Baseball vs. Purdue Tomorrow and Sunday, 1p.m. (DH) Fisher Stadium The Michigan Daily SPORTS Women's Tennis vs. Minnesota Tomorrow, 11 a.m. Huron Valley Tennis Club r' 1 Friday, April 19, 1991 Page 10 Sluggers hope for stability by Jason Bank Daily Sports Writer For many Michigan teams, a trip to Evanston has been the needed cure for the sickness of inconsistency coaches despise. Such is the case for the Michigan softball team, which faces Northwestern (1-7 in the Big Ten, 11-21 overall) in a pair of doubleheaders Friday and Saturday. The Wolverines (4-6, 21-15) hope to attain a winning record in the conference by the end of the weekend. Though remote, Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins will not yet concede the Big Ten Title. She is also confident the Wolverines can earn a postsea- son tournament berth. "We're a little concerned about (a lack of consis- tency)," she said. "We're still in the thick of things. We're by no means out of it." Hutchins believes strong pitching is an essential ingredient for a Wolverine victory; Michigan hurlers have tended to allow early runs. "Our pitch- ing has got to come on the mound ready in the first inning," she said. A lack of experience and depth has plagued Northwestern, comprised of only 12 players. "We're a team that has been hurt with injuries," Wildcat coach Sharon Drysdale said. "We have a small team, and we've had many people playing out of position." Drysdale believes Michigan's fifth-place, 4-6 Big Ten record is deceiving. "Michigan is a solid team. They have great hit- ting, pitching, and defense," Drysdale said. "They've played a good schedule. We know we'll be up against one of the best teams in the Big Ten." The Wildcats' only victory this season was a 2-1 triumph over Ohio State, the current Big Ten leader. 'M' prospects await fate NFL draft begins Sunday; eight seek pro bid) by David Hyman Daily Sports Writer The college careers of eight Michigan football players ended in a 35-3 Gator Bowl triumph over Mississippi Jan. 1. Their pro careers will soon be decided when the NFL holds its annual draft Sunday and Monday. Eight Wolverines have declared themselves eligible for the draft, which begins Sunday at noon (ESPN): fullback Jarrod Bunch; tailbacks Tony Boles, Allen Jefferson and Jon Vaughn; offensive linemen Dean Dingman and Tom Dohring; and defensive backs David Key and Tripp Welborne. Bunch, Dingman, Dohring, Jefferson and Key participated in the NFL Scouting Combines in Indianapolis February 6-11. The NFL Scouting Combine Office, Blesto Scouting, and three NFL teams that do not use the scouting services - the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Raiders and San Francisco 49ers -- determined the top players at each position. "We just take so many of the top kids after sitting down and deciding who are the best pro prospects," said Tom Healion, Event Coordinator for the NFL Scouting Invitation Camp. "We pool our five grading systems together and take so many of the top kids for the numbers we want at each position,' Earning the highest grade at his position, Bunch emerged from th workouts as the top available fuRi back this season. He is also the draft's highest-rated Wolverine. "He had a great workout and;js the the No. I-rated fullback," ESP1 draft analyst Mel Kiper said. "He was not utilized as a runner, but as4 blocker, and he did what he was asked to do. "He has the size and quicknessAot be a great complementary fullbad See DRAFT, Page 2 Former Michigan star Jarrod Bunch is the top fullback prospect in this Sunday's NFL draft. Michigan runners face top fields at Kansas, MSU 'IJ by Chris Carr Daily Sports Writer This weekend, the men's track team will face some of its toughest competition at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan. Twenty-five to 30 schools, including host Kansas, Kansas State, Loyola-Chicago, Missouri, Iowa, and Kentucky. will comnete in the meet. In the running events, Jerry Douglas (hurdles), Rudy Redmond (hurdles), Brian Bozo (400 meters), Van Cowan (400 meters), and Michael Eccleston (200 meters) should compete. For the first time this season, the Wolverines will enter a 4-mile relay team, consisting of Neal Newman, Sean Mackay, Jeff Barnett, and Brad Barquist. The pole vault promises to be one of the meet's most competitive events. Top amateur vaulters, both collegiate and non-collegiate, will be in the event. Michigan will enter Brad Darr and Toby Van Pelt; Van Pelt vaulted a personal best last weekend, and Darr is look- ing to surpass the 18 foot barrier. "Kansas is one of the better places to vault," Darr said. "It is one of the more com- petitive fields, and the conditions are great. There is always a tail wind." by Jeff Williams Daily Sports Writer After a season filled with in- juries and poor performances, the Michigan women's track team hopes to face a less competitive field in which it can excel this weekend. To maximize the number of "One of our reasons for going is to race against some top competition," Michigan as- sistant coach Ron Warhurst said. "When you compete against good people, there is extra in- centive to perform well." Ily Sports DON'T FORGE TO CALL US We'll get your belongings home quickly, safely, professionally. ... And for LESS THAN YOU THINK! SHIPPING To any location in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. Q STORAGE Complete pick-up and delivery service. 0 BOXES& TAPE Delivered to your door. WORRY ABOUT THE FINALS ... Notthe move home! iI ii ml S ...... events its atnietes can compete in, Michigan will split. its squad; thrower Julie Victor and the dis- tance runners will travel to Lawrence, Kan., for the Kansas Relays, while the rest of the team competes in the Michigan State Invitational. Because the Invitational is not a qualifying meet, Michigan can enter its runners in more events than at Kansas. The Wolverines wanted to by- pass the Kansas Relays completely, but the decision to drop out was made too late. "We did not want to make a four or five hundred-mile trip when we're not performing like y should be," coach James Henry said. "We can get the competition Wp need driving an hour and a half jQ Lansing.".-t. The Wolverines expect the strongest performances from Laura Jerman and Lisa Adams in the 400- meter hurdles. Julie Brown wil probably run the 100 hurdles, after missing last week's meet with an in- jury. The injuries that have hampered the Wolverines 4x100 relay team have likewise begun to heaf. Richelle Webb and Suzi Thweatt aIr on the mend from leg injuries whif have slowed them down for several weeks.M "With 50 percent of them iii jured we haven't been pushing their practice too much," Henry saidt "Their times are a long way frofs where they should, or could be, lut with all four healthy they'll be there." Junior Megan Nortz and sophr more Amy Buchholz lead the di$ tance team into Kansas. 'io fu nteers ~o u B3ring BReauty, to Life! 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