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By John Leroi
Daily Sports Editor
{ a Say goodbye to the Big Ten tournament. Bill
Freehan has.
His Michigan baseball team needed to take three
of four games from Indiana this weekend to make it
to the conference tourney. However, the Wolverines
could muster only a split.
Michigan has split with every Big Ten opponent
it has faced except for Illinois, who beat them three
times. The split leaves Freehan's ballclub locked in
the conference cellar - the same place they've
been all season.
After splitting with the Hoosiers, Saturday, the
Wolverines (10-12 Big Ten, 22-25 overall) won
Sunday's first game, 8-7, but dropped the nightcap,
8-5.
"That last game was a do or die game for us,"
Freehan said. "We needed a sweep today and we
just didn't get it."
The Wolverines nearly pulled off three wins,
holding a 5-2 lead in the sixth inning of Sunday's
second game. But Indiana (11-13, 31-20) sent 11
mento the plate during a six-run sixth inning.
The Hoosiers collected five singles, three walks
and one hit batsmen in the inning. Michigan tried
MARK FRIEDMAN/Dail" three different pitchers on the mound, before Scott
Weaver's throw from deep leftfield nailed Indiana')
Clint Hickman at the plate for the third out. John
Arvai (8-3) took the loss in relief.
Scott Niemiec, Ryan Van Oeveren and Weaver
each tallied two hits for the Wolverines.
Sunday's first game went a little better for
Michigan. Down 7-5, Brian Simmons led off the
seventh inning with a triple off the wall in left. Chad
Chapman then singledto score Simmons.
With the infield pulled in, Kelly Dransfeldt
ripped a single down the third baseline. Mike Muir
then drew a walk to load the bases.
Scott Niemiec followed,knocking KevinZaleskiI
first pitch into rightfield to score Dransfeldt and
Chapman and giving the Wolverines the lead for good.
"When we came back to win the first game, that
was definately the high point of our season,'
Freehan said. "And to have the lead like that in the
second game and lose it was certainly the lowest."
Arvai earned the win. Ryan Van Geveren and
Weaver both homered for Michigan. Niemiec was
3-for-3 with three RBI.
Saturday, Indiana won the series opener, 5-3. The
Wolverines led, 3-2, going into the sixth inning, b4
lost in eight innings.
In Saturday's nightcap, Michigan scored all its
runs in the first inning on their way to a 2-1 victory.
'ichigan's Kirk Beermann won't be turning two in the Big Ten tournament.
M'pitchmg earns 6 victones
Sarah DeMar successful season, the Wolverines (22-6 one RBI and two runs scored.
ily Softball Writer Big Ten,42-10overall)received the honor No. 8Michigan jumped out tot
At first glance, the Michigan softball of hosting the 1995 Big Ten Softball 2-0 lead in the first inning when{
-am would appear to be totally offen- Championships this Friday and Saturday. Pearcy singled to leftfield and th
vely oriented with two broken batting No. 8 Michigan swept two games vanced to second base on a singlet
cords this season. The Wolverines' 502 against Eastern Michigan yesterday by fin. Then senior Kelly Kovach dou
is and 287 runs scored seem to prove margins of 5-0 and 8-0. Sara Griffin (15- score. Pearcy and Griffin scored
it the teamis dominatedby its offense. 6) pitched the opening game shutout, next play off of a Tracy Carrsingle
But Michigan has won its last seven racking up 10 strikeouts and allowing The nightcap went just as poc
mes - surrendering a total of two just two walks. The freshman went 3-for- the struggling Eagles. With two
s. The Wolverines carried a .29 ERA 3 with one double and two RBI. the first, Griffin knocked the b
er that time. Junior Kathryn Gleason also had a Eastern's second baseman and C
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Kellyn Tate doubled up the right field
line to score the two.
The victory was credited to pitcher
Kelly Holmes while Carr took the spot-
light with four hits out of four at-bats,
stretching two of those into doubles.
Carr also had two RBI.
Michigan clinched the Big Ten after
a four-game sweep against Michigan
State May 6-7. The Spartans beat them-
selves in the 11-0, 5-0, 7-1 and 7-1
losses by committing eight errors.
The Wolverines earned the No. I seed in the Big Ten tournamnent.
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Ranger sues 'U'for 1mion
By Julie Keating Golf Ranger Joe Rodriguez was fired last
Daily Sports Writer summer, after a complaint was voiced by
A former employee is suing the Uni- Athletic Director Joe Roberson.
versity for $1 million over the termination On July 11, 1994, Rodriguez show
of his employment. Former Michigan up to work only to be released that mo ,
ing by his supervisor Robert Chaddock,
the golf course manager.
S A The day before, Rodriguez came
upon the foursome, which included
Roberson, when he told them to
"...kindly pick up the pace, you are two
holes behind," according to a statement
released by Marian L. Faupel,
Rodriguez's attorney. Rodriguez claims
A T that Robersonlater said somethingnto
effect of, "Get rid of this guy. I'mgoin.
be playing a lot of golf, andI don't want to
I M A Gsee hisface."
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