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First Rounders
A trio of Wolverines were
selected in the first round of
the NFL Draft. See page 17.
SIPORTS
Wednesday
May 3,1995
Don't
judge
Moeler
quite yet
Don't damn Gary Moeller just yet.
As easy as it would be to blast the
Michigan football coach, it wouldn't be
appropriate. We don't know all of the
facts and we don't know for sure what
happened last Friday at the Excalibtr
OAestaurant in Southfield.
What we do know, however, isn't
good.
Last Friday Moeller was arrested on
misdemeanor charges of disorderly
conduct and assault and battery.
According to police, he was drunk. Last
Monday he was suspended indefinitely,
with pay, by University President James
J. Duderstadt
while the
Athletic
Department
further
investigates the
situation.
Like most, I
was shocked
when I first
RYAN heard what
WHITE happened.1
White on didn't want to
i Target believe the
reports that
Moellerhad
caused an uproar at the resturaunt and
then shoved a police officer after
authorities were called to the scene.
And Iespecially didn't want to
believe he was drunk.
Now, don't think I'm against
drinkingIamnot. I'm alsonot holding
Moeller to a higher standard than he
phould be.
Iunderstand that people make
mistakes, but in his position at Michigan,
Moelleris much more thanjust a football
coach. He's a mentor, a teacher and, to
some ofhis players, a father figure.
In the past year he's seen players
arrested for firing a gun off of a porch,
shoplifting a compact disc and credit card
fraud.
He's preached to the players about
being good citizens, and making the right
hlecsions.
Moeller was drunk, which means he
made the wrong decision.
When Moellerreturns to the teamit
will be more than difficult for himto look
out at his team and tell them not to drink.
It may be even harder for those players to
pay any attention to what he is saying.
When this is all said and done that
may be the most damaging thing to come
out of this.
He will most likely not lose is job.
While alot people would love to see
Moeller fired, it is more because they
SEE TARGEr, PAGE 17
Sluggers still in
1st after split
By Sarah DeMar
Daily Softball Writer
Throughout the regular season,
Northwestem has been hot on the trail of
the No. 9 Michigan softball team. The
Wildcats have maintained a close second
place in the conference behind the Wol-
verines, and the standings remained un-
changed after this weekend's four-game
split.
"It was a tough series," Michigan
coach Carol Hutchins said. "We had to
deal with a 10-day break. We also
wanted these games very badly, but I
think we let our emotions get to our-
selves."
Michigan raged into Sunday's sec-
ond game with its bats on fire, piling up
11 hits compared to the Wildcats' five,
pounding Northwestern (15-5 Big Ten,
29-13 overall), 7-1.
But the real story for the Wolverines
(15-3, 35-7) wasn't at the plate - it was
on the mound.
Senior hurler Kelly Kovach (15-2)
picked up the win while setting her third
school record. Her six strikeouts put
Kovach over the all-time strikeout record
of 447. The senior now holds pitching
records for most victories (67), innings
pitched (714) and strikeouts.
The Wolverines' big offensive bar-
rage came in the sixth inning after they
were already up, 4-1. With Jessica Lang
and Tracy Carr on base, Jessica Smith
slapped a bunt past the shortstop to score
Lang. Carr scored on the overthrow from
the plate to third, and Smith easily
claimed an inside the park home run
when the ball rolled all the way to the
fence.
Saturday, the Wolverines split with
Northwestern in two down-to-the-wire
thrillers, dropping the first game, 4-3,
and winning the nightcap, 4-2.
Freshman pitcher Sara Griffin (13-6)
took the loss in game one while striking
out eight and allowing all four runs.
Heading into the top of the fourth,
Michigan was leading by two runs be-
hind RBI singles from Kovach and Carr
Griffin loaded the bases on three con-
secutive walks and Northwestern's Erin
Robson tripled down the rightfield line to
score three runs, putting the Wildcats
ahead, 3-2.
An inning later Northwestern ex-
tended its lead by a run when catcher
Kelley Green scored Rondi Golden on a
suicide bunt.
The Wolverines struggled to rally in
the next two innings and made their final
stand in the seventh. Junior Cheryl
Pearcy led off with a routine grounder to
the shortstop. Wildcat Tricia Kay over-
threw first base to advance Pearcy to sec-
ond. Griffin then popped out, but
Kovach followed with a double to right-
center, scoring Pearcy.
With the Wolverines down by one
SEE SoFSAL, PAGE 18
FIE nPOTO/aiy
The Wolverines spilt with Northwestern to remain atop the Big Ten.
Usual weekend for hitters
By John Leroi better against Indiana and Ohio State, the
Daily Sports Editor only conference squads remaining on
Weekend splits are becoming far too Michigan's schedule.
common for Bill Freehan's ball club. But the Wolverines barely earned a
The Michigan baseball team completed split. In Sunday's second game, third
its third consecutive weekend split Sun- baseman Kelly Dransfeldt knocked in
day against second place Minnesota. ScottWeaver with the go-ahead run in the
While a series split against the Big eighth inningto give Michigan a 4-3 win.
Ten's No. 2 team would usually satisfy Reliever Matt Herr (1-0) snagged the
ant team, this weekend's performance win for the Wolverines.
left the Wolverines (8-10 Big Ten, 19-23 With Minnesota up 3-1 in the sixth,
overall) in the Big Ten cellar, two games Weaver cranked a solo home run and
under .500. leftfielder Sean Coston smacked an RBI
Michigan has split games with Iowa, double to score Dransfeldt to tie the
Penn State, Michigan State and now the game at three runs a piece.
Golden Gophers. The Wolverines In the first game, Mark Temple (3-5)
dropped three out four games to Illinois. gave up fiveruns on eight hits in six full in-
If Michigan has any hopes of pulling
itself out of last place, it will have to do SEE BASEBALL., PAGE 18
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