Michigan Baseball

April 24, 2013

Pitching falters and baseball falls to Eastern Michigan 15-10

BY SHANNON LYNCH

In a few short and crucial minutes on the field, Michigan’s hopes of a mid-week win began to slip away. The Wolverines ultimately fell to Eastern Michigan, 15-10.

April 22, 2013

: Marissa McClain/Daily

Michigan looks to bounce back against Eastern Michigan

BY JEREMY SUMMITT

Michigan (8-4 Big Ten, 22-16 overall) will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. to take on Eastern Michigan (8-7 Mid-American Conference, 18-18) on Tuesday in its next opportunity to maintain an already impressive slate.

April 21, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Michigan baseball drops series to Northwestern

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.

April 18, 2013

: Max Cohen/Daily

Ballantine inspires baseball team even when he can’t be there

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.”

April 18, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Michigan baseball, running on all cylinders, looks to extend 10-game winning streak

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.

April 16, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Baseball earns 10th consecutive victory, defeats Notre Dame, 8-2

BY SHANNON LYNCH

Tuesday, the Wolverines recorded their 10th-consecutive win, defeating Notre Dame 8-2 at Ray Fisher Stadium. The game featured a number of outstanding performances, like sophomore right-hander James Bourque, who worked a no-hitter into nearly eight frames.

April 15, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Michigan baseball rides nine-game winning streak into non-conference games

BY JEREMY SUMMITT

“Once you start talking about streaks, that’s a good recipe to end them,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich.

April 14, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Baseball earns second consecutive Big Ten sweep

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.

April 14, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Szkutnik’s strikeouts pace Wolverines

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.

April 11, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Baseball set to take on Penn State

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.

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