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…-season announcement from head coach Johnny Orr-he was resigning as the Wolverines' all-time winningest coach (209-113) in favor of a lucrative head coaching position at Iowa State. This time, even Orr seemed surprised…

…." Succeeding Orr is six-year assistant coach Bill Frieder, who entered the Wolverine coaching ranks in 1973 following back-to-back Class A state championships as coach of Flint Nor- thern High. With Frieder at…

… Orr's side, the Wolverines attained an impressive 125-47 mark. While Orr departed, the key talent remains for Frieder to mold. Michigan returns all but three of its 1979-80 roster, including all five…

…- tonides could give the Wolverines the board strength they've lacked in recent 1979-80 Big Ten Basketball Standings optimism.Experience, McCormick years to seriously contend for the Big Ten title…

…-although it may take a while. Three additional freshmen who may see considerable action are forward- guards Dean Hopson (Ann Arbor), M. C. Burton (son of the Wolverine's 1959 MVP by the same name), and Dan…

… blasted his team-leading tenth roundtripper to give the Wolverines a 4-3 edge in the seven- th. All-American designated hitter George Foussianes came through with a two-out, game-tying single in the top of…

… Wolverines' season. WHEN MIDDAUGH took over coaching duties from 17-year veteran Moby Benedict, he decided he was going to win or lose with young pit- chers. He won with them. Freshman Scott Dawson (9…

… Michigan seventh. However, Michigan's Randy Wroten led off with a walk, Foussianes followed with a double, and senior Chuck Wagner's base hit gave the Blue their 1-0 triumph. The Wolverine sluggers then…

…-3, 265- pound Paciorek decided to give up foot- ball and concentrate on the "grand old game," and he ended up breaking ex- Wolverine and Detroit Tiger great Bill Freehan's 1961 record of 44 RBI with 49 in…

… made him an awesome hurler his freshman year. 0 * * - - W4 k ter, were an unusual accomplishment for Michigan's hitters. Michigan outhit its Big Ten opposition .324 to .246. Eight Wolverines batted…

… surgeon's knife, Loken still boasts a lineup of stalwart performers. Leading off is Wolverine captain and. the tean's only senior - ring specialist barrell Yee. Twice Big Ten still rings Shamipon, Yee is…

… regular is especially attractive this season. Included on what Loken called a "best ever" schedule are the premiere of the Wolverine Invitational and a spring trip west to meet Arizona, Arizona State and…

… Oklahoma. Loken's Wolverines are hosting the Invitational, which features men's teams from Michigan State, Indiana State, and Penn State. In the Big Ten race, last year's three- way competition for the title…

… more competitive. On the way to placing third in last year's Big Ten Championships with a score of 264.65, Michigan put seven Wolverines in the finals. Joining Yee, the ring titlist, was senior Gordon…

… strength, balance, and concentration. Yee will be shooting for his third consecutive Big Ten rings title, as well as an NCAA crown. The Farmington Hills senior is also the 1980-81 Wolverine captain. Tumblers…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 4, 1980-Page F-11 Tankers' goal: dethrone versatile champ Indiana GETTING OFF THE STARTING blocks, Michigan swimmer Monika Scheff and former Wolverine Linda…

… swimmers, and you can see how this season could easily represent the "sophomore surge" for the former Wolverine freestyler. "I THINK OUR program is just about on the level with Indiana's," Farley said…

…), and John Spaid (third in both the 200 and 1650). The aforementioned group also combined to give the Wolverines top conference honors in the 400-yard freestyle relay. THE WEALTH OF talent runs beyond the…

… corps-the loss of Barb Weinstein, Ann McDivott, and Julie, Jeffrey leave some holes. But the Wolverines still have senior All-American Julie Bachman, Vicki Kimball, and Laurie Sloan to go along with…

…-notch freestyler Coach: Bill Farley (second year) Last season: Wolverines sent several individuals to the NCAA's, but they managed only a 15th-place showing. This season: The return of a solid diving corps plus…

…(LI(9 RTpee~ NGk OCTixlow. STARTING OCT. FREE evening clinics: 6d ; , r . ;{ . Bachman ... All-American diver Coach: Stuart Isaac (seventh year) Last season: The Wolverines bounced back from a…

… enough, not of the linksters' own doing. It was cast by the NCAA tournament selection committee, which bypassed the Big Ten runnerup Wolverines in favor of offering third-place Indiana an at-large bid to…

… the prestigious national finals. "I'm very disappointed," said coach Tom Simon. "But mostly, I'm sorry for the team. "We beat them (Indiana) both times," he said, adding the fact that the Wolverines…

… graduation left a gapigg hole in the Wolverine lineup. "We would have won it last year with the score we had this time," said Simon. "The competition is getting bet- ter, that's all." Simon also believes his…

… they finished second behind Ohio State. However, third-place Indiana was awarded the NCAA bid, leaving conference medalist John Morse as the only Wolverine player to compete in the nationals. This season…

… ... Big Ten medalist Jackson, represented the Wolverines in the 1979 NCAA's. Still another team member, senior Ed Humenik, distinguished himself on a non-collegiate level by posting a high finish in the…

… the Big Ten meet and finished in eighth place. This past season the Wolverines moved up to fifth in their worst showing of the entire season. THE CINDERBURNERS were sim- ply sensational on the…

…, however, feels the Wolverines' first-place finish in the Becky Boone Relays showed their potential. This season: Both the indoor and outdoor seasons should find the thinclads improved over the previous year…

… remember Jim Paciorek, the man who was not retired in nine consecutive at-bats. They may remember the four hour and 15 minute Wolverine-Golden Bear game, a battle that was won and lost five times before…

… Michigan's stay atRosenblatt Stadium was brief. The Wolverine presence will be eclipsed by the play of the national powers in the last two rounds, as it should be. There is, however, one Blue image that will…

… walks, Middaugh was in the stands behind home plate meticulously scouting the other teams. There is little doubt that the Wolverines were the most heavily coached team in the series. Many witnesses of…

… 23 batters uninten- tionally, but the fact is, Middaugh threw many of those balls. In the third inning of the final game against Arizona, the Wolverines and the Wildcats were tied, 6-0. The leadoff…

… managerial moves that Middaugh made in that inning would constitute the very definition of over-managing. In the context of this particular Wolverine team in this particular World Series,~however, the coaches…

… acted managerial style becomes understan- dable, and indeed, justifiable. In terms of talent and experience, the 1980 Wolverine team was good, not great. Their roster had an inordinant number of freshmen…

…, including three of the four starting pitchers. Aside from the big four in the lineup, Paciorek, Foussianes, Hool and Wagner, the rest of the active Wolverine batters hit only .262 asa group. It is quite…

… Fresh off a double slaughter of jwling Green Wednesday night, the 'chigan Wolverines face another twin tussle today at Fisher Stadium, this time versus Toledo (1 p.m. starting time). After splitting two…

…-8. The two shutouts gave the Wolverine staff three in the four games since the squad has returned from its annual Florida swing. Junior southpaw Mark Clinton. (1-2) shot the first blank at Michigan post…

… potential to hit the long ball;" the first-year Wolverine mentor understated. "You go through streaks when you're swinging well, and he's swinging well right now. But he has im- proved as a hitter, day in and…

… Wolverine nine plays yet another twinbill Satur- day at Bowling Green, where the Falcons will surely be eager for revenge. Youplaythe leading role in our fightagainst support birth defects MARCH OF DIMEP…

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