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…Viewing pleasure There were two ways for Michigan fans to take in the Wolverines’ national championship game. » Page 2B Goodbye, seniors The Michigan hockey team returned to the…

…. PRO HOCKEY PITTSBURGH 3, Boston 1 New Jersey 2, TAMPA BAY 2 Detroit 3 CALGARY 2 Wednesday April 9, 1997 9 Softball splits with Purdue Wolverines fall to 1-2 without injured Griffin in lineup By…

… Josh Kielnbaum Daily Sports Writer The Michigan softball team need- ed to sweep yesterday's doublehead- er with Purdue. It didn't. After winning the first game of the twinbill, 7-3, the Wolverines (4…

… he Michigan women's tennis team dropped two close conference mat- ches of the season, leaving their re- cord at 12-7 overall, 0-4 in the Big Ten. On Saturday, the Wolverines took on Wisconsin and were…

… Wolverines lost a pair of dual meets this weekend, due in part to the groin injury of number one singles player David Kass. Michigan suffered a 6-3 setback to North- western on Saturday followed by a 5- 4…

… against the " Wolverines (7-3 IS IMPU4E Big Ten, 17-12 overall) at 3 p.m. "S Michigan isn't play at (A going anywhere for a while. The Wolverines will be M it playing the part of host for next week. This…

… first 19 on the road, the homestand is a welcome change for the Wolverines. Michigan is most recently returning from a weekend in Minnesota, in which Michigan man- aged to split an abbreviated series with…

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… Championships -No. 15 Princeton. The Wolverines (19-10-1) met the Tigers Saturday for the third time this season after winning the first two match- es by counts of 8-4 and 9-8. But this time around, the stakes…

… execute together." This past weekend's championship was Michigan's first postseason compe- tition as a varsity program, putting the inexperienced Wolverines at an immedi- ate disadvantage against Princeton…

… season, the Michigan men's golf team heads for Huntington, W. Va. to compete in this weekend's Marshall Invitational. The Wolverines will be looking to rebound from consecutive poor out- ings. Michigan…

… (Ohio) are consid- ered to be the tournament's favorites in Huntington. As he has all season, Mike Harris will head the Wolverines' lineup this weekend. Harris, who won two tour- naments during the fall…

…-76-72. Keith Hinton will also be joining Harris in Huntington. Hinton, who is the only Wolverine other than Harris to compete in all eight tournaments this year, is also coming off a strong performance last…

… Iowa. The Wolverines hope that they will be able to duplicate the feat at Belleville Lake, like their win two weekends ago against No. 3 Virginia. *The Wolverines are coming off a very impressive showing…

… against top- ranked Washington last weekend in San Diego. They finished just over three sec- onds behind the defending national champ. In doing so, the Wolverines became the first team in the last two years…

… built our confidence. We now know that they are beatable." In the varsity-eight race against Washington, the Wolverines got off to a poor start. Washington got ahead early and had a fairly convincing lead…

… at the 1,000-meter mark. Despite all of this, the Wolverines had a great spurt at the end of the regatta, coming just a few lengths short of another upset. In Iowa, the Wolverines are com- peting…

… the second straight season that the Wolverines face the Hawkeyes. Last season's meeting in Iowa City yielded good results for the Wolverines, as the competition turned into a mismatch. The Wolverines…

… the Hawkeyes would be detri- mental to Michigan's status for Nationals. "The later into the season we get, the more important the races become," said Wolbert. The Wolverines are still in pursuit of the…

… same goal they started the sea- son with - getting to Nationals, she said. In addition, the Wolverines would like to compete at Nationals as a team, not just as individual boats. Unlimited rail From…

… Green by Meg Beison Daily Sports Writer The Michigan softball team bat- tied Bowling Green in two hard- fought games yesterday to come away with a split decision. The Wolverines lost the first game, 3…

… and held the Wolverines to eight hits while improving her record to 12-2. Both teams struggled to cross the plate as Michigan left 11 runners on base, while Bowling Green stranded 10. The Wolverines…

… Green hitters as she held the Falcons scoreless until the ninth, but recorded the loss bringing her record to 6-5. Junior Patti Benedict led the Wolverine offense going 2-4, with one RBI. Michigan, (2…

…-2 Big Ten, 15-15 overall), came back to win the nightcap, 3-0. Tough pitching and strong defense held the Falcons to just four hits. Sophomoreapitcher Julie Clarkson, who leads the Wolverines with a 1…

… victory in the low-scoring defensive battle. Sophomore infielder Mary Campana led the Wolverines on the bases with three stolen bases on the day. The Wolverines will continue Big Ten action Friday and…

… Saturday when they head east to face first- year conference opponent Penn State with doubleheaders both days. ,Michigan faced Penn State in a closely fought game earlier in the season with the Wolverines…

