April 11, 2013 (vol. 123, iss. 102) • Page Image 5
… with the coaching. The crowd was sparse on Tuesday afternoon with a chill in the air, when the Wolverines wel- comed intrastate rival Western Michigan. The Wolverines were halfway through their season…
… kids. They're my family," Hutchins said. "I'm like a proud mother." Despite wearing scarlet and gray, Schoenly has plenty of rea- sons to feel welcomed back to Ann Arbor. As a Wolverine in the 1990s, she…
…'re 22 years old. I look to her as a mentor." The Wolverines swept the three-game series against Ohio State due in part to junior right fielder Nicole Sappingfield. In high school, the California native…
… her teams is one of hard-earned respect and com- mitment to the sport, one that often lasts beyond the college years. Schoenly is one of four for- mer Wolverines coaching in the 12-team Big Ten (two…
… on fire." For the Wolverines as of late, though, the tune has sounded more like "These girls are on fire." Because these girls and this team are rolling right now. No. 12 Michigan is riding a 14-game…
…,300th win - becoming the third NCAA softball coach in his- tory to reach that mark. For the Wolverines (9-0 Big Ten, 32-7 overall), strong pitch- ing has been the key to winning. During the streak…
…, Michigan pitchers have given up 38 runs - less than three per outing. In comparison, in the Wolverines' last fourlosses, opponents scored an average of8.5 runs against the team. In the circle, sophomore left…
… Driesenga have a combined 56 strikeouts in 62 innings. Opponents are hitting just .206 and .223, respectively, against them. Offensively, the Wolverines have averaged more than nine runs a game during the…
… fall and gave it a nice cushion over No. 13 Nebraska and No. 16 Illinois heading into the Wolverines' final event. "I think that did wonders for her confidence," Plocki said. "To go up there in that…
