May 27, 1981
(vol. 91, iss. 15)
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… odds, the Wolverines topped New Orleans, Nevada-Las Vegas, and Eastern Michigan twice to capture the Mideast Regional and earn a trip to the College World Series in Omaha for the second straight year. IT…
…,500 screaming fans. All- Tournament pitcher Scot Elam, who took a 2-1 loss to New Orleans on Friday, went the distance in earning his 11th win of the season, tying him with former Wolverine and current Los…
… formidable opponents on the way there. After Friday's loss to New Orleans, the Wolverines had to play Eastern's first victim, Nevada-Las Vegas. Freshman pitcher Rich Stoll (6-2), rose to the occasion in…
…-for- five and driving in two runs. Hool and Sabo also got two hits as the Wolverines scored one run in the third inning, two in each of the fifth and seventh frames, and one more in the eighth to put away the…
… visitors from the west. The task got tougher by the day, as the Wolverines then had to eliminate opening-game winner New Orleans, which was Eastern's second victim. Mark Clinton and Steve Ontiveros (7…
…-4) teamed up for a seven-hit, 7-1 drubbing of the Privateers in Sunday's first con- test. DAVE STOBER drove in three runs and collected three walks, going one- for-two to lead the Wolverines. The junior…
… onslaught and Young added a single in what proved to be more than enough runs to win the game. The Wolverines didn't stop there, however, as they dented reliever Jason Hansen for five more tallies before the…
… three runs, while Sabo collected two RBIs to help the Wolverine cause and send the series in- to a deciding seventh game. Michigan and Eastern cleaned up on the All-Tournament choices, receiving 10 of the…