… Wolverines .249 batting average and .296 on-base average are both the highest in the league. Junior centerfielder Kari Kunnen leads the Big Ten in runs scored with 14. Benedict is tied for the top spot in…

…. For the second time in as many days, the Wolverines garnered victory from the jaws of defeat as they came from be- hind to win, 6-3, over Detroit Mercy yesterday at Ray Fisher Stadium. The victory upped…

… the Wolverines record to 14-14 (6-2 in the Big Ten), no small accom- plishment considering they opened the season with one win in their first 10 contests. The loss dropped the Titans to 7-10. Michigan…

…. The center fielder's heroics were not over as Michigan entered the eighth. Matt Copp led off the inning with an infield single. Todd Fracassi, making his first appearance as a Wolverine, attempted a…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, April 9, 2018 — 3B Wolverines sweep Nittany Lions Even in a three-game sweep of a struggling opponent like Penn State, it took a…

… game of the series, freshman outfielder Lou Allan knew it was time to stop catching up and start making something happen. Up to that point, the Wolverines (31-7) had been shutout by a Nittany Lions…

…- hitter with senior right-hander Tera Blanco on Saturday. Beaubien currently boasts the most wins of any pitcher in the country, and the duo anchored a Wolverine defense that allowed just three…

… streak to 15 With an inning left in Sunday’s series finale, the Michigan baseball team was locked in a 3-3 tie with Northwestern. Four batters later, the Wolverines extended their…

… with back-to-back shutouts of the Wildcats (1-8 Big Ten, 8-17 overall), 6-0 and 3-0, in Saturday’s double header — the first consecutive shutouts in Big Ten play since 2006 for the Wolverines (6…

…’s program — has returned to being a staple after a rough start to the season. They committed 26 errors in their 4-11 start, but the Wolverines have just 17 during their win streak — only further…

… the opener but he and five other Wolverines combined for seven doubles in the sweep. “(It was) good execution (on) offense,” Bakich said. “Guys had a lot of timely hits, we had two-out RBIs…

… Wolverines, though, are thinking about neither the Terrapins, nor the win streak. “We’re really more focused on the training that we’re going to have this week before we even get to Maryland,” Bakich…

…. Krantz earned capitalized on two erors in the a starting spot in the lineup as the bottom of the fifth inning and designatedhitterandWingerfinal took a 3-2 lead. But the Wolverines ly pulled himself out of…

… he hadn't posted a By the end of the ninth inning, single hit all season. ichigan and Michigan State were Once again, the Wolverines 4ocked at eight run apiece.In the stepped up at exactly the…

… Wolverines (9-0 Big Ten, 30-6 overall) toppled Western Michigan, 8-0, in a mercy-rule victory that lasted just five innings. Junior right-hander Sara Driesenga started the game in the circle and pitched three…

… - all of them wins - by way of the run rule. What was impressive about Tuesday's win, though, was the way the Wolverines' scoring was spread out. All nine starters earned a hit, and Michigan's eight runs…

… game. to Delaware on Saturday, and Delaware was also helped by more of the same problems were the mental mistakes of the Wol- on display for the Wolverines. verines. Michigan's inexperience Michigan…

…'ve The Wolverines lost the allowed it to counterattack. faceoff battle, 14-7, and picked On Delaware's second goal up only 22 groundballs com- of the game, the Wolverines pared to the Blue Hens' 39. They…

… vault poles in the plane for next week- end," sophomore Jennifer Mehl said. "So we wanted to come out and perform this weekend as a smaller group." In a weekend marked by windy conditions, the Wolverines…

… used the meet to prepare for the heart of the season. Mehl led the small group of Wolverines, which included the team's vaulters and throwers, with a career-best performance on the pole vault, finishing…

… mound yesterday for the Michigan base- ball team, but no one could stop the streak of bad pitching. The Wolverines lost 10-2 to Central Michigan, dropping their record to 2-3 against teams from the Mid…

… decided to have a staff day. The Wolverines relied on multiple pitchers for a few innings at a time after starter Kevin Vangheluwe went as far as he could. Vangheluwe took the mound in his first career…

…. Wood pitched 1.2 perfect innings and struck out three batters. Central Michigan's freshman pitcher Rick Dodridge effectively controlled the Wolverine batters. Dodridge shined despite entering the game…

… going right for Michigan. Even when the ball was playable, the Wolverines had a few miscues which could have made their night easier. The defense had two official errors and many other possible plays were…

… against Central Michigan on Apr. 4, when the Chip- pewas scored seven unanswered runs. The Wolverines have lost six of its last 10 games, and after yes- terday's loss, their problems are getting worse. "It…

… opponent - we are the opponent. We're beat- ing ourselves." MEN'S TENNIS Strong serves spark shutout Wolverine bats rise up after slow start M Sp ichigan defeats iartans for fifth straight time By MARK…

