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…Page 20-Thursday, May 20, 1978-The Michigan Daily MICHIGAN LOSES 4-2, 8-3 Tartrtopple Blue W e e k e n d feasted on Wolverine pitching for eight th, sixth and seventh, but each time a r , W…

… weekend," asserted in a ton," said Blue coach Moby Benedict. Benedict, referring to the Wolverines' "Wayne State just turned 'em into championship-deciding home-and- double plays, and that's the secret of…

… home series with Michigan State this the game of baseball." weekend. "Wayne State came in here s t While the Wolverines were busy very fired up and I felt our pitching was By GEOFF LARCOM choking off…

… their own potential rallies, a little disappointing today." the Tartars were piling up a seven-zip Two Wolverines who failed to disap- The Michigan baseball team, a fifth inning lead, capped off by Gary…

… single runs in the fif- For the Tartars, it was an afternoon field with the high flying Wolverines, the Detroiters soon found themselves in control of the opener as they singled four times in the second to…

… lead to 3-0. But Michigan rightfielder Mike Parker soon returned the favor with a towering two run shot in the Wolverines' half of the inning. For more sports, see pages 18-19 That was all the Wolverines…

… single by shor- tstop Doug Fowler. With the final Wolverine putout, an ectatic Delapaz hugged his mates as they celebrated the surprise win. The second course turned out even IT MAY APPEAR he missed the…

… his infield mates engineered five double plays in the game, helping the Tartars bill. Wayne State won the first game, 4-2. twice to savor as they lifted their overall record to 27-16. The Wolverines…

… Michigan State Spartans. The 3-0 whitewash gave Michigan a 13-3 con- ference record and its third Big Ten title in the last four years. The Wolverines (26-15) now move into the NCAA Mideast Regional, which…

… will be played right here in Ann Arbor at Fisher Stadium. In a double- elimination tounament to run through the weekend, the Wolverines will host Texas A&M (37-14) at 4 p.m. on Friday, following the…

… went out there and threw goose eggs at a good-hitting Spartan team." By BOB MILLER The Big Ten has its own tennis ver- sion of the Montreal Canadiens-namely the Michigan Wolverines. AP Photo Wolverine…

… high jumper Mike Lattany clears the bar set at 7-24, enabling Mich- igan to win its 26th Big Ten Outdoor Track title last Saturday. The meet came down to the final event with the Wolverines and Indiana…

… Wolverines In- doors, finished second with 127 points and Wisconsin trailed with 90 points., The first day saw Michigan qualify for 15 events, but carry only 12 points from the three early finals. Indiana led…

… aided the Wolverines' cause. Jim Stokes seta new meet record in the pole vault, by two inches with a height of 610". The 440-yard relay squad of Doug Hennigar, Charles Crouther, Arnett Chisholm and James…

… tennis tourney at West Lafayet- te with a convincing margin over Wisconsin to capture the school's 11th straight title and the 20th in 24 years. And for the first time in a long time, the Wolverines had…

… and two doubles teams won titles for the Wolverines, with Jeff Etterbeek and Matt Horwitch picking up honors in both. Etterbeek defeated Wisconsin's Jeff Barr, 7-5, 6-0 to regain the crown at number one…

… Michigan State's Mark Sandler and Steve Carter to round out -the scoring for Michigan. The Wolverines had two other entran- ts in the finals that did not fare as well. Osler dropped a 6-4, 7-6 decision to…

… champion- ship. After three convincing wins in the NCAA Mideast Regional held here last weekend, the Michigan baseball team is headed for Omaha, Neb. for the 1978 College World Series. The Wolverines, who…

… Tom Owens. Michigan and A&M had advanced to the finals in the double-elimination tourney with victories on Saturday. The Wolverines had defeated MAC con- ference champion Eastern Michigan, 6- WUOM will…

… and I'm just very, very proud of them." Benedict served as an assistant coach under Don Lund on the 1962 baseball team that won the Series and played on the team immediately following the Wolverine…

…'s first appearance in 1953. This year marks the fourth straight year that Michigan has played in the NCAA's, but in the previous years the Wolverines never made it past the regionals. More sports on the…

