. "I think the team played well," Forbis said. "There were no errors." In the second game, Kovach was the winning pitcher, racking up nine strikeouts, tying her single-game best. All three of Michigan's runs came in the bottom of the sixth. Benedict again led the offense, this time with two hits and one RBI. Benedict is now only four hits away from topping Michigan's All-American Jenny Allard (227 hits) on the Michigan career hits list. If she passes Allard, she will become Michigan's No. 2 all-time hitter. Despite all the recordand potential record breaking going on, the Michi- gan softball team still remembers what it takes to win games. "Being relaxed and playing the gamethewayit'ssupposedtobeplayed (is the key to victory)," Forbis said. DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM MICHIGAN SPORTs ROUNDUJP Women runners excel in Toledo FROM STAFF REPORTS The Michigan women's track and field team enjoyed much success at the University of Toledo Invitational this past Saturday. The squad won four dif- ferent events, and it dominated the 1,500-meter run with the first four places. Molly McClimon ran a team season-best4:17.74inherwinning 1500 run,andteammatesCourtney Babcock, Karen Harvey and Chris Szabo fol- lowed her. Rhonda Meyers won the shot put witha13.28meterthrow,MonikaBlack captured the high jump at 1.72 meters andLauraJermangamered4,899points to prevail in the heptathlon. Jerman placedfirstinfiveoftheeightheptathlon events, finishing no lower than fifth in any. Mgr'sTRAcK:Themen's trackand fieldsquad placedfourthoutof 13inthe Central Collegiate Championship. Jon Royce, whowonthehigh jump, was the only event-winner for the Wolverines. Toby Van Pelt (pole vault), Stan Johanning (javelin), Matt Smith (3000 meter steeplechase) and the 4 X 100 relay team finished in second in their respective competitions. For Additional Information Contact: IMSB 763-3562