61 Monday, May 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, May 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 BASEBALL From Page IA Biondi and O'Neill. The two out- fielders each had three hits and two RBIs. The duo played a pivotal role in the six-run inning, as they each knocked in runs. Biondi also recorded three stolen bases in the matchup. Sophomore right-hander Alex Lakatos pitched well in his first start of the season. In six innings of work, Lakatos allowed four hits and two earned runs while fanning four hatters. OnFriday night, senior right- hander Brandon Sinnery turned in a dominating performance, throw- ing a complete-game shutout - his first of the season and second of his career. Mixing his pitches, he kept the Hawkeyes (7-11, 19-24) off-bal- ance all game, limiting them to six hits. He retired nine straight bat- ters between the fourth and sixth innings. The only moment when Sinnery's shutout appeared to be in jeopardy was near the end of the game. Iowa's shortstop Kasey Car- liog led off the ninth inning with a walk, which was followed by left fielder Phil Keppler's lone single of the contest. After retiring the next two batters, he allowed another Hawkeye to reach base on a fielder's choice, loading the bases. Display- ing a calm demeanor on the mound, Sinnery struck out catcher Dan Sheppard to end the game. He fin- ished with eight strikeouts, while walking just one batter. "Brandon Sinnery was outstand- ing," Maloney said. "That game was just one of those games where just everythingwas clicking." On offense, O'Neill and senior catcher Coley Crank led the Wol- verines. O'Neill, who missed the last15games due to aleft-hand inju- ry, seemed to be the spark plug that Michigan hadbeen missing overthe past month. He singled in his first at-bat, stole second base and gave the Wolverines their first run when he scored on first baseman Brett Winger's single. "The first at-bat was the biggest at-bat for me," O'Neill said. "I told everyone that I talked to that the first at-bat - it felt like it was open- ing night again. I had some jitters and I just wanted to get that hit out of the way." In his first game in a month, the right-fielder went 3-for-5, scoring three runs and driving in another. Crank, who has been ripping the cover off the ball, went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs. "We didn't get the sweep that we were hoping for, but it took a lot of pressure off of us and we played really well," O'Neill said. Wolverines rebound in sweep of Wisconsin Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By COLLEEN THOMAS Daily Sports Writer Just like Journey, the Michigan softball team won't stop believing. "To be our best, we need to believe," said Michigan coach Carol Hutchins. "If you always believe you can win the game, you MICHIGAN 5 got to always WISCONSIN 1 believe in yourself and MICHIGAN 7 your team- WISCONSIN 5 mates, (and) I thought this weekend we made a lot of great strides in believing in each other. I thought it was a great week- end for us." Despite Sunday's game cancella- tion due to rain, that great weekend for Hutchins included a sweep of Wisconsin (12-8 BigTen, 33-17over- all) - winning the doubleheader, 5-1, 7-5 - a grand slam, and a 4-for- 5 performance from her senior star Amanda Chidester. The 23rd-ranked Wolverines (15-5, 36-15) certainly needed the wins to stay atop the Big Ten stand- ings after they dropped four of the past six games to mediocre confer- ence opponents. With the two wins, Michigan now owns a two-and- a-half game lead on Iowa heading into the final Big Ten series against Purdue. A lack of offensive production had plagued the Wolverines in their past series, but the squad had little trouble at the plate this weekend. Michigan tallied just five hits in the first contest, but bounced back the second game and put the ball in play 14 times. The one hit that stood out for the Wolverines, though, came from junior second baseman Ashley Lane in the firstgame. With an early 1-0 lead stemming from an RBI single from Chidester, Michigan loaded the bases with one out. Lane stepped up to the plate, prepared to work her at-bat and knock in a run or two. Recognizing the difference between Wiscon- sin sophomore pitcher Cassandra Darrah's fastballs and change-ups, Lane patiently waited for the right pitch. Then she ripped one out of the park. Lane's grand slam was the third of the season for the Wolverines, and the five-run third inningproved to be the game-winner for the team. Though Hutchins was certainly pleased with Lane's headlining effort, she knows it takes more than one player to produce results. "We kept getting on base," Hutchins said. "We put pressure on their pitching and pressure defen- sively and, of course, Ashley got the big hit by putting it over the fence. "Our kids have been working hard and I give them credit for that. They had some ups and downs, but bottom line is hitting is a tough thing to do so you just got to work through the mental game with it and tryto stay positive." Saturday's second game featured much more offense, as Michigan connected bat with ball 14 times while its first three batters - senior center fielder Bree Evans, sopho- more left-fielder Nicole Sapping- field and Chidester - contributed 10 of the 14 hits in the game. The Wolverines got an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on an error and an RBI single from freshman designated player Haylie Wagner. The Badgers responded with a four- run third inning, but Michigan tal- lied a single run in both the fourth and fifth innings, and two more in the seventh to give the Wolverines the permanent lead. 