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April 10, 2006 (vol. 116, iss. 109) • Page Image 9

… mars weekend S By Nate Sandals Daily Sports Writer After a five-inning, 14-0 vic- tory over Purdue in the first game of yesterday's double- header, the Wolverines retreat- ed to their locker room. No…

…. 12 Michigan returned to Alumni Field 15 minutes later a differ- ent team. But the change was a negative one. Despite a seventh-inning rally, the Wolverines fell to Purdue, 5- 4 in the second game of…

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…- game. This is the dilemma the No. 10 Michigan women's rowing team faces after they split a two-race series with No. 17 Tennessee and No. 3 Southern Cal on Saturday in Columbus. The Wolverines beat the…

… Rothstein said. "We need to start winning races like that." In the morning session, the Wolverines' first varsity eight cruised to a five-second victory over Tennessee, finishing with a time of 6:24.78. The…

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…-2) MINNESOTA 0 LP: Cole DeVries (3-2) You've Gotta Have Heart Wolverines refuse to buckle under pressure By Chris Herring Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS - From now on, the Michigan baseball team should know…

… over Big Ten powerhouse Minnesota. Strangely enough, the Wolverines won the game in which they trailed by six, then blew the game in which they had a three-run lead. Down 6-0, Michigan stormed its way…

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Wolverines traveled to Cham- paign to take on Big Ten powerhouse, No. 7 G Illinois. Despite a hard- fought effort, Michigan fell, 6-1. "T h e sco re w as very lop s d ed, M i lopsided," Michigan coach Bruce…

… doubles point from the Wolverines. Both Michigan pairs at the No.2 and No.3 slots dropped their contests, 8-6. In singles, Michigan came out of the gates with fire in its eyes, winning three of the six…

… trainer on either team. And when former Wolverine Maurice Taylor literally tackled the Pacers' Jer- maine O'Neal and got whistled for a much-deserved foul, somebody in front of me couldn't believe it. Well…

… to the entire Michigan team. For the first time since 1998, the Wolverines failed to qualify for team finals. In Thursday night's eve- ning session, Michigan finished fourth behind eventual champion…

… Oklahoma, Illinois and California. Once again, the pommel horse proved to be the Wolverines' downfall. Only freshman Ralph Rosso (8.45), . who advanced to individual event qualifiers on Friday night, scored…

… above an 8.0. The total score for the event was 31.05, which spelled doom for the Wolverines' hopes of advanc- ing to team finals. Michigan also did not score as high as usual on its two best events, the…

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… Rebekah Milian. When a pitch hit freshman Teddi Ewing, Bercaw scored. Her run was the first of the inning - an inning that would prove to be explo- sive. The Wolverines kept their bats firing throughout the…

…- 21) a 3-1 lead after the first inning, and the Wolverines didn't put up a fight until the last two innings. Purdue pitcher Melissa Burns deserved much of the credit for Michigan's offensive struggles…

… in game two. She consistently threw first pitches for strikes and kept Wolverine hitters con- fused by mixing up her pitches. "She had a great change-up," senior third baseman Grace Leutele said. "She…

… got us a few more times than we would've liked, but I think that we got better as the game went on." Michigan's offensive improvement didn't show until the sixth inning, when the Wolverines loaded the…

… bases with one out, but failed to score. Down four runs, Michigan mounted a seventh-inning rally. Suddenly, the bats came alive. The Wolverines scored on an RBI dou- ble by sophomore Samantha Findlay and…

… third. Instead of taking the easy out at first, Haas threw it home. The throw was late, a run scored and the Wolverines failed to record an out. Purdue's two unearned runs proved to be the difference as…

… games. Most notably, Michigan's 12-game win- ning streak came to a screeching halt with Sunday's loss to Purdue. And despite beating Indiana 4-2 on Fri- day, the Wolverines's six-game shutout streak was…

…, including nine in the second. Eleven players collected hits, and each of Michigan's four pinch hitters reached based. I DEFENSE Sure the Wolverines posted two shutouts this weekend, but the defense looked…

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… yesterday. The Michigan men's golf team took a similar step - albeit not as large as Mickelson's. The Wolverines didn't win a green jacket or even a seventh- place trophy, but their eighth-place finish in the…

… Lindsey Bruck - who finished sec- ond in the all-around competition - leading the way, Michigan went on to place four Wolverines on the podium in the event. Deiley and D NOTE Seniors recognized at Cager…

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