Michigan
10-5
Arizona
11-7
Michigan Unable to Overcome Early Deficit in Loss at Arizona
3/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Site: Tucson, Ariz. (Sancet Stadium)
Result: Arizona 14, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (10-5), Arizona (11-7)
Next U-M Event: Friday, March 20 -- vs. IPFW (Wilpon Complex), 3:05 p.m.
Boxscore | Postgame Notes
TUCSON, ARIZ. -- The University of Michigan baseball team was shut out for the second time in three games as host Arizona exploded for 20 hits in a 14-0 Wolverine loss on Sunday afternoon (March 15) at Sancet Stadium.
U-M sophomore starting pitcher Travis Smith(Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) lasted just two-and-one-third innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs to take the loss -- his second of the season -- as six different Michigan hurlers saw the mound.
The Michigan offense threatened early in each of the first four innings, getting the leadoff man aboard three times but failed to score, producing just six hits on the day with no Wolverine collecting more than one. Senior second baseman Kevin Cislo(Novi, Mich./Novi) extended his team-high hitting streaks to 11 games in the loss, while sophomore centerfielder Ryan LaMarre(Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi) saw his 10-game streak come to an end.
The Wolverines are back in action on Friday (March 20) when they make their 2009 home debut against IPFW at the Wilpon Baseball Complex, home of historic Ray Fisher Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
N O T E S
Today is the second shutout for the host Wildcats (11-7) in the weekend series against the Wolverines (10-5). Michigan had runners thrown out at the plate in the first and second innings.
Arizona scored 14 runs on 20 hits, marking the most runs scored against U-M since a 19-7 loss to UW-Milwaukee earlier this season and the most hits since Penn State had 21 in a 15-5 win over the Wolverines on May 13, 2007. The 14-0 margin of defeat is the largest for U-M since a 16-0 loss at Baylor on March 11, 2006.
Senior 2B Kevin Cislo matched his career-best hitting streak at a team-leading 11 games with a leadoff double. Cislo had an 11-game hit streak in 2008 and is hitting .321 (18-for-56) for the season, leading the team with six doubles. Cislo was 5-for-11 (.455) in the series at Arizona.
Junior 1B Mike Dufek extended his career-best hitting streak to six games with a seventh-inning single. Dufek was 5-for-11 (.455) for the weekend in a return trip to his home state series and is hitting .288 (17-for-59) for the season.
Junior/sophomore DH Jake McLouth, who went 4-for-9 (.444) in two starts at DH on the weekend, now ranks second on the team in hits (20) and RBI (14) and is hitting .323 (20-for-62) in his first season with the Wolverines.
Sophomore CF Ryan LaMarre was 0-for-4 today, snapping his career-best hitting streak at 10 games. LaMarre's team-leading batting average dipped to .410 (25-for-61) after going 3-for-11 (.272) for the weekend. LaMarre leads the team in hitting, homers (6), RBI (25), slugging (.754) and on-base percentage (.486).
Junior RF Nick Urban, who is hitting .316 (18-for-57) for the season, was 3-for-10 (.300) in the Arizona series and had Michigan's only two stolen bases for the series. Urban has four stolen bases in four attempts this season and is tied for the team lead with Cislo (4-for-6).
Contact: Matt Fancett (734) 763-4423
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bandilla, Bryce (2-1)
L: Smith, Travis (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Cislo, Kevin 1
Base Running:
SB: Urban, Nick 1
HBP: Cislo, Kevin 1 ; Fellows, Kenny 1
Batting:
2B: Valenzuela, Rafael 1 ; Coyle, Bobby 1 ; Baird, Dillon 1 ; Bandy, Jett 1 ; Presley, Matt 1 ; Butler, Daniel 1
3B: Baird, Dillon 1
HR: Butler, Daniel 1
RBI: Valenzuela, Rafael 1 ; Selsky, Steve 1 ; Coyle, Bobby 2 ; Baird, Dillon 2 ; Bandy, Jett 1 ; Presley, Matt 1 ; Butler, Daniel 5 ; Ortega, Bryce 1
SF: Selsky, Steve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Valenzuela, Rafael 1 ; Coyle, Bobby 1 ; Baird, Dillon 4 ; Presley, Matt 1 ; Stiner, Kyle 2 ; Butler, Daniel 2 ; Ortega, Bryce 1 ; Pace, Hunter 2
SB: Baird, Dillon 1 ; Ortega, Bryce 1 ; Pace, Hunter 1
