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… Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans combined for 37 runs in their doubleheader split. On Saturday in Ann Arbor the same two teams scored a meager total of 12 runs in two games. The difference? A…

… sixth inning. The Wolverines entered the sixth in- ning with a 5-3 lead, and notions of a sweep. Michigan scored four runs in the third inning to wipe out a 3-0 State lead. A walk to second baseman C…

… Wolverine tennis teams of the past. Last weekend at Northwestern, Michigan failed for the first time in 17 years to capture the conference's team championship. The Wolverines placed fifth with 25.5 points…

…, the Wolverines were confident that they had the depth and talent to win the tournament. "To tell you the truth, we had one of the best teams in the conference," said number-four singles player Rodd…

… buried all Wolverine hopes of capturing yet another title. Jim Sharton, Todd Cohen and Hugh -Kwok at first, fifth and sixth singles respectively all lost in close, three set matches. Once eliminated from…

… at the number-six spot. But Michigan's fate was really sealed at the end of the first day when the Wolverines dropped all three first round doubles matches. Last year Michigan triumphed at first and…

… Fisk on a tapper to first Softballers, Hoosiers go halvers By ERICK GARFIELD It was a matter of execution in Michigan's first Big Ten action of 1984. In game one, the Wolverine sof- tballers had it…

…- sferring to Michigan last season, poun- ding out two doubles in the first game and two singles in the second contest. The Wolverines got on the board in the first inning when first baseman Mena Reyman…

… another bunt. Reyman sacrificed Bitkowski. across the plate to end the scoring for the Wolverines-for the day, as it tur- ned out. Reyman was injured on the play when she was knocked off-balance by the…

… the fourth to preserve the lead and improve her record to 5-4. THINGS WENT differently for the Wolverines in game two. Pitcher Any Unterbrink, who hurled both games, got stronger as the day went on…

… time around, scoring two runs in each of the first, second, and fourth innings off the Wolverines' Morrow. Brenda Thaler's two-run single in the first was more Ludwig 's !_" " '6 Special to the…

… vi I M JOSTEN' S GOLD RING SALE than enough for Unterbrink. a DeCarolis was pleased to gain the split with the Hoosiers, defending Big Ten champion Hoosiers, against whom the Wolverines dropped…

… for fifth, while Wolverines Dan roberts, Ken Clarke Terry Povin and Chris Westfall shot 74, 76, 77 and 78 respectively. Michigan coach Jim Carras said yesterday's performance may be a strong indication…

… of, the Wolverines' future. "I'm especially pleased with the play we've gotten from Ludwig and Savarino. Together with Dan Roberts we've got the makings of a top conten- der." The Wolverines are…

… don't they destroy three years of progress? Frieder, people forget, led the Wolverines to a 15-13 record last year after finishing 7-20 in 1981-82. Picking up eight extra wins in a season is quite an…

… about the upward trend in Michigan victories over the last few years. Instead they're obsessed with this year's seven Wolverine defeats. They want to find someone to blame for the losses and Frieder…

…. Rich Rellford and Roy Tarpley did. Michigan's players are as much to blame for the defeats as Frieder. With few exceptions, the individual Wolverines have not performed up to anyone's expectations. Tim…

… McCormick immediately comes to mind. It's not that the 6-11 senior has performed poorly. He leads the team in scoring. The Wolverine defense toughens up when he plays, too. But after an outstanding pre…

… performs head-and-shoulders better than last year. The Wolverines play their best basketball when he and McCormick line up together. They suffer when Tarpley runs into foul trouble and Frieder pulls him off…

… substitutions come at the end of the game when the Wolverines trail. Frieder replaces offensive-oriented players like Joubert with defensive-oriented ones like Wade when the opponents have the ball. If people…

… want to criticize Frieder, they should point to his team's inability to score against a zone defense. If every Big Ten team played 40 minutes of 2-3 zone against the Wolverines, Michigan would struggle…

… basketball season is far from over. Three wins should earn the Wolverines a berth in the NIT. Six will place them in the first division of the Big Ten and, most likely, in the NCAA tournament.- In order to…

… accomplish this, Michigan needs continued strong play from Tarpley and the recently revived duo of Eric Turner and Rich Rellford. More importantly, the Wolverines could use some caffeine to awaken the…

… slumbering McCormick, Joubert and Rockymore. If these three players perform as originally as expected, then maybe Frieder could take a break of his own. Grading the Wolverines " ROY TARPLEY-Scores almost…