…. John's (40-16) and Arizona State )53-10). Accordingly, the Wolverines, now 29-15, should find the going tough as they are the team with the worst record. The Series begins Friday and can run all the wayr…

…. Michigan pitching will be a key factor during the College World Series, with the Wolverines' first opponent being-Baylor Friday evening. Wolverine Averages G AB Leach....................42 139 Capoteri…

… MONDAY-SATURDAY 9-6, jDAYEVENINGS TIL.8:30 q i bow 'M' batsmen break out of hitting slump By JAMIE TURNER The Wolverines ran into a buzzsaw When last we left the Michigan base- the next day at…

… Minneapolis as.Gopher ball team, the Wolverines were Jerry Udjur held Michigan to only three sbal teak, ther Wolveris ere hits. Unfortunatley for Udjur, all three struggling to keep their head above the were…

… committed 17 errors in the 12 hitting or solid pitching to propel them games), the Wolverines could count on into a hot streak. scoring some themselves. They got both. The Wolverine batters Bowe won four…

… against Purdue. the Wolverines struck for six markers McGinnis and Stennett each gathered in the top of the seventh to steal the two wins and Stennett was victimized in second game away 6-4. Continued on…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, May 11, 1978-Page 15 NIP HURONS 3-2, 5-4 'M' nine outshine Eastern twice "aiy r "'ocy u n'""'"'V' WOLVERINE HURLER Steve Perry had trouble with this blooper off the bat…

…'s doubleheader at Fisher Stadium to preserve a 5-4 Michigan lead. The Wolverines took the first game as well, 3-2, upping their overall record to 24-11. sports of the DAILY Courting confidence It's really a great…

… tackle before undergoing knee surgery after an injury in the third game last season. -AP By GEOFF LARCOM The Wolverine baseball machine con- tinued in high gear yesterday, with a gutsy 3-2, 5-4 twinbill…

… Michigan in the opener as he parked a Mark Eighmey fastball over the leftfield wall with leftfielder Vic Ray on board to stake the Wolverines to a 2-0 third in- ning lead. The Hurons battled back in the…

…-winner on Rick Leach's fly to deep center. LOOSE PLAY by the Hurons aided the Wolverine cause in the first game. Center fielder Pat Sheridan's seventh inning grounder was misplayed by Michigan first baseman…

…sports of the DAILY Netters on the road The ten-time defending Big Ten men's tennis champion Michigan Wolverines move into the final weekend of dual matches versus conference rivals when they visit…

… Ohio State today and Indiana tomorrow. The Wolverines are currently 6-1 in the league, second to Wisconsin. Ohio State is close behind the two leaders. Against the Buckeyes, Michigan coach Brian Eisner…

…'s latest per- into more of a double dual meet. women's)-May 17. y's Wolverine Invitational. He had formance is not an accurate indication womnns) - M a er - tructed his team to take it easy and of what to…

… was really a weird meet with group of four other Michigan runners o' Te nd the Wolverines followed the in- the, weather and everything," Harvey across the finish line. Donakowski's woens)ray 19. uctions…

… from teammate Charles Crouther in mile relay action at last Saturday's Wolverine Invitational. The Wolverines and Eastern Michigan ran most of the race stride for stride before the Huron anchorman nosed…

… a week because of a bladder in- fection. After yesterday's performan- ce, the Texas A&M Aggies must have been wondering what the- Wolverine sophomore could do if he had been healthy all that time. For…

… the lefty from Clarkston limited the Aggies to only four hits in leading the way for Michigan's 8-1 clobbering of the sloppy College Station team. It wasn't that the Wolverines didn't earn the victory…

… double- elimination tournament. The Wolverines will square off against Eastern Michigan in a 4 p.m. game this afternoon. Missouri and Texas A&M will play each other in the losers game at 1 p.m. The winner…

… of that game will play the loser of the Michigan-Eastern game for the right to be in the tournament finals Sunday. Graig McGinnis will start for the Wolverines this afternoon, aiming for his seventh…

