Senior midfielder Ivo Cerda scored in overtime to clinch a 3-2 win over in-state rival Western Michigan this weekend.
The Daily reviews the Michigan baseball team's 2018 season.
With junior second baseman Ako Thomas out of the contest, junior infielder Jimmy Kerr stepped up and delivered a career-defining performance in the series win over Rutgers.
Dropping Friday and Sunday's hard-fought contests, the Michigan baseball team lost its series to Iowa and its prized 20-game win streak.
Fast forward a month and a half and Michigan is in the midst of a 20 game win streak after sweeping Big Ten opponent Penn State over the weekend. Now everything seems to be working and the inconsistencies have turned into strengths. The Wolverines now are winning in a variety of ways instead of losing.
The Daily sat down with the baseball beat writer for The Daily Collegian, Penn State's student newspaper, to discuss the upcoming series against the Nittany Lions.
The runs came early and often.
Junior centerfielder Jonathan Engelmann opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with an RBI double. Later that inning, Michigan gained a 3-0 lead off freshman slugger Jesse Franklin’s two-run shot, his team-leading fifth of the year. An at-bat later, sophomore outfielder Dominic Clementi lined his first career home run over the center field wall.
Brock Keener has secured the starting catcher position after a revolving door to start the season.
Michigan has decreased its team ERA to 2.20 over its 15-game win streak.
Freshmen helped spark Michigan's offensive outbreak late in its win over Central Michigan.