…, Hulewicz plopped down on a nearby bench and buried his head in the towel for a couple minutes. Hulewicz's display epitomized the match as the Wolverines dis- mantled the Spartans, 7-0, at the Michigan State…

… would come out strong. Sroczynski and Aarts stayed composed and poised, battling for each point to escape with an 8-6 victory and the doubles point for the Wolverines (3-4, 9-13). Sroczynski was easily…

… manage them and make a lot of high-percentage first serves in singles and doubles. When we do that, we have a good chance of winning." After grabbing the doubles point for the Wolverines, Sroc- zynski…

… before the holiday began at sunset yesterday, the Michigan softball team's bats appeared to be observing Passover early. Eventually, the offense rose to life in the Wolverines' 7-2 win at Central Michigan…

…, 1996 9 Wolverines face slumping Spartans in pair By Andy Knudsen Daily Sports Writer Over the weekend, the Michigan soft- ball pitching staff froze Northwestern hitters, allowing only two runs in the…

… well and played good defense." The Wolverines (7-1 Big Ten, 28-9 overall) will need to continue their strong hitting performance as they head up I-96 today for a 2 p.m. twinbill with intrastate rival…

…' team earned-run average is an impressive 1.85. Stacey Smith (9-6, 1.5 ERA) and Ste- fanie Noffsinger (7-5, 2.05) are expected to take the mound for Michigan State today. The steady Wolverine pitching of…

… sec- ond-place Illini, they have no regular- season date with the Wolverines to look forward to. If the two teams are to meet head-to-head, it will have to be in the Big N .,.'4 .\ ... . .i3j.X . 'rv…

… I By Susan Dann Daily Sports Writer Sports ethics dictate that winning isn't everything. Three Wolverines typified this ethic this past weekend at the U.S. Diving Zone Meet held in Rockville, Md…

… have." Although the Wolverines weren't pleased with their final results, the meet was not a lost cause. The meet proved to be a test of character for the freshmen. "I haven't been diving that long and…

… they stay r same. One golfer shot well, but the am struggled. The Wolverines finished ninth in the 18-team Marshall Invitational in Hun- tington, W.Va. Michigan had hoped to play its way into the top…

… five of a tourna- ment for the first time this season. How- ever, the Wolverines were unable to battle through the unseasonably cold weather. For the third time this spring, the team's rformance…

… Wolverines in 'the Dallas meet; in the Friday night events, he was the only Wolverine (individual or relay team) who was able to rise above the third rank. JUNE GRADUATES -.. ... . . ,: v…

… swimming meets in Dallas. However, both stopped frowning shortly after as their swim- mers, particularly Daland's Trojans, came through one by one. Another handicap for the Wolverines was the dazzling form…

…- tially to Indiana's team point total, pushing them up closer and closer to the Wolverines and the USC Trojans. More disappointing to Coach Counsilman was Frank McKinney (below left), con- sistently left…

… the race by default.1 "I was a little bit disappointed in our race," Michigan junior Jenny Bryant said because of the incomplete+ competition. The defaulted victory redeemed the Wolverines after losing…

… to the Spar- tans by .51 seconds last season. . Michigan was in the lead when the+ accident occurred, leaving Bryant happy with how the Wolverines raced.+ "I think we had a pretty strong start," she…

… game in a Michigan uniform. > Exhausted and heartbroken, Langfeld held a great sense of pride he continued to don his blue sweater -nearly 30 minutes after Thursday's game ended. His Wolverines fell two…

… their teammates and coaches - - the ones who know them the best. Many doubted the Wolverines chances to make it to the Frozen Four after the preseason loss of leading scorer Mike Comrie to Major Junior…

… WrkId Wolverines walk by w- Y'ld ~t By JEFF RUSH All Michigan had to do to defeat Division II Wayne State yesterday was to step to the plate and walk away. And keep walking, and walking and walking…

…. THE WOLVERINES waltzed away with 16 runs in the first game of yesterday's doubleheader, beating the Tartars 16-9. Michigan swept the twinbill with a 5-1 victory courtesy of the stellar pitching of…

…-conference opponent for Michigan. "I don't know that much about them," said Wolverine head coach Carol Hutchins. "I know they have a very improved team, and teams like that always give us the most trouble." Bowling…

…, Bowling Green has been hurt with the loss of regular cen- terfielder and leadoff hitter Tammy Wiatr. FALCON HEAD coach Gail Daven- port sees some likenesses between her team and the Wolverines. "Michigan is…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, April 9, 2019 — 7 Wolverines growing in mistakes At the halfway point of its season, the No. 24 Michigan baseball team (22-8) is heating up…

… the season and an even tougher trip to Texas — where they were swept by No. 11 Texas Tech — the Wolverines are learning from their past mistakes. Against the Red Raiders on March 21, it was the…

