Stories by Alex Taylor
Behind Lane’s heroics, Michigan advances to Oklahoma City
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
After falling to Louisiana-Lafayette in game two, 5-0, the Wolverines were able to come away with the victory in game three by a score of 2-1. With the win, Michigan will advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2009.
Baseball
With Big Ten tournament implications on the line, Michigan set to take on Nebraska
- Ruby Wallau/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
Michigan (12-9, 27-24) is currently tied with Illinois for fifth in the Big Ten standings. In order to qualify for the Big Ten tournament, the Wolverines must finish sixth or better in the standings, determined by winning percentages because of several game cancellations.
Men’s Gymnastics
Rohan Sebastian: The Selfless Champion
- Allison Farrand/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
Sebastian, who just finished his collegiate career, collected two national championships and All-American honors during his time competing for Michigan gymnastics. Yet before any of the success, these accomplishments required Sebastian to make sacrifices along the way.
Baseball
Michigan baseball looks to bounce back against Iowa
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
The Wolverines (8-7 Big Ten, 22-20 overall) are not only heading into their matchup against Iowa (4-11, 16-22) optimistic for a series win, but are hopeful it translates into a larger win streak for the remainder of the season.
Michigan baseball, running on all cylinders, looks to extend 10-game winning streak
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
The winds of change are blowing in the Big Ten. Not only will the Michigan baseball team (7-2 Big Ten, 21-14 overall) be looking to extend their 10-game win streak this weekend when it takes on Northwestern (4-8, 15-13), the Wolverines will also play Saturday’s game at historic Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Szkutnik’s strikeouts pace Wolverines
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
Friday night, sophomore pitcher Trent Szkutnik took to Twitter to tell his followers that he had just watched “Pitch Perfect”, a popular movie about a singing competition. It was fitting that just a few hours earlier, Szkutnik had shown that his pitches were working perfectly.
Baseball set to take on Penn State
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
Drawing on motivation from other Michigan athletic teams as well as an injured teammate, the Michigan baseball team will seek to extend its current winning streak to seven.
Maezes sparks Michigan’s series sweep of Spartans
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
Fans at Ray Fisher Stadium can hear “I’ve got that fire,” a lyric of Lil Wayne’s song “Fireman”, blasting over the speakers when freshman infielder Travis Maezes steps to the plate.
And they see the fiery play when Maezes takes the field.
Michigan headed to the Big Ten Championship
- Allison Farrand/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
No. 3 Michigan (1-1 Big Ten, 11-2 overall) will travel to Minnesota for the Big Ten Championships on Friday and Saturday. The team portion of the competition will be held Friday night, with the individual competitions being held on Saturday.
Wolverines win one for Ballantine
- Patrick Barron/Daily
BY ALEX TAYLOR
After senior pitcher Ben Ballantine went down with a gruesome injury in the third inning, Michigan coach Erik Bakich gathered the team around him and offered up three simple words: “Win it for Ben.” The Wolverines did, dispatching Bowling Green, 2-0, Tuesday afternoon.