… Doily Photo MICHIGAN'S STEVE HOWE is congratulated by his teammates following the Wolverines' 8-1 clobbering of the Texas A&M Aggies in first round play of the NCAA District Baseball Chamninnshins_ The…

… precipice of its third Big Ten Cham- pionship in the past four years. With a magic number of four (either in Wolverine wins or Iowa and Michigan State losses) for the title and the prospect of the Hawkeyes…

… things must happen. First, Michigan must lose at least two of the weekend's games to prevent the Wolverines from clinching a tie for the title. Secondly, one of the two second place teams must sweep their…

… games (MSU has a slightly easier task, since they will meet the Wolverines in a home and home series on the final weekend). No matter what happens, the Wolverines enter the weekend in the driver's seat, a…

… be facing the talented left handed slants of Howe and McGin- nis Sunday. Rick Leach ._...T sports of the DAILY Striders at home This afternoon at 12:45 the Wolverine Invitational Track Meet will…

… wildly to first pulling Bob Wasilewski off the bag. Owens received an error on the play. Freshman Mark Clinton made his first start for the Wolverines in the first game, and received relief help from first…

…-year man Mike Thomas in whitewashing Notre Dame in the opening game 4-0. The two limited the weak-hitting Irish to only four hits while the Wolverines decided the contest with a three-run outburst in the…

… I sports of the DAILY Uoily Photo by JOHN KNOX Michigan pole vaulter Jim Stokes vaulting in a recent workout, is one of the Wolverines' leading athletes in the Big Ten Championships today and…

… tomorrow. "I think going into this outdoor meet Indiana (which beat the Wolverines in a dual meet earlier this season, 74-70) appears to be the strongest to beat," said coach Jack Harvery. It's going to be a…

… teams and four individual Big Ten champions, the Wolverines will be shooting to crack the top ten in three gay affair that begins tomorrow. "We hope to score points in the pole vault, 10,000 meters and…

… Chishom and Charles Crouther will join Grace to form a swift 400-meter relay squadron. The quartet earlier turned in a :40.05 time. The Wolverines warmed up for the nationals last weekend by sweeping to…

… weekend, as the Wolverines, following a rainout at Northwestern, split a twinbill with Iowa, 10-1, 0-1, to assure themselves of at least a share of the Big Ten title. The split leaves Michigan with a…

… the cham- pionship. IN THE OPENER, Rick Leach and Scott Anderson keyed the 13-hit Wolverine attack with three hits apiece, while sophomore southpaw Steve Howe scattered seven hits in raising his season…

… loss, allowing only six hits, three in the final stanza. In winding up their regular season, the Wolverines will face Wayne State in a doubleheader tomorrow at Fisher Stadium, and then take on the…

… Wolverine hitter has tur- ned the trick, the last having been former Detroit Tiger star Bill Freehan. Howe, undefeated in conference play with a 5-0 record, should pitch Saturday, while McGinnis will take the…

… Michigan State the women netters did not become complacent, as they proceeded to create all-Wolverine finals in both the singles and doubles portions of the in- dividual qualifiers. TEAM CO-CAPTAIN Kathy…

… told The Daily that he expects to enroll at to Rob and encouraged him to transfer in Wolverine bench, appearing in CMU in Mount Pleasant next fall. After his own best interests," said Frieder two the 27…

… was heralded as the long- would under no circumstances from his home in Chicago on Sunday. sought-after dominant Wolverine pivot- despite the frustrating season. "I'm gonna be at Central next year. man…

… late has been centerfielder Rick The Wolverines first belted the last place Indiana Leach, who went 9 for 13 over the weekend, pushing his Hoosiers 9-1 and 5-1 on Saturday, and then drubbed one of…

… illnesses. . ALL FOUR Wolverine starting hurlers were impressive, "I know they have the potential to pitch well," said allowing just five earned runs in 27 combined innings. Benedict of his starting corps…

…Mended runners lead eindermen in CCC's By DAVE RENBARGER A pair of once hobbled Wolverine distance men combined to give Michigan 14 first-day points and put the team in fifth place heading into this…

… to the early lead with 39 points. Only 6 of 21 events were decided yesterday, as the 377 athletes representing 22 schools competed for berths in today's finals. The hosting Wolverines are low- keying…

