Newsstand: Michigan baseball's season comes to close in Big Ten semis
Michigan Wolverines baseball saw its season come to a close on Saturday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, losing 7-6 to Penn State in 10 innings in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
The game was tied at five runs apiece after nine innings, where Penn State took over in extas with a two-run home run to put them ahead 7-5. Michigan’s Mitch Voit responded with a two-out home run in the bottom of the 10th, but that would be the end of the scoring and conclusion to the season.
Jacob Denner pitched the final six innings but took the loss in his final collegiate game, going six innings with 9 strikeouts, 8 hits allowed and 4 earned runs allowed. Kurt Barr started for the Wolverines, going 4 innings with 3 hits allowed, 3 runs (1 earned), 3 walks, 6 strikeouts.
The loss brings head coach Tracy Smith’s second season in Ann Arbor to a finish with progress made from last season. Michigan finished the year 32-28 record and a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten, finishing conference play with a 14-10 record. Last season, Smith’s Wolverines went 28-28 and finished sixth in the Big Ten.
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Yeah, we get it. The Longhorns are talented on both sides of the ball, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers and a potentially outstanding offensive line. The receivers won’t be as lethal minus Xavier Worthy and Co., but they still have a solid corps. And while the Longhorns might not be as strong in the secondary, per their reporters, Michigan isn’t scaring anyone with its passing game, at least on paper. But it’s tough to come to Ann Arbor and win, and there’s a lot of top tier talent at Michigan with chips on their shoulders. We can’t shake the feeling that U-M controls the line of scrimmage in this game and comes out with a lower-scoring win in the 24-20 range.
– TheWolverine.com’s Chris Balas on Michigan vs. Texas in Week 2
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