…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Wolverines set to host NCAA Regional as No.10 seed By EMILY BONCHI Daily Sports Writer The No.2 Michigan softballteam has officially…
…," Michi- gan coach Carol Hutchins said to her team after the announcement Sunday night. "Nobody's ranking matters. Now we play. The team that plays the best wins." The Wolverines were announced as the No…
…-ranked Wolverines downed the Golden Gophers on Sunday, 8-1, and on Saturday, 4-2, led by senior pitcher Jordan Tay- lor, who manned the mound for both games of the weekend series. "You want your kids to come out and…
… rip the ball every inning," Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said after the game on Sunday. "But in general, we're going to have to face competition when it counts (like on Saturday)." The Wolverines (16…
… countless Wolverine triumphs. Playing in the NCAA Individual Championships in Palo Alto, Calif., the two remaining Michigan com- petitors were bounced from tourna- ment play in the first two rounds of singles…
… Fuller. The Wolverine duo lost key ser- vice games throughout the match, leading to its elimination as Georgia advanced 6-3, 6-2. It was an upset- ting way for the pair's partnership to end, as they had…
… the season in the books, the Wolverines hope next year brings them closer to their goals, including a better showing at NCAAs and a Big Ten Tournament title. King earns All-American status, drops…
… cut short. King reached the Sweet 16 in singles - something not done by a Wolverine in 19 years - before fall- ing to the No. 5 seed, but not with- out earning All-American status. In doubles, King and…
… the Sweet 16 and officially earned him ITA All-American status - an honor a Wolverine hasn't had in four years. Just over two hours after King won to reach the Sweet 16 in singles, he stepped on the…
… draw. Instead the Wolverine duo played the No. 32 pair in the country from UCLA, Adrian Puget and Alex Brigham. Despite droppinga tough first set, King and Jung found their stride winningthe second set…
… a very good player, but unfortunately it wasn't his best tennis today." The loss ended King's singles sea- son, but King's final 30-9 record was the best by a Wolverine since 1998. King later took the…
… knot the set at five, before holding serve to Freshman Evan King became the first Wolverine to reach the Sweet 16 in 19 years. take a 6-5 lead. But the Wolverines Bears. responded to send the set into a…
… before being pulled. By the time freshman hurl- er Alex Lakatos finally ended the inning, the Nittany Lions had taken a 6-2 lead. They took a 9-2 lead into the eighth, when the Wolverines made things…
… interesting. With the bases loaded, fresh- man right fielder Michael O'Neill's grounder to second was thrown away, allowing two Michigan run- ners to score. The Wolverines added three more runs off sopho- more…
… Akron on doubles point, sending the Wolver- Friday. The Wolverines faced the D i )oubles point dooms M' in season finale 40 Saturday and a 4-1 finish against Tulsa on Sunday, the eight mem- bers of…
… the No. 10 Michigan wom- en's tennis team will head to Palo Alto, Calif. for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament. Against the Zips at the Var- sity Tennis Center, the Wolverines secured the doubles…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines drop CWPA Eastern title game to Indiana By HEIKO YANG brighten for Michigan, Indiana Daily Sports Writer scored on a power play…
… loss, it would be When the Wolverine offense did that the Wolverines held firm on show up during the second quar- defense. ter, it rattled off three unanswered As many steals that the Hoosiers points in…
… four minutes to tie the collected from Michigan miscues, game at 3-3. Seniors Ryley Plunkett the Wolverines had just as many and Keller Felt scored from outside, from a strong defensive effort. Indi…
… other team has accomplished in the modern era - is now just anoth- er pipe dream for another class. Instead of riding high with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tourna- ment as event hosts, the Wolverines…
… women's tennis team. The 10th-ranked Wolverines were playing on their home courts, fresh off of their second consecu- tive Big Ten regular-season cham- pionship. They sailed through the conference slate…
…, Michigan stumbled and collapsed as North- western clawed its way back to defeat the Wolverines 4-3 and win the Big Ten Tournament title. "It's a tough one, for sure, to swallow," Michigan coach Ronni…
…'s when the judged particularly harsh by the Wolverine offense finally man- NCAA selection committee before aged to get to Wisconsin starter it unveils the regional matchups Cassandra Darrah. Consecutive on…
… our did just that, ripping a base hit up way." the middle, scoring Doyle. Despite the Wolverines' sure "(Doyle's) done a nice job inclusion in the field of 64, the all year in the nine position," luxury…
… president for com- munications from fall 2007 until See RUDGERS, Page 6 Kentucky scores twice in last frame to eliminate Wolverines By EMILY BONCHI Daily Sports Reporter It was the ending that no one saw…
… asthe Wildcats'Annie Rowland's soft blooper started its arc downward, everyone knew the game was over. Kentucky won 2-1, upsetting the Wolverines on their home field for the second day in a row to bounce…
…-run lead in the eighth inning of the first game Saturday, the Wolverines capitalized on two of Ohio State's six errors and went ahead 6-3 in the ninth behind junior left fielder Coley Crank's two-run home…
… apiece. The Wolverines looked like they would do what the Buckeyes did to them earlier that day: steal one they should have lost. Michigan had all the momen- tum. Freshman right fielder Michael O…
… pitcher's duel, with Riley and Taylor each not allowing much movement around the bases. The Wildcats were able to put two runners on to threaten the Wolverines, but Blanchard came up big for Michi- gan to…
… throw out runners in both the first and fifth innings. After the Wolverines' unearned run put them up 1-0 in the top of the fourth, sophomore second baseman Ashley Lane was the only batter to earn a hit…
… piece of bread to a squirrel. TMD That's the difference! 83 You're not a Wolverine! 4 is this sl0ghty disturbing to anye? 0 A boy likes me, but I'm too busy to even consider if I like him back. TMD Havy…
… ou conisid ered te possibinktyZ That's the difference! 95 You're not a Wolverine! 10 that you're 0a lesbian? 0 Go to the DUDE after 9pm and every single person there is Asian. TMD ND sanyone eusgwan o…
…' almost a cookie-cutter bore This spandex superhero doesn't prevail quite like his counterparts. >> SEE PAGE 8 SPORTS Wolverines sweep Golden Gophers The Michigan softball team defeated Minnesota twice at…
…. Last summer there were more than 9,000 participants in a wide range of University-sponsored camps, Conference Manager Bob Miller of Wolverine Sum- mer Camps said, adding enroll- ment this summer is…
… was an alum. Does our Wolverine hubris know no bounds? His death is a symbol not of success or justice but of vengeance. The celebra- tions immediately reminded me of those of the Fallujah residents who…
