Postgame Notes: Michigan 4, Michigan State 3
4/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 7, 2012
• Senior/junior 1B Kevin Krantz, who is hitting .056 (1-for-18), snapped an 0-for-16 slump with a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning. The single snapped a 3-3 tie and proved to be the game-winning RBI, the first of the season for Krantz and the fourth of his Wolverine career.
• Freshman LHP Trent Szkutnik (2-1, 4.32 ERA, one save) pitched five innings, allowing nine hits and three runs, two earned in recording the win as U-M's starting pitcher.
• Szkutnik, who has recorded his two wins in his two starting assignments, had two strikeouts at MSU, giving him 22 strikeouts in 25 innings in his 10 appearances this season.
• Sophomore RHP Alex Lakatos (0-2, 2.36 ERA, two saves) pitched four scoreless innings out of the bullpen, recording two strikeouts as he earned his second save of the season.
• Lakatos, who has 17 strikeouts in 26.2 innings in his 10 appearances this season, has four career saves as a Wolverine.
• Freshman OF/DH Zach Zott, who is hitting .206 (7-for-34), was 2-for-3 with two singles and a walk. Zott has two multi-hit games in seven starts as a Wolverine and made his third start in RF.
• Freshman SS Dylan Delaney, who is hitting .200 (20-for-100), was 2-for-5 with two singles and two RBI. Delaney, making only his third start as the number two man in U-M's lineup, has four multi-hit games this season.
• Freshman LF Will Drake, who is hitting .331 (41-for-124), was 2-for-5 with two stolen bases as he extended his current hitting streak to five games.
• Drake, who is third on the team with 10 stolen bases, ranks second on the team with 12 multi-hit games.
• Junior/sophomore 2B/3B John DiLaura, who is hitting .328 (20-for-61), was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double for his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 11th of his U-M career.
