Another Great Jackson Lamb Catch Highlights U-M Baseball Win
The Michigan baseball team continues to be involved in close ball games, losing a 3-2 game to Iowa yesterday (see recap) before beating the Hawkeyes 4-2 today (recap). Out of the 27 games they've played, 19 have been decided by two runs or fewer. Today's win improved their overall record to 11-15-1 and their Big Ten record to 2-3.
Today's game was highlighted by another terrific catch by freshman right fielder Jackson Lamb (see this thread for a look at the one from last weekend):
Lamb's latest defensive gem occurred in the ninth inning, after the Wolverines had rallied in the bottom of the eighth with three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Freshman Trey Miller came through that inning with a two-out, two-run single, recording his first career hit in the process.
Jacob Cronenworth (2-0) ended up getting the win, although he had shifted to the mound in the eighth when Michigan held a 1-0 lead, looking to pick up a two-inning save and then promptly gave up two runs. He nevertheless has now pitched in seven games and been credited with two wins and five saves.
Evan Hill had a good start today, going 5.2 innings and not allowing a run. He was taken out after being hit on the leg by a line drive.
Michigan and Iowa play the rubber match of their series tomorrow at 1 pm at Ray Fisher Stadium.
That was a pretty awesome grab, and congratulaitons to Michigan baseball on a rather nice win indeed. Between this catch and the one against Indiana, Lamb is putting together a very nice highlight reel for his range in the outfield. For review, the Indiana one is here:
Is Desmond Howard coaching baseball ?
looked pretty lackluster yesterday. Good to see they could string together a few hits at a key moment, after getting totally shut down by Matthews. Looks like the bullpen issues are going to continue all season though :/
March 30th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^
but we have pictures, so it must have happened.......Go Blue!!!
March 30th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
Highlights of the Iowa game have now been posted at mgoblue.com; see this. Evan Hill actually had a line drive hit his right thumb in the first inning and stayed in the game (he's a southpaw). And he stayed in the game for one more batter after getting hit on the outside of his left knee in the sixth, so it doesn't sound like anything major.
Here's a nice photo of Jackson Lamb's catch in the ninth:
March 30th, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^
There's a free audio stream of today's game, available here. It's 1-0 Michigan heading into the bottom of the second.