… matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season, and 22 games against teams that ranked in the Top 70 in RPI. While the Wolverines opened last season in the friendly…
… matches against Albany, USC and Loyola Marymount to begin its campaign. The season-opening trip to the West Coast is almost triple the distance of the Wolverines’ longest road trip…
…’s pressure. And it’s been like that all season long.” If one saw those quotes without attribution, they might immediately assign them to Michigan. But neither statement was uttered by a Wolverine…
… games. It’s not only that the second-seeded Wolverines suffered two straight upset losses. Superior teams are sometimes defeated. That’s the nature of sports, and especially postseason play. But…
… Michigan was eliminated in a fashion few could have predicted. The Wolverines never forgot their collapse at the end of last season which knocked them out of NCAA Tournament contention. In the…
… believed it would have a potent offense and a deep pitching staff. Both of those assumptions turned out to be true, as the Wolverines scored more and allowed fewer runs than anyone else in the Big Ten…
… most dedicated observer can say that the Wolverines’ success in the face of adversity has come solely because they are tougher or more motivated than their opponents. But for 55 games, Michigan…
…’s results under pressure backed up this idea of resiliency. Coming into the Big Ten Tournament, the Wolverines had won six games in the ninth inning or later, as opposed to just two such games a year…
… team used to dominating in clutch scenarios — the same ones it faced against Northwestern and Indiana. Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament opener was the exact type of game the Wolverines pride…
… is postseason baseball. An ugly win is still a win. And it looked like the Wolverines were going to get one, with Lamb taking the mound in the ninth inning. But to the surprise of everyone…
… record two quick outs, but three straight base hits delivered Indiana the lead. The Wolverines staged their own two-out rally to send the game to extras in the ninth inning. But it was clear they…
… postseason play into account. Maybe we overlooked the fact that Michigan, despite a 16-8 Big Ten record, was just 2-4 against the conference’s top six teams. Maybe fatigue had caught up to the Wolverines…
… coach Erik Bakich pointed to the five Wolverines selected in the previous year’s MLB Draft as emblematic of the long-term success and culture he has aimed to create. “That’s the nature of the beast…
… build the quality program he has envisioned. The Wolverines had a school-record 11 players selected in the MLB Draft last week, which also tied for the most of any college program. It’s also…
…, Ill. that he planned to visit the Reds’ Goodyear, Ariz. training facility and sign with the organization while there. In his final season as a Wolverine, Nutof was 6-2 with a 4.27 ERA. Junior…
… helped guide the Wolverines’ pitching staff to a 3.46 ERA as a team, which ranked 18th in the country. He struggled to make contact at the plate, hitting just .191, but provided power with nine home…
…. Hendrickson broke out as part of the Wolverines’ rotation this season, posting a 6-3 record and 4.06 ERA while holding opponents to a .236 average. Reuss struck out 11 batters in six innings in his…
… redshirt sophomore season. How do these decisions impact Michigan’s outlook for 2018? With the departures of Bivens and Lugbauer made official as well as that of Brdar, the Wolverines’ defensive…
…’s defensive bedrock won’t be an easy task. Neither will it be easy to rebuild the Wolverines’ starting rotation, which will be without a proven ace for the first time since 2014. Hendrickson, if he…
… factor to keep an eye on is the role of the Wolverines’ incoming freshman class, which is again ranked as the best class in the Big Ten. Last season’s freshman found it hard to obtain regular…
… on their way to a 10-6 win over the Wolverines (42- 16, 0-1) in the first game of the NCAA Tournament’s Chapel Hill Regional. After its disappointing run in the Big Ten Tournament last week…
… part to crucial defensive errors. The Wolverines collected only one hit in the frame — an RBI single by redshirt sophomore left-fielder Miles Lewis — but two walks, a catcher’s interference and a…
… culture of resiliency seemingly collapsed in Bloomington. Dominant all season, the Wolverines’ bullpen imploded, and Michigan never seemed to recover. Up Next: The Wolverines aren’t losing just…
… drafted highly as well. However, the Wolverines lost their top pitcher in Brett Adcock and top all-around hitter in Carmen Benedetti to the draft last year, and improved offensively and…
… baseball team (42-17, 0-2) from the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Despite surrendering just 8 hits, Wolverine pitchers’ wildness was the culprit behind the lopsided score. After…
… threats. But while the Wolverines’ pitching became wild, Tar Heel right-hander Luca Dalatri maintained his control deep into Saturday’s ball game, striking out six batters. Michigan was held hitless…
… to a guy who gave up only one run.” For a Wolverine squad that showed promise this season, and reached as high as 13th in the national rankings, Michigan’s finish to the season was especially…
