The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2000 - 15 SPORTs BRIEFS MiCiGANe NOTEStin D\ ed fo Wolve Izzo turns down Golfers attain goal asD 1 Snal seSn ends for Wole n '& W I I* I "7t-4I It I A I 'Aawks' job offer NCAA selects Blue By Ryan C. Moloney EAST LANSING (AP) The Atlanta Hawks w ill have to look elsewhere for a coach. Tom ceo will remain at Michi'ran State. Izzo, who led Michigan State to the NCAA basketball title last month, said Satnrdav he turned * wn a S15 million ol'fr to replace enny Wilkens, wsho resigned as the Hawks' coach after a disappointing season. It wasn't that the NBA wasn't attractive. Izzo, his voice some- times cracking with emotion, said the bottom line was that he felt a bond with the university, and espe- cially with his players. Driver Pet dies 4practicin or race LOUDON N H (AP) Adam Petty tho earlier this year became the first fturth- ener- ation stock car driver, died Fridt during prae- tice for the Busch 200 at New [latmpshire International Speedways Petty, who wxas 19, died wiithi a month of his great-grandfather Lee, who as one of the pioneers of NASCAR. Petty brushed the wall in Turn 3 at 130 mph and spun out, smashing side- ways itnto the cotctste. Psety as trapped itside his car Itti 2( itt S before rescue workers Cut through the roof to free him. At Concord Hospital, lie was pro- nounced dead of head trauma. -fim staffrtsi The Michigan men's golf tear was one of 27 learns selected to paiticipate in the NCAA entral Regional Championship, iVictona, t I The 54-hole tournaei nt will irun May 18-20, ith il cmpttors playitg 18 holes each dayt This is Mtthi's second NCAA appsearance in tO vs ths llast titmle beinc in 1997 wre the Wolserines placed eighth in the regional tourna- ment and 25th i ln the NCAA Championship. Current senior standout Mike Harris is the only player returning from the 97 squad, where ie hopes to improe fiom his 86h place NCANA finish- I/rom staff reits Football inks blue- chip linebacker hlie Michigan football team received its third verbal commitment from the class of 2005 front All-American full- back and linebacker Scott McClintock. McClintock enters Iis senior year in Belle Vernon, PA, rated a top 100 junior bv G&W Recruiting and a top 101 play- er by Prep Football Report. lie boasts a 6-3. 240 pound fratte, can bench press 345 pounds, and runs te 41-yard dashinii458 secondirs. heclintock is tie first out-of-state player to conirt to tie Wolverines. Ie joins Michigan natsves Leo Hflenige, an outside linebacker from Chesaning, and Ernest Shazor, a safety from Detroit. :fior sir/freprts Daily Sports Editor For most observers of the Michigan baseball team, the struggle revolved around triving to successfully crack the mvsterv of the team's season-long funk. Iow to su i up a 20-32-I record? After the Wohlveries were swept at horey is Minnesota, vOthi was viewed as the reast for tire itepriiitUde in the field. The emergence of pitchers Bobby Korecky and Nick Alexander gently teased the Michigan faithful into helieviIng in the possibility ofa BigTen TOUrnarnerit berth. Iosses to MAC doormats Toledo and Eastern Michigan were cause for hiead-scratching of "Colombo" propor- tions. Perhaps intensity was the prob- len. But today. there is only one sure way to describe the Michigan Nine's season - over. The Wolverines split this weekend's series with Iowa 2-2, with the losses spanning the season's final two games, including an 8-5 defeat yesterday. II actuality, the season's meter tad all but expired last wveekend when the Wolverines emerged from their series ivith Michigan State with a 2-2 split. In order to qUalify for the last spot in the BT', Michigan needed to sweep its four-gare set with 44 caliber le end Iowa and hope for a Ray Fisher, Michigan's baseball Penn State sweep manager from 1921-58, was orig over sixth-place inally honored when the Northwestern. Wolverines' named their stadium Northwestern held after him in 1967. This past an I1-6 lead in Saturday. the Wolverines again MARJORIE MARSHAL L/Dtt Friday's oame, but its paid tribute to his memory, totponient due to unveiling his No. 44 in right field, next to Don Lund's rain injected a hope No. 33, Moby Benedict's No. 1 and Bill Freehan's No. serurm into the 11. Here are Fisher's career highlights: Wolerines for a 637 career wins -' Saturday, and it n15 Big Ten titles showed. a 1953 national championship Korecks care within one out of a no-hitter in the first game of Sattirday's twiribill, accepting the one-hit Shutout, 3-0. But when Northwestern's win was assured, the wind appeared to leave the sails for the Wolverines. "The last few weekends we played well, but we came up short in too many ganies," Michigan coach Geoff Zahn said. "We were just a hTtle short this year with so many new guys and inex- perienced players. "Everybody made improvements through the year, that's what we need to do going into next year." In Sunday's contest, Rich Hi1 started Frosh phenom Young By Jon Schwartz Dalvy Sports Writer Eg'll itOt m e'..)'H1W ~lk l MLB Stmdings