15 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005
SPARTANS "After the Ohio State games were which Michigan hosts next weekend,
cancelled (last weekend), we were is 9-7. A tournament championship x
Continued from page 13 a little down," Bohm said. "We would give Michigan an automatic
future." thought we could have gotten at least berth in the NCAA regionals.
While Seddon kept the Spartans three out of four from them. But to "Coming into this series with a
at bay, Bohm and Kunkel took bat- come here and get four out of four 4-9 (conference) record, we had 16
ting practice against the Michigan - it's huge. We just need wins to games to play," coach Rich Maloney
State pttchtng staff. Bohm and Kun- get into the tournament, and I think said. "Now there are 12 games left,
kel combined for six RBI and five we're headed in the right direction." and we're 8-9 and on the cusp (of
runs on seven hits. Michigan won the first three making the Big Ten tournament). I
The weekend sweep was crucial games by scores of 9-7, 8-1 and 7-6, don't know how the other teams did,
for the Wolverines, who missed respectively. but we're closer now then we were
three conference games last week- Since the Wolverines need to fin- on Friday."
end doe to inclement weather. Since ish in the top six to qualify for the Michigan's four-game sweep was
the Big Ten does not allow for Big Ten tournament, the four-game its third of the season and its first
make-up games, it put the Wolver- sweep puts them in a favorable posi- in the Big Ten since 2001. It marked i
ines - 4-9 at the time - in an even tion to do so. Penn State and North- the first time they have swept the MIKE HULsEBus/aiy
deeper hole. western are both 10-10 and Purdue, Spartans since 1999. First baseman Kyle Bohm had fours hits and three RBI against the Spartans Sunday.