…Minnesota,Ballantine the Wolverines Notre Dame is looking to accomplish exactly showed at Michigan what he did against Notre Dame glimpses of on March 1, in which he pitched greatness on Matchup: 5.2 shutout innings…

… Wolverines two of three Wednesday have improved from their slow to Minnesota, 7 P.M. start to the season. Quality Michigan is Where: tay at-bats - ones that result in still looking to Fisher Stadium hitting…

…. Great, wonderful, unbe- lievable - they've all been used. The easiest way to describe the Michigan softball team is with four words - 28-game unbeaten streak. The Wolverines will put their streak on the…

…'re going to be tired." The Wolverines' best weapon, their trio of pitchers, has gotten better as the season has progressed - a scary thought for opposing batters. Junior Marie Barda improved her record to 12…

…. The award was presented at the women's athlet- ics Champions Reception April 5. Presented by the Michigan M- Women Association, the annual award recognizes the Wolverine fe- male student…

… Country Champion- ships to become Michigan's sixth cross country All-American and lead the Wolverines to a 14th-place showing at nationals. On the track, Buchholz ran to a sixth-place 5000- meters finish at…

… Wolverine field hockey team, led Michigan scoring in 1991, notching 7 goals and adding 7 assists for 21 season points. Thomas tied for fourth in final Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference scoring…

…-25). Michigan runner Ric helle Webb was one of the top performers at the Texas Relays last weekend. Webb and the Wolverine squad will compete in Charlottesville, Va. this weekend against teams from Virginia, Kent…

… the weather warms up in Ann Arbor, the women's track teams will pack up and head to the East Coast. However, the trip should be strictly business. The Wolverines head out to Charlottesville, Va., on…

… Wolverines threw in their 16th goal, there was little doubt as to who was the superior team. Michigan clearly dominated play as typified in their 60-7 shots on goal advantage and their picking up of 74 of 90…

… play- ed on the Tartan turf, will be Michigan's first ever against Cin- cinnati. They are not expected however to give the Wolverines to much trouble. THE GAME that the stickmen are thinking of is their…

… but he struck out ten in that game while walking just three. Burton pitch- ed more innings than any of the Wolverine pitchers and won one of his two decisions. The win was a 12-4 walloping of Arizona in…

… which he went the entire distance. In 'that stint, the team captain struck out ten men and yielded just three earned runs. Helt pitched nearly 13 innings for the Wolverines and had a 1-1 record. However…

… Wolverines, 19-5, took a doubleheader from the University of Detroit yesterday, 8-3 and 8-5, at Ray Fisher Stadium. With the Big Ten opening weekend, a four-game series against Purdue, starting on Saturday…

… drove in the first run, but the big hit was Price's two-run double to left. In the following inning, Darrin Campbell homered to make it 5-1. The Wolverines added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth…

… unplayable condition of Brazil Field. Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON University of Detroit first baseman Dan Quigley takes the throw as Wolverine Steve Finken slides back safely during Michigan's doubleheader…

… Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, April 9, 2015 — 5A Wolverines surpass last season’s numbers, wins By ISAIAH ZEAVIN-MOSS Daily Sports Writer At this point, it’s safe to say…

… that the Michigan baseball team is playing its best baseball of the season. It can even be argued that the Wolverines are playing better baseball now than at any point during the last few years. As…

… to inflict even more pain on a Wolverine squad that had been trying to end a nine-game losing streak amidst a disaster of a season. But Michigan refused to go down without a fight in East…

… Lansing, earning a 4-3 victory. The Wolverines (1-6 Big Ten, 4-14 overall) started strong in doubles play, as the No. 3 pair of sophomore Tyler Gardiner and redshirt freshman Davis Crocker took care…

…, respectively, to claim the doubles point. In order to come out victorious, the Wolverines needed to win four out of the six matches in singles play. But with a shot at breaking the losing streak…

… sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, to give the Wolverines the 2-1 dual- match lead. After Michigan State answered back with two victories of its own, the Wolverines were down 3-2 with just two…

… season with a 21-6 tered Big Ten record. But that's just about while the best they can do this year. Arbor The Wolverines must adjust to C the penalties imposed upon them by rotati the conference, as a…

…, first-year coach Bill Freehan and his rema squad intend to do. Price The Wolverines dominated the tain,t league in pitching last year, compil- and t ing a team ERA of 3.15, almost a to the run better than…

…. will shar 'hile Michigan's pitching has Dave Ev depleted by the Major League shortstop an experienced core of hitters Ruff gua in on this year's squad. Phil spectivel; the other Wolverine co-cap- brings…

… will bat in the crucial that defec slot this season. Flannelly has the cham .dy posted a 22-game hitting It is a k, which ended last weekend least capt new owa. Wolverines will vie for the irst base…

… conference, Michigan nong four or five teams who e defending Big Ten Cham- nois for the title. Illinois re- ery regular from the team ated the Wolverines, 2-0, in pionship game last year. safe bet that…

