August 27, 1968 (vol. 79, iss. 1) • Page Image 29
…Tuesday, August 27, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY TuesdayIIIAugustI27, 1968IITHEIMICHIGAN -A-L- .Pros undercut By ROBIN WRIGHT Five Wolverines - including Fate collided with the 1968, four pitchers…
… the Wolverines to yield the '68 1 college ball to go for the big young diamond squad *title. The season opened on an un- lucky note as Chief Hurler-on- the-mound Geoff Zahn was swiped. by the Los…
… confrontations. Steady pitching and power hit- ting became keys to Wolverine victory as they yielded only the last game, in a set of double- headers against Ohio State and Indiana. The arms of Dave Renkiewicz and…
…-1 loss in non- conference action against West- ern triggered a losing streak that was to cost the Wolverines the Big Ten title. Lack of run-producers was the source of a double setback at Wisconsin, when…
… over Michigan, which sank to a disheartening third place. What turned out to be the last weekend of baseball for the club saw the Wolverines almost snooze through a set of lackluster games against last…
…-place Purdue. Splitting a Saturday double- header (which appeared to be a Wolverine fad) against the Illini further deflated title hopes. Rain cost the team two double- headers at Iowa and Minnesota and knocked…
…. Despite minor disappointments, he felt the Wolverines fulfilled his expecta- tions. On strategy, Benedict-explained, "We believe pitching is 85% of the game, and we build our teams around that philosophy…
… 'of their respective teams. Both are also being allowed to return as full-time students this fall. Other drafted Wolverines in- volve the rest of the Michigan pitching staff - Renkiewicz, Jack Hurley…
… his sophomore year, displays the big swing that hit for a .467 average. Also the conference leader in doubles and total bases, he was one of two Wolverines who elected to abandon college ball for a…