16 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 15, 1996 SPORTS 'M' softball grabs lion's share of Big Ten individual honors By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer Not only has the Michigan softball team garnered many collective acco- lades, its members have also received numerous individual honors. For the second year in a row, sopho- more Sara Griffin was named the Big Ten's Player of the Year. She led the league in earned-run average with 0.73, while pacing the - conference with a 16-1 season mark. Griffin was also the third leading hitter in the conference at a .470 clip. First baseman Traci Conrad was . named Freshman of the Year, while Sof Michigan skipper Carol Hutchins was Notebook honored as Coach of the Year. The first-team All-Big Ten selec- tions were Griffin in the utility position and fellow sophomore Kellyn Tate in the outfield. Conrad and third baseman Tracy Carr were second-team selections. Snap, Crackle, POP!: In the 15 games played at Alumni Field prior to the Big Ten tournament, there had only been two home runs hit. On Saturday, there were three homers in as many games. Michigan's Jennifer Smith, Indiana's Meg Montgomery and Minnesota's Renee Sbrocco all hit balls out of the park, despite inclement weather. Home Sweet Home: Alumni Field has been good to the Wolverines of late. Since losing its home opener to Iowa March 30, Michigan has won 14 con- secutive contests on its home diamond. With the NCAA Regionals set to be played at Alumni Field this weekend, the Wolverines hope they can continue to take advantage of their home park. Salomon Brothers May/June 1996 Graduates Salomon Brothers is an international investment banking firm that makes markets in securities and provides a broad range of underwriting, financial advisory, and research services to governments, corporations, and institutional investors. The YIELD BOOK GROUP of the FIXED INCOME RESEARCH DEPARTMENT is responsible for the development and implementation of a highly sophisticated workstation-based fixed income analytics system. The Yield Book is used by Salomon's Sales, Trading, and Research professionals as well as by many of the firm's best clients in the process of quantifying and optimizing investment decisions. In response to an overwhelming demand for the Yield Book, the group is expanding its activities and is recruiting for a number of positions: 1. PC Hardware/Networking Engineer 2. Local and Wide Area Networking Architect 3. UNIX System Specialist SOFT BALL. Continued from Page 13 That energy came in the neO inning, as Holmes came on in scoreless relief of Griffin, slamming the door on the Gophers. "It felt good to get away with that win," Holmes said. "It feels good to win the tournament in three games and personally it feels good to know that I can keep the game close like that," Griffin redeemed herself at t plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI in the win. "I'm happy to get out of here with a win. (The Gophers) just keep coming at you," Hutchins said. "They've got a great hitting team and were coming after us again, and we got away with (making mistakes)." The win gave Michigan the Big Ten's automatic berth in the NCAA softball tournament for the second straight year. In their first game of the toum - ment, the Wolverines took advantage of errors by fourth-seeded Indiana to claim a 3-1 win. The Wolverines then faced Minnesota - which beat No. 3 seed Iowa earlier in the day - in Friday's final game. Catcher Jennifer Smith's two-run dinger keyed Michigan's 3-2, com from.hind victory. Aluimni Field isshedtld to b th site of this weekend 'NCAA National Softball Championship Regional N 2, as the top-seeded Wolverines host No 2 seed South Carolina, third-seeded Notre Dame and No. 4 seed Central Michigan. South Carolina and Notre Dame received at-large bids to the touma- ment, while the Chippewas earned a spot by winning the Mid-Americ Conference toumament. Warehouse Summer Help Needed High volume dsatbution center is accepting applications for dependable and energetic people to i perform warehouse duties. We offer a starting rate of $7.00 per hour - overtime is sometimes, necessary. Work week is Monday thru Friday, }800 am. to 5:00 p.m. A high school diploma or GED is required. Position is available j for entire summer. Please apply in person between 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1 Monday thru Friday. NO PHONE CALLS wil be accepted! EBY-BROWN COMPANY 2085 E. Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti, MIl 48197 , NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!! I EOE Academic Background: B.A., B.S. or M.S. in a quantitative field such as Computer Science or Engineering. Strong interpersonal skills required. Resumes should be submitted to: Joan Dolph Salomon Brothers, Fixed Income Research Department 7 World Trade Center, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10048 Fax # (212) 783-4615