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"Trust her- self, do the best she can (and) not put more on herself than she already does." With both the offense and pitch- ing finally in sync, the Wolverines will head into the final week of the regular season on a high. "For us to have success we need everybody to do their part," Hutchins said. "We need the offense to produce some runs, we need our defense to pick the ball up and if we can get people doing their part like you saw yesterday, we can see good results." But for now, Hutchins just wants the team to believe. Syque Caesar heads to Summer Olympics By LIZ NAGLE you find out you received an invita- Daily Sports Writer tion to represent Bangladesh in the Olympics? Michigan men's gymnast Syque Syque Caesar: Well, I received Caesar, preparing for the 2012 Lon- confirmation via e-mail that I got don Summer Olympic Games, will from the Bangladesh Olympic Asso- represent Bangladesh on an invi- ciation basically confirming that tation after winning the country's I've been selected by the Interna- first gold medal in international tional Olympic Committee in Lon- history. don to represent Bangladesh in the At the fourth Central South Olympics. Before that, there had Asian Artistic Gymnastics Champi- been a lot of positive signs that I onships, Caesar stood on the podi- was going to go, like there was lots um for three events - he took the of paperwork, and I also had to fill parallel bars crown with a score of out an eligibility conditions form. 14.60, claimed silver on vault (14.25) So there were a bunch of positive and bronze on floor (13.525) - earn- signs that hadn't been confirmed ing him the bronze medal in the all- until I received that e-mail. around competition. TMD: Now that you've begun Before heading to London, Cae- preparing for the biggest meet of sar talked to The Michigan Daily your career, what is your training about his Olympic berth. regiment like? The Michigan Daily: How did SC: It's pretty intense right now. I'm coming off a (bicep) injury and it's just pretty hectic. As of right now, Mondays and Wednesdays we have two-a-days practices, so we work out in the morning from 9:00 to 10:00. Then I alsogoto the weight room Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 11:00. Then right after that, Monday through Friday, I have to go to the training room and do rehab and therapy on my arm, my bicep and shoulder, and so that usually takes an hour or an hour and a half. Basically by the time I'm done with that, I have to go straight back to the gym at 1:00 p.m. and do an afternoon workout, which takes anywhere from two to four hours. So it's basically about nonstop from 9:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. TMD: Were you or your parents born or raised in Bangladesh? What kind of personal connection do you have to the country? SC: Both my parents and my older sister were born in Bangla- desh, and Iand my younger brother were born in Florida. My dad, he is a permanent citizen of the United States on a green card and my mom has a U.S. citizenship. So through my father, I was able to get dual citizenship, being a U.S. citizen and a Bangladesh citizen. So through him, I was able to get the ball roll- ing, and that took around a year and a half to two year process just to get dual citizenship, and I started doing that back in 2010. TMD: You didn't get the chance to compete much this season due to your recent injury, (so) do you feel prepared for something as big as the Olympic Games? SC: I think the biggest boost of confidence and the best thing that made my gymnastics even better was competing at the World Cham- pionships and competing at the South Central Asian Gymnastics Championships back in December - those two meets alone definitely changed my attitude and behavior in how I compete and how I train. (In December), I found some suc- cess and won some medals and it's definitely helped me become a bet- ter gymnast and I became more confident. ... I'm hoping to build off of that in a lot of mock meet prepa- ration - we'll put it ina competition format and competition setting and try to emulate as much as you can. But the biggest thing in my mind is (that) I'm going to go compete out there like it's just another meet. If I compete out there and think, "oh man, it's the Olympics," then the nerves will probably get to me.