Stories by Max Cohen
Two Michigan wrestlers arraigned for creating Molotov cocktails, starting couch fire
BY MAX COHEN
In the aftermath of the Michigan men’s basketball team’s national championship loss to Louisville April 8, the University campus was fraught with downtrodden faces and couch fires.
Baseball
Michigan enters Big Ten Tournament with high expectations
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
The Michigan baseball team enters the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis as the No. 6 seed in what will be its first postseason appearance since 2010. Despite their seeding, the Wolverines insist that they have as much of an ability to win the championship as the next team.
Baseball
Baseball clinches spot in Big Ten Tournament
- Ruby Wallau/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
In its most important game of the season Michigan flexed its offensive muscle on its way to earning the sixth and final spot in the Big Ten Tournament.
Baseball
With season hanging in balance, Wolverines set to host Purdue
- Patrick Barron/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
Michigan (10-8 Big Ten, 25-22 overall) faces the Boilermakers (5-13, 16-28) as it begins its final push to make the Big Ten Tournament. Despite Purdue’s recent struggles, the Wolverines’ task could become more difficult if they have to play without center fielder Patrick Biondi.
Baseball
Michigan baseball to face challenge at Indiana
BY MAX COHEN
Though the Hoosiers (8-4 Big Ten, 31-8 overall) are currently tied with Michigan (8-4, 22-17) for third place in the Big Ten standings, the teams have performed very differently throughout the majority of the season. Indiana boasts the statistics of a top team in the country, ranking No. 6 in team ERA and No. 12 in team batting average through April 21.
Michigan baseball drops series to Northwestern
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich frequently preaches that pitching and defense are the keys behind all winning teams. Never did that seem more apparent than this weekend, as the Wolverines dropped two games in a three-game series against Northwestern.
Ballantine inspires baseball team even when he can’t be there
- Max Cohen/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
“I grabbed (his jersey) from his locker,” said fifth-year senior right-hander Chad Jasman. “He always sits in front of me on the bus, so I wanted to see his jersey hanging in front of me on the bus if he couldn’t be there.”
Baseball earns second consecutive Big Ten sweep
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
After going five years without a Big Ten series sweep before sweeping Michigan State last weekend, Michigan (7-2 Big Ten, 20-14 overall) repeated the feat, as it handled Penn State in three consecutive games, 5-1, 3-2 and 8-1. With the sweep, the team has won nine games in a row.
Bakich looking forward to winning, not rivalries
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
In his first year at the helm of the Michigan baseball program, coach Erik Bakich hasn’t focused on his team’s rivalries. With a series against Michigan State on the horizon, Bakich knows the in-state Big Ten series will mean a lot to his players, but to him, it will just be another chance to earn Big Ten victories.
Baseball offensive outburst sandwiched between offensive struggles
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY MAX COHEN
Despite an offensive outburst in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader that led to an 11-3 victory over the Golden Gophers (2-1 Big Ten, 17-12 overall), the Wolverines received little offensive output in the other two games of the series, losing 3-1 on Friday and 2-1 in the second game Saturday.