… took fourth in the conference last season, are even better this time around. Northwestern, Purdue, and Wis- consin will remain at the bottom of the conference. JOSE JUAREZ/Daily Wolverine shortstop Dave…

… therefore Flannelly must hit in both games to keep such a streak alive. And when the Wolverines take the field for a 'M' baseball lives in purgatory for past sins by Matt Rennie Daily Baseball Writer The…

… and write off this year. The primary goal of baseball teams from Little League to the majors, making the playoffs, is an impossible task for the Wolverines. Why not hang it up? Why not just go through…

… deserve to be there," Ojala said. Michigan was 12-11 entering the weekend series with Iowa, but numbers do not tell the story. Are the Wolverines better than a .500 team? Yes, but their record does not…

… phenomenon. The name fits Lawrence’s game well. She’s undoubtedly one of the Wolverines’ top players, ranking third in runs scored, home runs and runs batted in. But Lawrence’s most significant…

… 18 stolen bases on 19 attempts, ranking first and fourth in the category for the Wolverines and the Big Ten, respectively. “When I get on base, I just want to score,” Lawrence said. “So any…

… this year. JAMES COLLER/Daily Freshman Cameron Stitt swims the 400 yard Individual Medley during the Wolverine's 172-103 win over Michigan State on Saturday, Feb. 8. LSA sophomore Fatima Chowdhury…

… record in their last 19 games heading into the Frozen Four on Thursday night, the Wolverines lost, 4-3, to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion, allowing the shocking game-winning goal with…

… Cooper Marody led the way for a struggling Wolverine offense. At that point, the “DMC” line accounted for almost 40 percent of Michigan’s total points on the season. If the trio was…

… connecting on all cylinders, the Wolverines won games. If they were off their game, the team faltered. Halfway through the season, Michigan was 8-10-2, but Pearson continued to trust his…

… night’s loss, in the hallowed underbelly of the Xcel Energy Center, the Wolverine dressing room was filled with slumped shoulders and bowed heads. Suddenly, an emotional freshman stood…

… welcoming him to the Michigan hockey family. Calderone, Dancs and the rest of the upperclassmen began the season carrying the Wolverines. As if that wasn’t enough, it was what they did…

…-biting games against formidable enemies. Then there was Lavigne who won the starting job and became the Wolverines’ defensive backbone. After Thursday’s game, Calderone called him the…

… Wolverines weren’t the best group of players in the country, and they accepted that. “It wasn’t the most talented team I’ve had here in four years,” Dancs said, “but it was the best team and we…

… 2012, Michigan made 22 consecutive tournaments, an NCAA record that still stands. In that time, the Wolverines advanced to 11 Frozen Fours and captured two national championships, in…

…, let alone in the first year of the Pearson Era, looked bleak. This season’s late push and the unexpected tournament run positions the Wolverines in a positive light. With seniors…

… renewed Michigan hockey legacy BENJAMIN KATZ Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines bid goodbye to a senior class that changed the trajectory of the program in one season …

… finishers, but has rarely an advantage been able to put it all together at once to compete for a top finish. The Wolverines have finished sixth, seventh and 10th in their three spring matches. Last weekend…

…, at the Marshall Invitational in West Virginia, Michigan placed seventh out of 20 teams. While this finish was in the top half of the field, the Wolverines feel that they could have per- formed better…

… from page 1 The Wolverines were not able to score in the second game until the bottom of the fifth. Bonnie Tholl singled, then got to third on an error. She then scored after tagging up on a long Patti…

… Benedict fly ball. "We did very well yesterday and we did very poorly today," Minnesota coach Teresa Wilson said. The rest of the Wolverine runs were singled in by Kari Kunen, Bonnie Tholl, and Julie Cooper…

…. The Wolverines now hold a 14- 14 record on the year, 2-2 in the Big Ten. Minnesota now posts a 13-18 mark, tied with Michigan in the IOWA Continued from page 1 The Hawkeyes snapped the 1-1 tie in the…

… fifth for the margin of victory. Erroll Shirer, the leadoff hitter, singled, took second on a sacrifice and then third on a wild pitch by Wolverine starter Kirt Ojala. The wild pitch proved to be big, as…

… great pitching by both teams had a lot to do with it." Saturday's first game was another pitching dual, but this time the Wolverines emerged on top. Jason Pfaff scattered seven hits over six and two…

… earlier, considering the outcome of the opener of their doubleheader. At the conclusion of five innings of the first game against the visiting Western Michigan Broncos, the Wolverines held a comfortable 7…

… and Ken Scarpace to take the lead for good. Michigan threatened in the bottom of the seventh, putting Jim Paciorek and Gerry Hool on base, but neither was able to score, as the Wolverines sufferd their…

