From MGoBlue.comMichigan Drops Series Finale at Indiana
April 27, 2008
Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Sembower Field)
Score: Michigan 4, Indiana 11
Records: U-M (30-10, 17-3 Big Ten), Indiana (18-24, 6-14 Big Ten)
Next Game: Tuesday, April 29 -- vs. Western Michigan (Wilpon Complex), 6:35 p.m.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 23-ranked University of Michigan baseball team dropped the finale of its four-game series with Indiana, as the Hoosiers claimed an 11-4 victory inside Sembower Field Sunday afternoon (April 27). It marked the first time this season the Wolverines (30-10, 17-3 Big Ten) did not win a series in Big Ten play.
Junior SS Jason Christian (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland HS) gave the Wolverines an early 1-0 advantage, coming around to score on a Nate Recknagel (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion HS) single into leftfield in the first inning.
Christian led off the game with a walk and moved to third when fifth-year senior 2B Leif Mahler (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) ripped a double into rightfield. That set the stage for Recknagel to deliver the RBI single and advance Mahler to third.
Following a wild pitch by Hoosier starter Tyler Tufts, Recknagel stood on second and Mahler on third with no outs. After a strikeout for the first out of the inning, junior 3B Adam Abraham (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./South HS) drew a walk to load the bases.
Senior LF Derek VanBuskirk (St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair) -- the next Wolverine to come to the plate -- hit one off the end of the bat that Tufts fielded and flipped to catcher Josh Phegley for out number two. With the bases still loaded, sophomore Alan Oaks (White Lake, Mich./Divine Child HS) bounced out to the first baseman, ending the inning with the Wolverines up 1-0.
In bottom of the frame Indiana responded with four runs to on five hits, including a 2-run home run off the bat of Phegley. The Hoosiers added two more runs in the inning with RBI's by Kip Shutz and Tyler Rogers.
Indiana added two more in the bottom of the second as Chris Hervey and Jerrud Sabourin connected for an RBI single and double, respectively, to push the score to 6-1.
The Maize and Blue cut the Indiana lead in to three in the top of the second with a two-run shot by Abraham to make the score 6-3. Following a walk to junior DH Zach Putnam (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) to start the inning, Abraham blasted a 1-1 pitch the deepest part of left-centerfield and over the wall for his seventh homer of the season. The jack set a new career-season best the tri-captain, as he had a previous best of six during his freshman campaign.
Indiana though would score five unanswered runs with one in the fourth and four in the seventh for the eventual 11-4 victory.
Michigan looks to extend its home winning streak to 12 games when the Wolverines return to action in the Wilpon Baseball Complex Tuesday evening (April 29) against Western Michigan. The first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m.
N O T E S
• Despite Michigan's 11-4 loss at Indiana on Sunday (April 27) the Wolverines remained in first place, but Purdue completed a weekend sweep of Minnesota, 6-4, to pull with a game of first place. In other Big Ten action on Sunday Illinois pounded Penn State 17-6 for a weekend split, Michigan State used a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth for an 11-10 comeback win to take three of four games from Iowa and Northwestern topped Ohio State 14-8 for a weekend split.
Big Ten Standings (After 4-27-08)
1. Michigan 17-3 (.850)
2. Purdue 16-4 (.800)
3. Illinois 11-9 (.550)
4. Ohio State 10-9 (.526)
5. Northwestern 10-10 & Penn State 10-10 (.500)
7. Michigan State 7-12 (.368)
8. Indiana 6-14, Iowa 6-14 & Minnesota 6-14 (.300).
Junior 3B Adam Abraham, who hit .500 (8-for-16) in the weekend series split at Indiana, was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's (April 27) loss. The homer, his third of the series, extended his current hitting streak to nine games. Abraham is hitting .361 (57-for-158) for the season with 10 doubles, seven homers and 43 RBI. He has 18 career home runs and 119 career RBI.
Fifth-year senior 2B Leif Mahler was 3-for-5 with a double Sunday in the loss at Indiana, his second three-hit game of the weekend series. Mahler pushed his overall season average to .307 (47-for-153) with a team-leading total of 14 doubles. The three-hit game on Sunday was his sixth of the season and he has 49 career multi-hit games.
Junior CF Kevin Cislo's run-scoring single in the eighth inning Sunday (April 27) extended his career-best and now current team-best hitting streak to 11 games. Cislo is hitting .355 (43-for-121) in overall action and continues to lead U-M in Big Ten play with a .429 (24-for-56) average.
Senior 1B Nate Recknagel, who was 8-for-16 in the weekend series at Indiana, was 1-for-4 with a run-scoring single to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Sunday. Recknagel has hits in 35 of U-M's 40 games this season and in 134 of the 165 games he has played in his career at U-M. For the season Recknagel leads the Wolverines in hitting at .404 (59-for-146), runs (40), hits (59), home runs (17), RBI (52), slugging (.815) and on base percentage (.480). Recknagel is seventh on U-M's career RBI list (154), one behind Phil Price (155 RBI, 1987-90) for sixth place.
Junior P/DH Zach Putnam had his team-leading and career-best hitting streak snapped at 16 games Sunday (April 27) as he was 0-for-4 with a run scored. Putnam is hitting .327 (50-for-153) with 10 doubles, seven homers and 40 RBI in overall action.
