14 A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 5, 1995 Men's golf to iron out lineup kinks AP PHOTO Atlanta Braves left fielder Ryan Kiesco and shortstop Jeff Blauser collide while trying to catch a Dante Bichette ball during the first inning of last night's Braves-Rockies game at Coors Field. LeyrtzblastbeatMaiers Yankees prevail in 15 despite Griffey's third homer in 2 nights By Riyaz Bhimani For the Daily It seems like Northwestern has in- vaded the Michigan athletic campus. Almost every Wolverine team has played a Wildcat squad this past week, which ends Saturday with the big game at Michigan Stadium. Next week the Michigan men's golf team gets its chance at the Windon Classic in Chicago . This tournament fields twelve schools including some of the NCAA's best teams. Along with the Wolverines and the Wildcats are golfing power houses Stanford, Florida, Texas A&M and Duke. Stanford features one of the best indi- vidual golfers in the country, sophomore Tiger Woods. Woods is the defending two-time amateur golf champion. This year's Classic is formatted dif- ferently than the normal collegiate invitationals. Instead of playing on only one course, the teams will play two challenging venues. Monday, the Wolverine golfers will attack the Royal Melbourne course for thirty-six gruel- ing holes. On Tuesday, the competition moves to the Kemper Lakes, a PGA stop for the Kemper Open, course for another 18 holes. However, the Wolverines have not been playing at the same level as the Stanfords and the Floridas. If Michigan wants to gain respect around the coun- try, it will have to play to its full poten- tial. The men's golf coach, Jim Carras, knows his players are better than their past performances. "I'm disappointed in the team's per- formance this year," Carras said. "The players haven't played to their full po- tential." Last year, the Wolverines played much better and advanced to the NCAA regional final. With returning stars from last year's squad, the season should be different. "The performance of the team does not reflect our ability. We're off to a rough start and I know we can play better," Carras said. The success ofthe golf team depends on the performance of its five-man ro- tation. However, there has been no set rotation this season. Coach Carras is still experimenting with the line up un- til there is a cohesive, consistent unit. One stand out player for the Wolver- ines is senior captain Chris Brockway. He has been vital to the team through his performance and his leadership. Both of these qualities will be necessary for the Wolverines success this next week. Joining Brockway will be joined an- Associated Press Jim Leyritz got his revenge against the Seattle Mariners. Leyritz hit a two-run homer in the 15th inning Wednesday night, ending the longest game in AL playoff history and giving the New York Yankees a 7- 5 victory and a 2-0 lead in the best-of- 5 series. Leyritz, wvho vowed retaliation after he was hit in the face by Seattle's Randy Johnson on May 31, was hit again in this game after Ruben Sierra and Don Mattingly connected for consecutive home runs in the sixth inning. He got even by homering on a 3-1 pitch from Tim Belcher with one out after a walk to Pat Kelly. Ken Griffey hit his third home run of the series, tying an AL playoff record, for a 5-4 in the 12th. Sierra tied it with a two-out double, with the potential winning run thrown out at the plate. Belcher, who pitched 2 2-3 innings, was expected to start Game 3 at the Kingdome if the Mariners had won. Instead, Johnson will pitch Friday on three days' rest for the second time this week. The game lasted 5 hours, 13 minutes, and ended in a light mist - the longest game by time in postseason history. Indians 4, Red Sox 0 Orel Hershiser and the playoffs are still a perfect mix. Making his first postseason appear- ance since he won the clinching game of the 1988 World Series, Hershiser gave up three hits in 7 1-3 scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians beat Boston 4-0 Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the AL playoffs. Eddie Murray homered and Omar Vizquel doubled home two runs for the Indians, who need only one more win in the best-of-5 series. It continues Friday in Boston, with the Red Sox sending knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield against Cleveland's Charles Nagy. The 37-year-old Hershiser boosted his record to 5-0 with a save and a 1.52 ERA in nine career postseason appear- ances, eight of them starts. He was the MVP of both the NL playoffs and the World Series for Los Angeles in 1988. The Red Sox lost their 12th consecu- tive postseason game dating back to Bill Buckner's infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, a string that was extended by a heartbreaking 5-4, 13-inning loss in Tuesday night's series opener. Braves 7, Rockies 4 The Atlanta Braves are going home with a commanding lead in their NL playoff series. Fred McGriff and Mike Mordecai hit RBI singles in the ninth inning, and two more runs scored on an error as the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 Wednesday night and took a 2-0 series lead. Larry Walker's three-run homer and Andres Galarraga's RBI single had given Colorado a 4-3 lead going to the ninth, overcoming a pair of solo homers by Marquis Grissom, who increased his series total to three. Reds 5, Dodgers 4 The Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Giveaway Night at Dodger Stadium. The Reds, handed scoring chances and runs all evening, beat the Los An- geles Dodgers 5-4 Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their NL playoff series. Eric Karros homered twice for the Dodgers, who outhit Cincinnati 14-6. But Los Angeles could not overcome a key error, a botched pitchout and three walks that led to the eventual winning run. 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