…," said the wet Wolverine skipper. AFTER TAKING a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Michigan gathered most of their runs in the fourth inning. Hool started things off with a single and was driven in by Garry…

… down the rightfielad line, scring Gawrych and Tim Miller, who was put on base by a walk. The Wolverines added two runs in the fifth, butf Bronco hurler Jeff Kaiser, who replaced starter Tom Kling in the…

… their spring trip, dropped the Wolverines to 11-9. WMU..............001 U-M ..................o100 W-Kaiser R H E 014 3 9 14 2 420 0 7 7 1 L-Ontiveros WANTED LIBERATED LADIES to see the SEXY REXY SHOW…

… second Wolverine cager this year to leave the basketball program with his announ- cement yesterday that he will transfer to Boston College at the end of this semester. Garris joins fellow sophomore Keith…

… wanted to absorb the moment with your friends and follow along closely with your fellow Wolverines, then you would have been doing it for the love of the game. And you’re in the right. But if you…

…. Ashame can be reached at ashabete@umich.edu or on Twitter @betelhem_ashame. FILE PHOTO/Daily Michigan students could have taken in the Wolverines’ national championship game in two ways. Get drunk…

… at No. 5 singles sealed the match for the 19th-ranked Wolverines. Junior Matko Maravic later put the exclamation mark on the evening with a three-set upset over 15th- ranked Ryan Rowe at No. 2 sin…

…. But this weekend, the Wolverines couldn't control the weather. Snow and temperatures in the low 20s forced Michigan to cancel all four games ofits highly anticipated weekend series against Minnesota…

…, the Michigan softball team has struggled in its Big Ten home opener. A year ago, the Wolverines (4-0 Big Ten, 29-6 * overall) lost 4-0 to Illinois in their first confer- ence game at Alumni Field. The…

… Roberts hopes big fly leads to a big season State this weekend, the Wolverines hope to buck their recent trend. Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said that it's important for the players to come to the field…

… expectations for the hitter's final season as a Wolverine. "His bat needs to be a major contribu- tor," Maloney said. "And it certainly was with that tremendous blast (on Wednes- day). So I hope that this will…

… be some- thing that will boost him for the rest of the year." Carney fourth player to leave Wolverines By Ellen McGarrity Daily Sports Writer This year was supposed to be one of rebuilding and growth…

…. So, the team is hungry for a Big Ten title. Unfortunately, the Wolverines might not get to the dinner table as they must contend with the loss of four letterwinners: MaryAnn Daviera, Karen Katcavage…

… this year's squad. "We have a lot of depth," Allard said. "There are only three seniors, but the freshmen are starting to contribute, and there are a lot of people who can do the job." The Wolverines…

… the Toledo offense, striking out four and limiting the Rockets to two hits. THE SECOND GAME was basically a mirror of the first. The Wolverines jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Allard…

… effort, and improved her record to 7-4. The Wolverine offense was only a little more exciting than Toledo's, settling for eight hits on the afternoon. Coach Carol Hutchins is concerned about her team…

…," Hutchins said. "Allard is a great hitter and she's finally starting to come around. I hope it rubs off on the rest of the team." The victories were the Wolverines' fourth and fifth in their last six games…

… the second game of yesterday's doubleheader against Toledo. Morrow, recently named Big Ten player of the week, helped the Wolverines improve their record to 13-8 after the two-game sweep. The Wolverines…

… to be tagging." The play put the Wolverines on an emotional' gh. "That play that Roberts made was do or di . Any ro that nails the guy at home plate is a great throw," an sid. "That was a huge play it…

… conference. The top six teams quali- or the Big Ten tournament. The sweep was the first Michigan has accomplished in two years and the first sweep at home in four. T he Wolverines entered the series tied with…

…- gling a little bit," Michigan junior Mike Sokol said. "We set out to win all four gimes this weekend." 'Wolverine ace Bobby Korecky took the mound Friday for game one. He allowed five hits but no runs…

… the third pole from the right, rather than the sec- ond stating that the team had advanced into sixth place. The Wolverines over- took Illinois, which had lost to confer- ence-leading Ohio State, and…

… Michigan State. The Spartans had just dropped their Friday game to Minnesota. To make the next shift - across the centerfield wall to the third flagpole from the left - the Wolverines would need to take…

… game. In game two, Tim Leveque pitched five shutout innings for the Wolverines. His ERA was lowered to 0.34, as he has now thrown 26.1-straight innings with only one earned run. Sunday finally saw the…

… behind Minnesota. The Wolverines will face the Golden Gophers in a four-game series beginning next Friday in Min- neapolis. Michigan does not expect to sweep against its opponent. But each win pushes that…

… Wolverines handed the game over to their bats. Michigan was in need of a rally that eventually came in the eighth with a two-run single from Wright. In the previous three games of the series, they had seven…

