There is an old adage that states that good pitching beats good hitting. While this may often hold true, the Michigan and Minnesota softball teams don't seem to find a problem delivering key hits.
The second-ranked Wolverines (8-0 Big Ten, 31-3 overall) head to Minneapolis to face the 16th-ranked Golden Gophers (7-1, 33-8) in a crucial series tomorrow that will decide the Big Ten leader.
On the road - again: Wolverines head to Minnesota tomorrow
A Big Ten championship is highly unlikely the Michigan baseball team. The squad has not come close to living up to its preseason top 10 ranking, but it is struggling just to get out of the Big Ten cellar.
The Wolverines (2-6 Big Ten, 12-15-1 overall) have lost their credibility as a top team in the Big Ten. In the past two weekends, Michigan has lost three out of four games to both Illinois and Ohio State. This weekend, Michigan will try to mend an erratic season as Minnesota comes to Ann Arbor.
Big Ten troubling 'M' baseball team
(U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. - Although the Nebraska secondary doesn't have a senior, Nebraska defensive backs coach George Darlington said he is expecting big things from his group of young guns.
Gone from the national championship team is senior safety Eric Warfield, who likely will be selected in the NFL Draft later this month.
Nebraska has big expectations for secondary
When a team is on a hot streak, hasn't lost in its new home and a winless Big Ten visitor comes to town, it's hard not to put another 'W' on the schedule.
Michigan (5-0 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) could easily think "win" when Penn State (0-5, 7-8) comes to Ann Arbor to play the Wolverines Sunday at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Men's tennis hopes to make Penn State next Big Ten victim
EVANSTON - Evan Eschmeyer, Northwestern's top scorer, has been granted a sixth year of basketball eligibility by the NCAA, the school announced Tuesday.
The 6-foot-11 center did not play his first two seasons because of a recurring injury to his right foot.
Coming and going: Eschmeyer returns as Bibby departs
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