Michigan to Open Season with Three-Game Series at LBSU

UPCOMING GAMES (MICHIGAN AT LONG BEACH STATE)

Friday, Feb. 13	Saturday, Feb. 14	Sunday, Feb. 15
6 p.m. PST	2 p.m. PST	1 p.m. PST
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The University of Michigan baseball team (0-0) opens the 2015 season in the Golden State, facing Long Beach State for a three-game series at Blair Field in Long Beach, California. The two teams open the season on Friday (Feb. 13) at 6 p.m. PST. The series continues Saturday (Feb. 14) at 2 p.m. PST and concludes Sunday (Feb. 15) at 1 p.m. PST. All three games will have live audio at LongBeachState.com. The Wolverines are coming off a 30-29-1 record and a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten in 2014.

SCOUTING LONG BEACH STATE
The Dirtbags are coming off a 34-26 season and a second-place finish in the Big West. Long Beach State advanced to the Gainesville Regional championship game before falling to the College of Charleston. LBSU returns 15 letterwinners and five pitchers, including the Big West Freshman of the Year in Garrett Hampson. Ty Provencher is back after collecting five saves and posting a 1.77 earned-run average in 2014.

WOLVERINE DUO RETURNS TO HOME STATE
Senior Jackson Glines and junior Cody Bruder return to their home state this weekend at Long Beach State. Glines is from Coarsegold, California, and played junior college baseball at Fresno City College. Bruder is a native of Corona, California, about an hour and a half away from LBSU and played junior college baseball at Orange Coast College.

U-M HITS THE ROAD FOR SEASON'S FIRST SIX WEEKS
The Michigan baseball team will play its first 21 games of the season on the road, starting with the three-game series at Long Beach State. The Wolverines will travel 11,682 miles in six weeks, including stops in Kansas and Nebraska and a spring break trip to the southeast. Here is a breakdown of Michigan's travels.

Itinerary (Miles)
Ann Arbor to Long Beach, Calif. (2,253)
Long Beach to Ann Arbor (2,253)

Ann Arbor to Greenville, N.C. (753)
Greenville, N.C. to Ann Arbor (753)

Ann Arbor to Port St. Lucie, Fla. (1,261)
Port St. Lucie, Fla. to DeLand, Fla. (152)
DeLand, Fla. to Myrtle Beach, S.C. (466)
Myrtle Beach, S.C. to Ann Arbor (779)

Ann Arbor to Lawrence, Kan. (761)
Lawrence, Kan. to Ann Arbor (761)

Ann Arbor to Lincoln, Neb. (745)
Lincoln, Neb. to Ann Arbor (745)
Total (11,682)

EARLY LIDLIFTER FOR U-M
Michigan's Feb. 13 start in the season opener at Long Beach State is the earliest start in U-M baseball history. Last year, the Wolverines opened on Feb. 14 at the Texas State Tournament.

OGDEN RETURNS TO THE BUMP
Senior/junior Matt Ogden returns to the Michigan bullpen after missing the 2014 season due to injury. Ogden led the Wolverines with eight wins in 2013 and was 5-1 with a 1.30 ERA and a save in Big Ten play. He enters the 2015 season with 11 career wins and 68 strikeouts for the Maize and Blue.

GLINES RETURNS AFTER AN ALL-BIG TEN SEASON
Senior Jackson Glines returns to the Maize and Blue outfield this year after earning All-Big Ten second team honors as a junior. Glines led the team and was seventh in the Big Ten with a .332 batting average. He also had a team best 19 doubles and sported a .463 slugging percentage. Glines played summer baseball in the Cape Cod League and hit .320 for Cotuit.

ADCOCK GETS THE FRIDAY NIGHT NOD
Sophomore lefty Brett Adcock will earn the start on the mound in Friday's game at Long Beach State. Adcock led the Wolverines with seven wins and had a 2.87 ERA. Adcock started four games for the Maize and Blue, including an eight-inning outing, allowing just two hits while striking out seven in a win over Ohio State (May 2).