… the rally with his groundout to Scott Tousa at second. The threat was gone, and whei all was said and done, the Wolverines were still in the ballgame. The Hoosiers didn't have to hit Hill very hard to…

… couple guys out or, like today, guys made good plays." Good plays continued for the. Wolverines. Down by one run, they found themselves in another bases- loaded jam in the 10th inning. A hit- batsmen and…

… the performances, placing second in Wolverines lost to Ohio State by the second varsity four, second in fewer than two seconds in the the first novice eight and tallying first varsity eight this weekend…

… season. State, but the fact is thatwe're not With just one weekend of com- that far off them." petition before entering the Big Fortunately for the Wolverines, Ten Championships, Michigan is they'll get…

…. - ---------- 7- SPOR TS OF THE DAILY: Netters nip Iowa, pull even in Big Ten Women netters split By PHIL NUSSEL It was a tough day for the Michigan doubles teams, but the Wolverines pulled out a 5-4 win at…

… Iowa Sunday to even their Big Ten record at 2-2. Michigan began the match by taking four of the six singles matches, but then lost two of the three doubles matches to make the score close. WOLVERINE Jim…

… Sharton won han- dily at first singles, downing Jim Nelson, 6-1,16-3. Sharton has now won three out of four conference matches and says that he is quite happy with his play so far. The only Wolverines to…

… 10th place. The Wolverines were close going into the back nine of their final round. Disaster struck, however, on the eleventh hole as they combined for 11 strokes over par. "If you subtract those…

… strokes, we would have finished sixth," said Carras. Junior Chris Westfall led the Wolverines with a 74-79-153 score, followed closely by Peter Savarino (75- 79-154) and team captain Dan Roberts (78…

…." -SKIP GOODMAN with 'Cats, By DEBRA deFRANCES Quitters never win. The, women's tennis team didn't quit when it lost to the sixth-ranked team in the nation; in- stead, the Wolverines turned a devastating 9…

… position match over Kathy Ruck, 6-0,6.1. In doubles action, again the under- classmen dominated, winning two of the three matches. The Wolverines, now 5-7 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten, are looking forward…

… by Norm Cash and a two run homer off the bat of Al Kaline were the big blows for the Tigers as they won in their patented come-from-be- -Daily-Larry Robbins STEVE FORSYTHE, WOLVERINE SECOND SACKER is…

… position as he failed to double Lose to By PHIL HERTZ and LEE KIRK Michigan took on Bowling Green1 yesterday afternoon at Ferry Field in a real slugfest. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the Falcons hit…

… the ninth, and up in the pressbox, the official scorer had already filled in Bowling Green's final totals in ink. 'The Wolverines, however, were not willing to concede that easily. Pinch-hitter Rich Orr…

… right-hander Ron Wellman. Wellman got Wolverine slugger John Kraft on an easy pop foul to first. Wellman then uncorked a low fastball that bouncedoff the glove of Bowling Green's catcher Bruce Rasors mitt…

… by getting Jim Hosler to bounce into a double play, setting the stage for the anti-climactic tenth. Mark Carrow' came on to pitch for the Wolverines in the tenth and struck out the first batter. But…

…. Russ Haggerty came up and hit a long fouil fly to right that Orr caught, but McKenzie was able to score easily from third with what proved to be the winning run. The valiant Wolverines o n c e again…

… explosion in, the fourth inning of the finale sealed the Wolverines' fate again. "I WAS VERY displeased with our of- fense in the first game," said disap- pointed Michigan manager Bud Mid- daugh. "And we just…

… groundout moved Erdmann around to third, shor- tstop Dave Stober laid down a perfec- tly-executed suicide squeeze bunt, scoring Erdmann. The Broncos, however, caught and overtook the Wolverines in the next in…

… hit. TAYLOR ALSO LED the Wolverine hitting attack, collecting three hits in three trips to the plate. Karen Pollard, Tammy Sanders, and Jodie Humphrey all chipped in with two hits apiece. Cindy Baumgart…

… paced the Wolverines in the second game, collec- ting four hits in five appearances, in- clyding a two-run homer in the fifth in- ning. Julie Zyjewski and Sanders both went three for four at the plate to…

… walking 12 Wolverines and commiting a total of 11 errors in the twinbill, nine in the second game. The Wolverines now take their 11-6 season record to Normal, Ill. to play in . the Redbird Tournament…

… against Central Michigan yesterday at Alumni Field. The Wolverines went on to win 4-3, their 33rd victory oftthe season. RBI record in victory The team busses were parked outside Yost Ice Arena Monday…

…, ready to take the Wolverines straight to the airport after practice. And while talkingto the media after their afternoon skate, their minds seemed to already be in Denver. Maybe that's . why Kevin…

…, playing in his first game asa Wolverine, scored the game-win- ning goal in overtime to lift Michi- gan over the Eagles. It started with a 3-1 record and a No. 3 ranking heading into the home opener. "I don…

