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and pinchrunner Erin Martino on sec-
ond, Carr hit a long fly ball to
rightfield to advance the runner to
third.
Second baseman Jessica Lang was
then walked intentionally after reach-
ing a full count.
But Smith popped out to
centerfield to end the Wolverines'
eight game winning streak. Earlier in
the season Michigan went 19 straight
games without a loss.
The Wolverines' big guns at the
plate were Kellyn Tate and Kovach,
who went 3-for-3 and 2-for-4, respec-
tively. Tate is filling in for senior Lesa
Arvia, who broke her leg against Penn
State in early April.
Game two went a little more
smoothly for Michigan. The game re-
mained scoreless until the third inning
when Northwestern's Beverly
Stiglbauer knocked an RBI single to
leftfield.
Lang answered in the bottom half
of the inning with a solo home run over
the leftfield fence.
With the score knotted at two in the
seventh, Pearcy led off with a single
and Griffin followed with another
single to leftfield. Kovach slapped a
double into the gap in right-centerfield.
Pearcy and Griffin both crossed the
plate before Northwestern could get
the ball into the infield.
Kovach grabbed the win for the
Wolverines. Shortstop Kathryn
Gleason was 3-for-4 at the plate for
Michigan.
After the fireworks of Saturday's
doubleheader, rain and subdued play
saturated Sunday's games. Once again,
the Wolverines came out flat and
handed Northwestern another first-
game victory.
Griffin took the loss, 1-0, in a battle
of the defenses. Both teams were
scoreless until the top of the sixth in-
ning when Stiglbauer singled and then
scored off a hit over the bag at second
by Green for the only nu of the game.
Against Central Michigatn April 19,
Michigan swept a doubleheader, 6-0
and 5-1.
Kovach fanned five Chippewas and
allowed just three hits in game one.
Kelly Holmes (9-1) picked up the vic-
tory in the nightcap.
Cheryl Pearcy was 4-for-8 at the
plate for Michigan.
The Wolverines head to Columbus
Wednesday for a weekday match with
Ohio State before facing Michigan
State in two doubleheaders this week-
end.
After a weekend split with Minnesota, Michigan, who was picked to finish second in the Big Ten, still owns the bottom
spot in the conference standings with a 8-10 league record.
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nings in Michigan's 5-2 loss. Temple sur-
rendered a third inning homerun to Gopher
first baseman Rob Smith to break a 2-2
deadlock.
Rightfielder Rodney Goble racked up
four hits for Michigan Centerfielder Brian
Simmonsdrove in both Wolverine runs.
In Saturday's opener, Coston cleared
the bases with a three-mn triple in the top
of the sixth to lift Michigan to a 6-4 win.
MattFerullo (3-7) went the distance to
pick up the victory.
Dransfeldt was 2-for-3 with an RBI for
Michigan. Coston knocked in three runs.
In the nightcap, John Arvai (7-2) gave
up an RBI single to Smith in the bottom of
the seventh inning that broke a 4-4 tie.
The Wolverines tied the game at four
when shortstop Ryan Van Oeveren led off
the top of the seventh with a solo homerun.
Van Oeveren finished with a 3-4 perfor-
mance.
Michigan swept two games f'om Siena
Heights last Tuesday. The Wolverines won
both games in the bottom of the seventh, 7-
5, in the opener and 8-7 in the nightcap.
Arvai eamed both wins in relief.
Michigan trailed 5-2 with one outiin the
bottom of the seventh in game one. Then,
five straightWolverines got hits and all five
eventually crossed the plate. I
A pinch-hit triple by Scott Niemiec
knocked in two runs to make it 5-4 and
Dransfeldt followed by crushing a 1-0
fastball over the leftfield fence for the vic-
tory.
In the second game, the Wolvennes
trailed 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth, but
tied it on a two-run triple by Goble. With
the bases loaded in the seventh, Dransfeldt
ripped a single to leftfield-his sixth hit of
the day -to complete the sweep. - 4
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ine coach Bev Plocki was pleased with
her squad's showing at the Champion-
ships.
"Getting to the 'Super Six' was our
goal this year," Plocki said. "Next year
our goal will be to win the national
championship."
The individual gymnasts who per-
formed well during Friday's team com-
petition advance to Saturday's individual
round.
Heather Kabnick and Marshall
joined Wymer in Saturday's showdown.
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Kabnick finished third in the vault and
Marshall grabbed an eighth place finish
in both the vault and the balance beam.
Wymer, a senior, said she was
pleased - not only with her title - but
with the team's performance as well.
"I couldn't have asked for a better
ending, Wymer said.
Notes
Former Wolverine icer Mike
Knuble was selected to the 1995
United State National Hockey team.
The team is currently playing in the
Hockey World Championships ,
which conclude May 7, in Sweeden
... Michigan diver Carrie Zarse, a
bronze medalist at last month's Pan
Am Games, won her third U.S. na-
tional title last Thursday at the
Phillips 66 National Champion-
ships. Zarse led from start to finish
in the I-meter springboard ... Two
Michigan men's gymnasts finished
well at the NCAA Championships
in Columbus, last weekend. Brian
Winkler took seventh in the floor
exercise and Royce Toni placed
1 Ith in the still rings.