… right foot instead of my left. That kind of messed me up." While McGuire and Heikkinen are continuing their comebacks, another familiar Wolverine began one yester- day. Harlan Huckleby who ran on a Big…

… is today and tomorrow that the Wolverines and Spartans will bat- tle for a spot in the national collegiate playoffs. Michigan, 12-2 in the Big Ten and 25-14 overall, has already clinched a share of the…

… defense, and that's crucial in a short series." Litwhiler also felt that the Wolverines had the better pitching staff overall. Michigan will lead with sophomore southpaw Steve Howe today away, while the…

…. Wolverine coach Moby Benedict will go with lefty Craig McGinnis here tomorrow, while Litwhiler might choose either Mark Ponorski (5-3 and 2.94) or Chuck Baker (5-3 and 3.57). . Michigan is led at the plate by…

…-match trip to Texas. While in the r Southwest, the Wolverines suffered four setbacks, all to nationally-ranked teams. "He rested it all last week, but it is certainly not completely healed yet," said Eisner…

… against conference foes, while handing the Wolverines their one setback, 5-4, « in Madison April 16. By virtue of that triumph, Wisconsin, with the best record in this section of the nation, will send its…

… Tessier, was also tapped by the Wolverines. Tessier is a5-11, 175-poiund left wing. To shpre up last year's sagging defense, Farrell recruiteda goalie and three defensemen. The blueliners, Paul Brandrup (6…

…-1, 185) of Rochester, Min- nesota; David Richter (6-4, 200) from St. Boniface, Manitoba and Brian Lungerg (6-0, 180) out of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, will hope- fully provide the Wolverines with…

… Michigan's Mark Donahue was the only Wolverine selected in yesterday's continuance of the NFL player draft. The Michigan All-American guard National League Los Angeles 9,. Chicago5 New York at Atlanta…

…-0 yesterday. The win gave the .Eisner made an interesting move by starting Matt Horwit- Wolverines a perfect home record of 10-0 in the 1978 season, ch at first singles and Jeff Etterbeek (who normally holds…

… fuill three sets, and the Wolverines wrapped up the victory NCAA spot throug individual achievements instead of relying before the final singles event was completed. on gaining it by way of a team…

… Little Sisters of the Poor. "They the Big Ten tournament. Michigan is second in that category to won the Division III National Championships two years ago Wisconsin, the only team to defeat the Wolverines…

…-season competition. Though his Wolverines are comfortably camped in first place, three games ahead of Michigan State with six to play, Benedict refuses to Lsports of look further ahead than today's contest against…

… in home-and-home single games next weekend. If Michigan were to split its final six games, the Spartans would have to win all six of theirs, including both games the DAILY against the Wolverines. So…

… home meets of the season, the Wolverine Invitational, a meet that will feature local teams, to be held May 13. -ELISA FRYE Netters sweep The Michigan men's tennis team took sole possession of second…

… of the country." The Wolverines are now scheduled to play four matches over the next eight days in Texas, where they will meet nationally-ranked teams. -Daily Sports Women get revenge The Michigan…

… stint with the Michigan Wolverines. After verifying his credentials, Baseball's unsung hero Brashler leads the reader through a season by season history of the Negro leagues, focusing mainly on Gibson…

… Kevin Clinton, Owens has pitched fewer innings over his career than any other member of the Michigan staff. As a Wolverine hurler, Owens holds a 5-5 record with a, 4.67 ERA over two and a portion seasons…

…. When you get to beas respected a coach as Orr is you get to host such a clinic. After ten years as coach of the Wolverines, most of them successful, Orr gets to host his clinic in Hawaii. Not Gary, Ind…

… year veteran, picked up a pair of eighth round draft choices from the 'Skins. Mandich, shown here as a three-year letterman in the late sixties, captained the Wolverines in 1969, leading the team to the…

… have been in hiding all day Sunday, as it see story page 16. dropped two games to the Wolverines, 4-2 and 12-1. Michigan is now in first place 15 INJURED, 22 ARRESTED: HOUST patrols y dered pea a Mexicc…