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Blue hitters snowed out in home opener

Geoff Zahn will have to wait until next week for his first home game as head coach of the Michigan baseball team.

Yesterday's home opener was postponed due to snow. The Wolverines were scheduled to take on Eastern Michigan (2-9) at 3 p.m in Ray Fisher Stadium.

Michigan (1-13) will travel to Purdue (7-11-1) this weekend to begin the Big Ten schedule with doubleheaders against the Boilermakers on Saturday and Sunday. Play is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. each day.

The new home opener will be Wednesday, March 27, against Toledo at 3 p.m.

Yesterday's game with the Eagles has not been rescheduled.

Senior hurler Mark Temple (0-3) was scheduled to start on the mound for the Wolverines.

Due to the cold weather and the approach of the conference season, Temple was originally slated to pitch no more than a couple of innings anyway, Zahn said.

Yesterday's contest was supposed to be Michigan's last chance to tune-up before heading to West Lafayette to begin Big Ten play. Several Wolverines were scheduled to see action on the mound