… nailbiting finish. Iowa narrowed the Wolverines' lead to 51-47 with over three minutes left, then things got a lit- tle crazy. Michigan went to the free throw line four times in the last two minutes with a…

… sank two free throws after being fouled, securing a big win for the Wolverines. "IF RAVELING thinks we have the most talent then he should have no problem winning the next fifteen games because they're a…

… afternoon at Crisler Arena. A boisterous sell-out crowd of 13,609 witnessed the Wolverine cagers un- dergo their most stressful test of the season against pre-season conference favorite Iowa, which they…

… passed with flying colors, downing the Hawkeyes, 53-49. Actually they almost passed the game away. Let's start this growing success story from the beginning. The Wolverines stormed out to an early 20…

…, became deathly quiet as thoughts of choke started to go through their minds, and as fast as the Wave vanished, so did the Wolverines' success at the foul line. Eric Turner, Leslie Rockymore and Joubert all…

… stepped to the stripe and proceeded to come up empty. "Our free throw shooting really fell off," said Bill Frieder in the under- statement of the afternoon. But just as it appeared the Wolverines were going…

…. "Now everybody is looking to help each other out, as well as containing their own man." Indeed defense has been the difference, as the Wolverines only allowed 50 na..4n pa,. .. .a i s*he fir npkoathac a…

… top of the first inning Sunday. But winning pitcher, Linda Allen (7-9) got out of the inning on a pop out to short. THE WOLVERINES succeeded in getting the lead-off batter aboard in each of the first…

… in the fifth with two singles and a sacrifice bunt which amounted to their only threat of the contest. THE WOLVERINES came right back in the bottom half of the inning on a walk, sacrifice bunt, force…

…, including vic- tories over DePaul and Notre Dame. THIS ONE COULD make the 3-0 Wolverines break a sweat. "It'll be a good test for us," said Wolverine coach Bill Frieder, who directed Michigan to an 85…

…-60, last December in Crisler Arena. The Wolverines have never lost to Dayton, racking up a 10-0 mark over the length of the series. FINALLY, DAYTON suffers from the same disease which has plagued all of…

… to stop the Wolverines are three star- ters from last year's, 21-11 club, junior forward Damon Goodwin, senior guard Larry Schellenberg and sophomore guard Dan Christie. Donoher has been especially…

… the past the Wolverines had always been easily beaten by both the Hoosiers and Northwestern, the conference's two dominant teams. Indiana went on to defeat the Wildcats in the finals, 5-4 to capture…

… their sixth consecutive league title. While Michigan easily triumphed over fifth-seeded Minnesota for third place. The Wolverines had defeated sixth-seeded Purdue in the first round, 8-S. THE…

… nine of its first 15 free throws. But the foul shooting eventually picked up, and the Hawkeyes could not take advantage of the Wolverine miscues. Iowa had its chances during the second half when Michigan…

… backend of a one and one. Tarpley stole the board and McCormick converted to give the Wolverines breathing room. From that point Michigan cruised to its fourth consecutive victory. "It's nice of us to do…

… tournament birth. Frieder had been saying that one more win should put the Wolverines in the tournament but he restrained his en- thusiasm after theagame. "When your fate is in the hands of others you never…

… newly beloved (last year's crowds were nowhere near that size) beat Wisconsin, currently second in the Big Ten. By comparison, or lack thereof, the biggest crowd to witness the Wolverines at Crisler this…

… contributed 17 points, nine rebounds and an outstanding defensive effort on Michael Payne to power the Wolverines to a 53-46 victory over the Hawkeyes last night at Carver Hawkeye Arena. . Michigan led start to…

… finish as Tim McCormick put the Wolverines on top. 3-0, on the first offensive possession Although things got sticky at times, Iowa never got closer than three points in the second half. At times it seemed…

… the wrong way. See Opinion, Page 6. " Two Wolverine batsmen were among the college players selec- ted in the major league baseball draft. See Sports, Page 16. Outside: Hot and humid with scattered…

… by Daily photographer Brian Masck at a March 1983 Wolverine basketball game, was named Outstanding Sports Photograph of 1983 in United Press International's Michigan awards. He will be honored at UPI…

…- graduates. P tage relative to the other baseball powers. But roster, inclu while the Wolverine players may not graduate hitters in th with a national championship, they'll have ear- Last year' ned something…