… Michigan an early lead with a home run, but North Carolina scored eight unanswered runs to end the Wolverines’ season. BASEBALL From Page 11 12 Thursday, June 8, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily…
… this week from Monday to Wednesday. The 11 selections mark the highest the Wolverines have seen in program history. The selections also bring the total number of Michigan draftees up to 23 during…
… Erik Bakich’s five- year tenure as head coach. Junior left-hander Oliver Jaskie was the first Wolverine off the board, as the Seattle Mariners took him in the sixth round with the 183rd overall…
…. His 119 strikeouts this year tied a Wolverine program record as well. An All-Big Ten first-team selection, Jaskie is ranked as the 147th-best prospect by MLB.com and the fifth-best college…
… also played catcher and first base as a Wolverine — makes him an enticing prospect. Lugbauer was drafted for the second time Wednesday — he was selected in the 21st round by the Toronto Blue Jays…
… was a key contributer to Michigan’s pitching staff all season long, going 6-2 with a 4.52 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He worked a variety of roles for the Wolverines this season, making 12 starts and…
…, hit .319 and .356 his first two seasons as a Wolverine. Despite his average falling to .273 this season, Bivens had an on-base percentage of .436 and a team-leading 24 stolen bases. Bivens played…
…BASEBALL ‘M’ earns NCAA berth JACOB SHAMES Summer Managing Sports Editor The Michigan baseball team is going dancing. After the Wolverines went 42-15 during the regular season — their most…
… the bubble, and contributed to the Wolverines’ fairly low seeding relative to their win total — in fact, Michigan was the last team in the tournament, according to the NCAA. Including the…
…12 Thursday, June 29, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily D.J. Wilson became the sixth Wolverine to be drafted in the first round since 2014 when the Milwaukee…
… titles and three national titles while making 40 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Wolverines, on the other hand, only added varsity lacrosse in 2012, and have had just one winning season in their…
… round or undrafted. Wilson becomes the sixth Wolverine in the last five years to be drafted in the first round, joining Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway in 2013, Nik Stauskas and Mitch McGary in 2014…
…-year starter at point guard for Michigan, averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior while shooting 42 percent from distance. The Detroit native also ranks fourth in Wolverine…
… for three-pointers. In his final season as a Wolverine, he averaged 13 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. His outside shooting and perimeter defense are his main strengths that he will hope to take…
… next coach of the Wolverines. “I am thrilled to welcome one of the most accomplished women’s lacrosse players of all-time to lead our program,” Manuel said in a statement. “Hannah has proven…
… at Northwestern. Donlon, the former head coach at Wright State, was hired by the Wolverines just last May. The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that Wildcats head coach Chris Collins…
… winningest regular season since 2008, the Michigan baseball team qualified for its second NCAA Tournament under coach Erik Bakich, and first since 2015. This time, though, the Wolverines had to…
… sweat things out. Two years ago, Michigan qualified for the tournament automatically by virtue of a surprise run to the Big Ten Tournament championship. This season, the Wolverines dropped both…
… claimed 64th place by 0.1 seconds over the Wolverine junior. Neither runner had any way of knowing it as they crossed the line, but that tenth-of-a-second difference between Schmaedick and…
…:01.62 — even faster than at the Big Ten championships, and tops in the field by over half a second. Phelan’s victory marked the fifth year in a row that the Wolverines have had an All- American in…
… such as Shannon Osika and fellow Canadian Nicole Sifuentes. Phelan praised both Osika and Sifuentes after the race, along with assistant coach Mike McGuire for his work with the Wolverines…
… our team’s sides just helps enormously to keep us all together.” And Saturday, Phelan accomplished something that neither Osika or Sifuentes — or any other 1,500-meter runner in Wolverine…
… the Year award last week. The 5-foot- 9 midfielder scored 19 goals and added six assists for his Hotchkiss, Conn. squad. Osman will be the second member of the Wolverines from Hotchkiss as…
… Wolverines. It’s a sign that combines his passion for teamwork and friendliness. “There’s a writing that says ‘the team, the team, the team’, and it really speaks a lot to me,” Osman said. “Because…
…-Player? W e, the new generation of Wolverines. We, the Victors and the Valiant. We, the Leaders and Best. We, make up a group of students of all colors, backgrounds, economic positions, religions…
… students have responsibility to look out for our fellow Wolverines and offer a helping hand. Being a student in college is a difficulty in itself; however, minorities experience all kinds of…
… pronoun 41 ESPN’s Hershiser 43 Johnny who was the last pitcher to face Babe Ruth 44 Catcher on the ranch 46 Thinks 48 Racket 49 60-Across’ beloved 52 “Turn up the thermostat!” 56 Hunter on high 57 Wolverine…