… it Friday night at "It's my last time skating here, the Hobey Baker Award ceremony. practicing here as ateam," he said, And none of the Wolverines will repeating what he had just realized be saying it…

… get to the Frozen Four. "I guess it's pretty sad, but it'll The Wolverines refused to look be great going to Denver," he said. back at last season. They refused to buy into the hype when they were…

…. Though Michigan came'out with the victory, Hutchins expects the Wolverines to come out today with more emotion against Bowling Green at 4 p.m. today. "I was most disappointed that we didn't have the…

… Daily--Wednesday, April 9,1980-Page 9 FILLS BENEDICT'S SHOES iiddaugh hopes to mold a winner BY MARK MIHANOVIC Bud Middaugh's honeymoon didn't last very long with many Wolverine baseball loyalists. It…

… the Wolverines' somewhat surprising play of late. "We're trying to bunt a lit- tle bit more; we're playing for one run at a time to try to give our young pit- chers some encouragement. "We'll hit…

…'re proven not." With a young, rapidly-improving club, it would appear that Bud Mid- daugh is going to be in it for a long time, "it" being the Michigan Wolverine baseball coach's office. 'M' ieer assistant…

… ..f -oWllYU Nvkl Acd I Gymnasts make it close By LEE KATTERMAN It was a case of "close but no cigar" for the five Wolverine gymnasts in last weekend's NCAA Championship meet. Admittedly, the…

… WOLVERINES scored in four of their six times at bat, getting one run in each of the second and sixth innings, three in the third and two in the fifth. Freshwoman Sandy Tayler and junior Jeannette Dillay led…

… the Wolverine offense. Tayler punched two singles through the Jackson nine to earn one RBI. Dillay earned two RBIs on her double. R i v E 663-6771 I io opJOF U of M Students for the Equal Rights…

…. "We The Wolverines held their had a stretch that we missed own against some of the best two or three shots in a row, college basketball players in which isn't good when you're the country - Nate Wolters…

… the Car- Peyton Siva to take a less- dinals' shooters and dominat- than-ideal 3-pointer, which ing the boards. The Wolverines he missed. Behanan, outmus- outrebounded Louisville, 17-12, cling freshman…

… the NBA next year. But on Monday, he was still a Wolverine, and he was still the best player in the country, still the player capable of making shots 30 feet from the basket. Every time it felt like the…

…. tled down on his second effort on the IN THE GAME carried over from mound and picked up the win, im- Sunday, the Wolverines dropped a 4-1 proving his record to 3-0. decision as Hoosier hurlers Humphrey…

… THE WOLVERINES looked ready to and Mark Gramer combined to allow take yesterday's third game behind the Michigan only seven hits. Designated pitching of freshman righthander Jim hitter Charles Fedorka…

… bustling activity duri; these ideal sping days. Coach Ch rlie Hoyt and the Wolverine thinclads hold sway on the domain once occupied by the pigskin warriors of former years. Athletes are at work on the cin…

… first year mcrntor has several promising young athletes under his direction, who should become stellar performers on future Wolverine teams. In spite of the tendency for prac- tically everyone to let…

… intensity just wasn't there." That intensity returned against Northwestern on Sunday, even though the Wolverines dropped the match, 5-4. Michigan captured three out of six of the singles, but could only hang…

…," Darden said. season's end. Feel like a fish out of water? Call us to find a home for Fall 1990! Prime Student Housing 761-8000 r - TENNIS Continued from page 1 The Wolverines performed well in singles…

… pressure on the guys to have to win up one notch from what they are normally at." Kass' absence forced Scott Cuppett to play at number one singles. The first year Wolverine responded with a 6-0, 6-4 rout of…

… victories in sin- gles. Like Saturday, however, the Wolverines were outperformed in doubles. The No.1 doubles team of Kass and Cuppett won in three sets, but the number two seeded tandem of Rubenstein and…

…. But since then, everything has started to revolve around school. I'm more up- tight now when I get a bad grade. I'm more concerned with getting 0. KENNETH SMOLLER/Daily Wolverine catcher Julie Cooper…

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…. While attending the same school as her sister might seem like the most logical step, the Ann Arbor native maintains that this is not why she decided to become a Wolverine. "Meghan being here didn…

… narrow sCenter 4-3 defeats. The Wolverines ______ lost the doubles-point in both matches. "Throughout the season, we've learned that the Big Ten has a lot of par- ity," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. A…

… lot of it comes down to matchups and the doubles point" The Wolverines are undefeated this season when they win the doubles point and must play solidly this weekend if they want to knockoff Big Ten…

…, which is tied with Minnesota and Northwestern atop the Big Ten standings, should be a tougher match for the Wolverines. The Fighting Illini handed then-No. 1 ranked Duke its first loss of the season in…