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… heading south. But the Wolverines' hitting appears to be going north. Michigan heads to Big Ten Tour- nament in Columbus next weekend as the third seed, its worst finish in the conference in a dozen years…

…. The Wolverines will play No. 6 seed Illinois Friday. Michigan (12-4 Big Ten, 42-10 overall) split a two- game set with the Fighting Illini in Champaign three weeks ago, blow- ing a three-run lead in the…

… to silence the Wolverine bats any longer. The win salvaged the weekend for Michigan, which retained a two- and-a-half game lead atop the Big Ten standings. "You're boundtolose some games, but…

…, Michigan with water that had been unsuspect- didn't seem to have too much to cel- ingly dumped over his head, he could ebrate. The Wolverines were down finally let out a sigh of relief. by a run to Iowa, and…

… things only got After an entire season of high worse on the field. expectations and equally high pres- Redshirt sophomore reliever Ben sure to win, the Wolverines called Jenzen's performance that inning…

…-inning grand slam, Mich- igan's fifth homer of its three- game weekend, capped the Wolverine's power resurgence. "We work on hitting with our hips," Hutchins said. "We call it with our butts and definitely…

… Writer Three up, three down can be either a good or bad thing for a softball team. It was the best possible outcome for Michigan this weekend The Wolverines won all three of their games in the Ann Arbor…

…, operating as a well-oiled machine. The Wolverines' confidence is visibly increasing as well. "Our kids, they came to play," Hutchins said. "They went after it. They played the kind of softball that I want to…

… with Northwestern a Wolverine pitcher Hutchins's hands- off strategy works By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Senior pitcher Lorilyn Wilson began to cry as she hugged her teammates fol- lowingthe…

… Wolverine softball team's Regional victory yes- terday. All the while, Michi- gan coach Carol Hutchins looked on with an approving grin. "I was so happy because we won, but sad because it's the last time we…

…'ll ever get to play a game here," Wilson said. Not long ago a happy end- ing for Wilson in Ann Arbor wouldn't have seemed pos- sible. Just 15 days earlier, the Wolverines lost7-0 to a medi- ocre Michigan…

… just a harmless lead- off single in the seventh to pick up the save. But that kind of produc- tion comes as no surprise to the Wolverines' seasoned veterans. "They're not really fresh- men anymore…

… one last key adjustment Hutchins made. Entering the Regional, the Wolverines had hit just one home run in their previous nine games. So, Hutchins had the team doing a half-swing See SOFTBALL, Page 14…

… Blissfield filtered native came back to the dugout, into the Wolverines' locker room coughing up blood and was taken to many times this season. The tough the University Hospital. Michigan weekend included…

… series in its last 13 tries, string of bruised-and-battered Wol- a streak dating back to April 2,2006. verines. Roblin, who sustained and The Wolverines entered the forearm injury against Michigan weekend…

… wins and losses. Well, they're listening. For the first time in three years, Michigan didn't win the Big Ten Tour- nament. But the Wolverines seemed anything but downtrodden after the loss. "We wanted to…

… Tournament this weekend. No. 10 Michigan will host a Regional as the ninth overall seed. The Wolverines open Friday with Eastern Michigan, who Michigan beat 3-0 two weeks ago. Louisville, who the Wolverines…

…- mances that did," Michigan coach James Henry said about the turn- around. "That's the way it was across the board." In her first and last Big Ten Outdoor Championship, Willard became the first Wolverine to…

… said. Sophomore Tiffany Ofili won the 100-meter hurdles for the second straight year (13.14) and fifth-year senior co-captain Katie Erdman won the 800-meter (2:05.17). Wade helped the Wolverines even…

… more earlier with first place in the heptathlon, Michigan's first win in the event since 1998. The Wolverines gained 37 points yesterday in the middle- distance races, including 21 in the 1,500-meter…

… Henry to assess the Wolverines' perfor- mance shortly after this weekend's Len Paddock Invitational, it was clear Henry cared very little about the team's finish. "We came out unscathed," Henry responded…

… setting career-bests in the 100- meter dash (11.86) and the longjump (19 feet, 7.5 inches). Sophomore co-captain Bettie Wade also performed well for the Wolverines. Her personal-best and regional qualifying…

…-seeded Wolverines (39-16) went two-and- out in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 1996. "We all feel like a dagger just hit us," said Michigan coach Rich Maloney, struggling for words after the…

… Wolverines' elimination. "We're ' very disheartened. We didn't get it done, and we're dis- appointed because we had many opportunities in two days but we just weren't able to get over the top. ... We just…

… "The Emperor's New Clothes" in the second game, which the Wolverines lost 4-0. Baylor coach Glen Moore thought Nemitz's arm stiffened up in the break between the two games, so blame should not be placed…

… at Nemitz's feet (or on her arm). What is to blame is Michi- gan's inconsistencythroughout the season, which came back to haunt the Wolverines this weekend. Michigan's offense did a disap- pearingact…

…. But Lorilyn Wilson's unpredictability in the first game, leading to a 9-0 Lady Bear run- rule victory, altered the Wolverine pitching rotation to the point that Nemitz's young and limited pitch arsenal…

… Nemitz pitched brilliantly in her first Tournament start. The Wolverines have the tal- ent and the ability - there's no question about that. It's sim- ply a matter of consistency and maturity, which Baylor…

… Wolverines. as Michigan baseball fever swept "It wasn't like we played bad across Ann Arbor. baseball," Michigan coach Rich After winning the Big Ten regu- Maloney said. "We got 25 hits, but lar…

…-season championship by two- we didn't get timely hits. That was and-a-half games, the Wolverines the difference. It wasn't like we strolled into the conference tourna- didn't hit at all. We just didn't get ment as the…

… for nearly half a decade take the next step into the professional ranks. For other Wolverine diehards, the two-day event was a chance to watch players from rival schools suffer and be embarrassed on a…

… proved to be a proud day when Leon Hall (18th overall), Alan Branch (33rd), LaMarr Woodley (46th) and David Harris (47th) had their names called, it's a harsh reminder of what the Wolverine defense is…

… first of seven Wolverines drafted By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor Leon Hall's room in the La Costa Hotel and Resort in La Costa, Calif. was quiet for more than three-and- a-half hours on Saturday…

… he was going to be picked by Cincin- nati," Green said. Rumors floating around Radio City Music Hall had Hall sneaking into the top 10. The Vista, Calif., WOLVERINES DRAFTED " Leon Hall -1st Round…

… trend didn't stop. With anopening-roundsweep of Drake, the Wolverines reached the Round of 32 for the first time since Contestants may use own cell phones Send your name, age, number, and cell phone…

… had one more first in store - recording its first doubles point against the Fighting Illini since 1997. But this one didn't mean any- thing. After pounding Illinois in dou- bles, the Wolverines couldn…

… SPORTS Wolverines soar into postseason The Michigan softball team drew Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten Tourna- ment next weekend in Colombus. The Wolverines' stomped Michi- gan State 9-1 in five…

…'s all said and done, they gotta look at the film." The next two Wolverines went back-to-back. The Pitts- burgh Steelers selected LaMarr Woodley at 46th overall and the Jets traded up again to take David…

… booksellers to view, and students could buy or sell used textbooks. Links to postings about textbooks would appear on students' sched- ules on Wolverine Access. The taskforce found that the University…