ALCENTRAL W L PCT GB ROME AWAY STK Cleveland 1915.559 - 78 127 Won 3 Chicago 2016.556 - 116 910 Won 3 Minnet n720.ss as 11-11 a st Detroit 11 21324 8 69 514 Won 2 ALEAST W L PT GB HOME AWAY STK NY Yankees 22 12647 - 12-5 17 Lost 3 Boston 2112636 .5 115 10-7 won 4 *ronto 20 1&526 4 12-9 89 won I Baitimore 1620.444 7 107 6-13 Lost 6 Tampa Bay 1322.371 9.5 5-9 813 Lost 1 AL.WEST W L PCT GO HOME AWAY STW Srattie 18 165.529 - 50-5 8it onr 1 Oakland 1 t1.514 .5 11 12t 7 ost Anaheim 1820.474 2 1111 7-9 Lost 2 Texas 1719.472 2 1012 07 Won 2 NL-CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME AWAY STK Cincinnati 2015,571 - 108 107 Won 6 St. Louis 2016.556 .5 12-8 &S Lost 3 Pittsburgh 1619.457 4 911 7-8 Won 1 Houston '1421400 6 512 9 Lost 2 Chicago 1524.385 7 912 612 Won Silwaukee 1423.378 7 6-10 8-13 Lost 1 NLEAST - W L PCT GB HOME AWAY STK Atlanta 24 12.667 -- 14 4 1&-8 Won 2 Floida 2117.553 4 14-9 7-8 Won 4 Montreal 1816.529 5 128 6.8 Lost 1 NY Mets 1919.500 6 1"8 9-11 Lost 2 Philadelphia 1322.371 10.5 610 7-12 Lost 2 N WEST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY SW9 urizona 2610.722 - sax5 sat Wo .o nios 1916.543 6.5 11-10 Won 2 San Frootntiste.1529 0 9-8 9-8st 2 Coin'ano 1015.8 s t-4 6-t4 Wo 2 an Dego 1323 361 13 69 7-14 Lost 8 ~'rarrdav's rrsuts L Trto. mitt',..'2 -- v.agtr Boston 10. "' a 1 si 1. 12. Los Angls 10 After months and months (and months and months) of regular- season games, the postseason is finally underway for both the NHL and the NBA. Here's how all of the playoff series are shaping up through yesterday. NHL Conference Finals Western Conference: (3) Colorado leads (2) Dallas, 1-0 Eastern Conference: (4) New Jersey leads (1) Philadelphia, 1-0 NBA Conference Semifinals Western Conference: (1) L.A. Lakens leads (5) Phoenix, 3-1 (3) Portland leads (2) Utah, 3-1 Eastern Conference: Ill Indiana leadn (5) Philadelphia, 3-1 (2) Miami tied with 131 New York, 2-2 Today's Schedule (all times Eastern): NHL: Colorado at Dallas, 7 p.m. NBA: Philadelphia at Indiana, 8 p.m. IOWA CITY - Saturday, in the final afternoon of the 2000 Big Ten Tournament at lowa's Pearl Field, Michigan freshman pitcher Marissa Young had quite a line - three hits, no runs, two RBI and 18 strikeouts. Most irnpressisely: 14 innings pitched. Young carne through for the Wolverines, pitching two complete game shutouts, first against third-seeded Penn State in the semifinals and then against top-seed Iowa in the title game. And when catcher Kim Bugel caught the final pitch of the day, a called third strike to the Hawkeyes' Kelly Zeilstra, the Wolverines attacked the freshman star, who was the hero in making Michigan the tournament champion. "In the first game I threw her, she started a little slow," Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said. "But she kept get- ting better and better and in about the sixth inning I thought, 'Wow, she's just warming up."' But more impressive than Young's numbers was the way that she went about getting them. After surrendering a hit to the first batter on the day, Young held the next 33 batters hitless. In the title game against Iowa, with junior Marie Barda warmed up, Young kept on fining. Stephanie Volpe's two-run home run in the fifth was all of the sup- port that she needed. But against Penn State, she didn't need any offensive support from her teammates. Young knocked in the game's only two runs to go along with her seven innings of one-hit ball. "We weren't able to put any tits together and that was the difference," Penn State coach Robin Petrini said. and took the loss, allowing 7 earned runs over 1.2 innings. His replacement, senior Bryan Cranson, picked up the slack admirably in his last outing. going 6.1 innings and allowing only one earned run. The goateed Cranson smiled as he walked off the mound into a maze of congratulatory hugs and pats on the back, from his teammates. "I'm tickled to death for Bryan because he's been a real worklfors For us and he's had his ups and downs," Zahn said. "He finished on a good note." David Parrish went 3-4 with two homteruns in the losing effort. dominates Marissa Young mowed downothe op Osition at the Big Ten Tournamet this weekend. Qunn/Dail Young's performance yesterday might not have been her best when compared to her season stats which include a no- hitter against South Florida on Feb. 29. But she established herself for the future, which looks brighter than ever after such an overpowering display.. "I think she'll dominate the Big Ten" senior co-captain Melissa Gentl'said. MEXICAN CAFE 333 E. Huron s Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR'S FINEST (MEXICAN STYLE FOOD! MEXICAN RESTAURANT Miiptys Daly raiers 1 64 -66 I t SANIt &'hIl MialMikt M05-SsI i,..'hI Is Academic couple seeks: EGG DONOR 21-28 for reputable East Coast clinic. Right candidate compensated apprx $30,000. Outstanding SATs, dark hair and eyes, 5"7" or taller, lean/athletic build. Please describe motivation along w/ a few [returnable] photo to: POB 22, West Kingston, RI 02892. All serious replies answered.