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In December, she missed both of her free throws as the Wolverines lost to Eastern Michigan in heartbreaking fashion. But in last Saturday’s matchup against Penn State, the freshman center sank both of her foul shots with ease. Instead of her shots rimming out, her scores from the charity stripe were proverbial daggers into any hope the Nittany Lions had for a comeback. The stark contrast between the two games, nearly two months apart, display how Thome has not just improved her free throw shooting, but her confidence as well. Thome said the most improved facet of her game has been her performance from the foul line. After a rough start to the season, Thome has worked up to 65 percent from the charity stripe. It isn’t a stellar number, but it’s a sign of her growth. The confidence she has gained since the beginning of the season has shown in her results. Against Penn State, she shot 4-for-6 from the line, but the last two proved to be most important, as she looked anything but tentative after being fouled. “I’m not worrying when I go up to the line (anymore), just being calm and collected,” Thome said. After missed free throws doomed the Wolverines in three-straight late-game losses to Eastern Michigan, Purdue and Indiana, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico worked with the team on free throws to replace the feeling of pressure with confidence. Both the team as a whole and individuals on their own practiced shooting from the line. Because of the improvement, the Wolverines haven’t let games slip away late when they had a chance to secure the win since the overtime loss to Indiana. “Coming into the Big Ten with games on the line, you have to make two free throws to win it,” Barnes Arico said. “That’s tough. That’s tough for anybody, especially a freshman.” Barnes Arico has been telling Thome to take her time and not think about shooting it so much. The advice has spread out to the rest of the team, as Michigan has been able to beat Iowa, Minnesota and Penn State (twice) because of a relaxed approach to the nerve- wracking nature of a wide-open shot with the game on the line and all eyes on you. Tuesday against Northwestern, the Wolverines went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line to complete a hard-fought 70-65 victory, and Thome went 6-for-7 in the winning effort. The experience Thome has had in her freshman season is invaluable. As Barnes Arico can attest, her improvement has just begun. “(Thome) has a great touch, and part of it is being able to be in those situations and handle the pressure,” Barnes Arico said. “She’s definitely gotten better at handling that. It’s great for her to be in those positions as much as possible and to have the confidence that she can make them.” DAVID SONG/Daily Center Hallie Thome is becoming more confident, particularly at the free-throw line, as her freshman season progresses. “You have to make two free throws to win it. That’s tough.” BASEBALL Jaskie emerges for Wolverines By ETHAN WOLFE Daily Sports Writer While expectations were high for junior left-handed pitcher Brett Adcock and sophomore right-hander Ryan Nutof against Canisius, it was sophomore left- hander Oliver Jaskie who shined for the Michigan baseball team. As a freshman in 2015, Jaskie had only one start to his name in 22 appearances, posting a 2-0 record and a 5.58 earned-run average. While Jaskie began the season as Michigan’s fourth starter, he looked like the Wolverines’ ace on Sunday against the Golden Griffins. Jaskie tossed six innings, allowing just three hits and recording nine strikeouts on his way to picking up the win. His performance earned him Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors. Jaskie doesn’t care too much about the accolades, though. “Honestly, I’m more excited about the team’s success this week,” Jaskie said. “Every pitcher that got in there did really well. It was awesome to see.” At Michigan’s team banquet on Feb. 12, Michigan coach Erik Bakich commended Jaskie for how he trained over the summer and how much he has improved since last season. Bakich joked that his command was so good that he couldn’t throw a ball straight if he tried. Jaskie credits pitching coach Sean Kenny for his development since last year. “Coach Kenny has been awesome,” Jaskie said. “He’s the best pitching coach in the country. He does everything he could possibly do for us, and we love him for that.” Bakich expects Jaskie to be a starter for the entirety of the 2016 season and is excited about his potential after his outing against Canisius. “I think what you saw on Sunday is a byproduct of a kid with a tremendous work ethic and an extremely high character,” Bakich said. “The success that he has on the field is the byproduct of many things, but the investment he makes into pitching and into his craft is what you’re seeing.” The craft Bakich is referring to is Jaskie’s repertoire of pitches. Coming out of high school with a fastball, breaking ball and changeup, Jaskie has also been developing his slider since last season. If Sunday was any indication of how Jaskie will pitch for the rest of the season, he will soon become a household name. But Jaskie isn’t worrying about the rest of the season right now. “It feels great having some momentum at the start of the season,” Jaskie said. “Hopefully we can carry that into our training sessions this week and then carry those training sessions over to our games in our upcoming Spring Break. But right now we’re just focusing on today and we go from there.” “It feels great having momentum at the start of the season.” SOFTBALL Romero’s big hit shows her focus By ORION SANG Daily Sports Writer It was the top of the seventh inning, and the No. 2 Michigan softball team was clinging to a 3-2 lead against No. 13 Florida State. Senior All-American second baseman Sierra Romero stepped up to the plate with senior outfielder Sierra Lawrence at first base. Up until that point, Romero had been 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in an uncharacteristic performance at the plate for the star infielder. But with one swing, she righted the ship. Romero crushed a home run to right field, and the Wolverines could breathe easier. When asked about what she was trying to do heading into that fateful at-bat, Romero was blunt. “Swing the bat,” Romero said. For Romero, hitting has always been a strength of her game, and she didn’t let her minor cold spell interfere with her mentality. “I just had to not get down on myself,” Romero said. “I knew it was coming. (It was) just a matter of time.” That simple approach is symbolic of the team’s uniform batting approach. While individual players may have slight variations in their approach, every player is taught to follow one mantra religiously — “one-pitch focus.” “The one-pitch mentality is just focusing on one pitch at a time,” Romero said. “(You aren’t) worrying about what you think they’re going to throw to you or what they threw to you in the past, and (you’re) just going up there with a clear mind and trying to hit.” It’s a focus that Michigan has stuck to for years, and that focus has led the Wolverines to develop a potent offense that averages 1.44 home runs per game, reaches base at a .450 clip and has a .349 batting average. But the scariest thing for opponents is that Michigan coach Carol Hutchins doesn’t believe her team is hitting to its full potential yet. “I think we’re still learning that (one-pitch focus) as a team,” Hutchins said. “My upperclassmen understand it better, but (the team) hasn’t been able to execute it as they’re capable of. “Kids have to learn how to do it because their minds are much faster and they’ll play out a whole inning and all the scenarios, (and) therefore they’re not focused on the ball. We’ve just got to focus on the pitch now because it’s the only one that matters.” Freshman infielder Faith Canfield said that in addition to trying to adhere to the “one-pitch focus,” she and her teammates have put in the requisite work on the field. “Whoever wants to can come in and hit in our hitting cage before practice,” Canfield said. “In the past during fall, we’ve come in on the weekends — which we have off — and hit and do some tee work.” The Wolverines can continue to improve on their batting by making sure they follow Hutchins’ teachings — that the “one-pitch focus” is tantamount to their success. “It’s the mentality that will get them what they want,” Hutchins said. “Regardless of whether we’re ahead or behind, we have to get in our moment and play now. I think it helps us play better softball.” “I just had to not get down on myself. I knew it was coming.”