April 27, 2008
Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Sembower Field)
Score: Michigan 4, Indiana 11
Records: U-M (30-10, 17-3 Big Ten), Indiana (18-24, 6-14 Big Ten)
Next Game: Tuesday, April 29 -- vs. Western Michigan (Wilpon Complex), 6:35 p.m.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 23-ranked University of Michigan baseball team dropped the finale of its four-game series with Indiana, as the Hoosiers claimed an 11-4 victory inside Sembower Field Sunday afternoon (April 27). It marked the first time this season the Wolverines (30-10, 17-3 Big Ten) did not win a series in Big Ten play.
Junior SS Jason Christian (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland HS) gave the Wolverines an early 1-0 advantage, coming around to score on a Nate Recknagel (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion HS) single into leftfield in the first inning.
Christian led off the game with a walk and moved to third when fifth-year senior 2B Leif Mahler (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) ripped a double into rightfield. That set the stage for Recknagel to deliver the RBI single and advance Mahler to third.
Following a wild pitch by Hoosier starter Tyler Tufts, Recknagel stood on second and Mahler on third with no outs. After a strikeout for the first out of the inning, junior 3B Adam Abraham (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./South HS) drew a walk to load the bases.
Senior LF Derek VanBuskirk (St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair) -- the next Wolverine to come to the plate -- hit one off the end of the bat that Tufts fielded and flipped to catcher Josh Phegley for out number two. With the bases still loaded, sophomore Alan Oaks (White Lake, Mich./Divine Child HS) bounced out to the first baseman, ending the inning with the Wolverines up 1-0.
In bottom of the frame Indiana responded with four runs to on five hits, including a 2-run home run off the bat of Phegley. The Hoosiers added two more runs in the inning with RBI's by Kip Shutz and Tyler Rogers.
Indiana added two more in the bottom of the second as Chris Hervey and Jerrud Sabourin connected for an RBI single and double, respectively, to push the score to 6-1.
The Maize and Blue cut the Indiana lead in to three in the top of the second with a two-run shot by Abraham to make the score 6-3. Following a walk to junior DH Zach Putnam (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) to start the inning, Abraham blasted a 1-1 pitch the deepest part of left-centerfield and over the wall for his seventh homer of the season. The jack set a new career-season best the tri-captain, as he had a previous best of six during his freshman campaign.
Indiana though would score five unanswered runs with one in the fourth and four in the seventh for the eventual 11-4 victory.
Michigan looks to extend its home winning streak to 12 games when the Wolverines return to action in the Wilpon Baseball Complex Tuesday evening (April 29) against Western Michigan. The first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m.
N O T E S
• Despite Michigan's 11-4 loss at Indiana on Sunday (April 27) the Wolverines remained in first place, but Purdue completed a weekend sweep of Minnesota, 6-4, to pull with a game of first place. In other Big Ten action on Sunday Illinois pounded Penn State 17-6 for a weekend split, Michigan State used a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth for an 11-10 comeback win to take three of four games from Iowa and Northwestern topped Ohio State 14-8 for a weekend split.
Big Ten Standings (After 4-27-08)
1. Michigan 17-3 (.850)
2. Purdue 16-4 (.800)
3. Illinois 11-9 (.550)
4. Ohio State 10-9 (.526)
5. Northwestern 10-10 & Penn State 10-10 (.500)
7. Michigan State 7-12 (.368)
8. Indiana 6-14, Iowa 6-14 & Minnesota 6-14 (.300).
Junior 3B Adam Abraham, who hit .500 (8-for-16) in the weekend series split at Indiana, was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's (April 27) loss. The homer, his third of the series, extended his current hitting streak to nine games. Abraham is hitting .361 (57-for-158) for the season with 10 doubles, seven homers and 43 RBI. He has 18 career home runs and 119 career RBI.
Fifth-year senior 2B Leif Mahler was 3-for-5 with a double Sunday in the loss at Indiana, his second three-hit game of the weekend series. Mahler pushed his overall season average to .307 (47-for-153) with a team-leading total of 14 doubles. The three-hit game on Sunday was his sixth of the season and he has 49 career multi-hit games.
Junior CF Kevin Cislo's run-scoring single in the eighth inning Sunday (April 27) extended his career-best and now current team-best hitting streak to 11 games. Cislo is hitting .355 (43-for-121) in overall action and continues to lead U-M in Big Ten play with a .429 (24-for-56) average.
Senior 1B Nate Recknagel, who was 8-for-16 in the weekend series at Indiana, was 1-for-4 with a run-scoring single to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Sunday. Recknagel has hits in 35 of U-M's 40 games this season and in 134 of the 165 games he has played in his career at U-M. For the season Recknagel leads the Wolverines in hitting at .404 (59-for-146), runs (40), hits (59), home runs (17), RBI (52), slugging (.815) and on base percentage (.480). Recknagel is seventh on U-M's career RBI list (154), one behind Phil Price (155 RBI, 1987-90) for sixth place.
Junior P/DH Zach Putnam had his team-leading and career-best hitting streak snapped at 16 games Sunday (April 27) as he was 0-for-4 with a run scored. Putnam is hitting .327 (50-for-153) with 10 doubles, seven homers and 40 RBI in overall action.
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