M Baseball wins fourth straight
Michigan defeated San Jose State 6-2 this evening in a (technically) neutral-site game in Stockton, California. They raise their record to 6 wins & 2 losses.
Junior College transfer Alec Rennard pitched 6 innings to pick up the win. Senior catcher Harrison Wenson hit his second home run in as many games, and senior shortstop Michael Brdar, from nearby Pleasanton, CA, went 3-for-3 with a home run, 2 walks and a stolen base.
Michigan was helped by 2 good relief appearances: Austin Batka pitched 2 scoreless innings and Jackson Lamb, who seems to be have nailed down the closer role, pitched a scoreless 9th. Lamb has now pitched 5.1 scoreless innings in 4 appearances this season.
Michigan is 4-0 on their California spring break trip, with 4 more games to go. They move to SoCal for the remainder of their trip, playing at Loyola Marymount on Wednesday, and then finishing the week in the "Dodgertown Classic," at UCLA on Friday, at USC on Saturday, and against San Diego at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
February 27th, 2017 at 11:49 PM ^
February 27th, 2017 at 11:56 PM ^
The LMU game Wednesday and USC game Saturday will be webcast. Unfortunately, none of the games this weekend are being picked up by the Pac 10 network.
February 27th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
February 28th, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^
I am looking forward to that Oklahoma series. I like that they seem to have been getting some quality non-conference home games lately. The MSU game could be a big one--State might be good, although their schedule has been so easy so far it's hard to tell.
I'm hoping that the pitching staff is better than last season, but there have already been a few bad outings. Both losses were blown leads, as well as their 2 extra-inning wins.
The one thing that has impressed me so far this season is Michigan's patience at the plate. Michigan has been averaging 6.5 walks a game, and has an OBP over .400. Couple that with Michigan's 24 stolen bases (on 25 attempts!) and Michigan has gotten a lot of offense from things that don't show up in their batting average.
February 28th, 2017 at 12:20 AM ^
Indiana, OSU, MSU, and Oklahoma should draw big crowds. Our weaker matchups with Purdue and Rutgers are both on the road which helps.
February 28th, 2017 at 9:12 AM ^
I was surprised to learn in the fall that Jackson Lamb had returned for his senior year. There was a report in July that he had left his summer baseball team and was negotiating a contract with St. Louis. Not sure what happened, but it's good to have him back, healthy, and pitching well.
February 28th, 2017 at 8:15 AM ^
The upcoming games against USC and UCLA will show where we stand this season. While they aren't currently ranked, both should provide a serious challenge.
Sparty continues to put up some offensive numbers and may be our biggest competition this year (although Rutgers at 1-5 is ALWAYS our biggest rival). Seriously, is Rutgers good at anything???
February 28th, 2017 at 9:09 AM ^
February 28th, 2017 at 6:03 PM ^
My interest in college baseball has increased steadily over the past 3-4 years. Both my teams have already achieved six wins and have looked good doing it.
February 28th, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^
Danny Hall, the Georgia Tech baseball coach, was an assistant coach under Bud Middaugh at Michigan from 1980 to 1987.