The Block M – The Michigan Daily

May 19, 2013

Softball

: Natasha Janardan/Daily

Michigan defeats Cal, secures 16th regional title

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BY GREG GARNO

Michigan defeated the Golden Bears, 3-1, on Sunday, to secure the program’s 16th regional title and advance to their eighth super regional in the last nine years. The Wolverines will host Louisiana-Lafayette next weekend at Alumni Field — where they remain undefeated this season.

May 18, 2013

Women’s Tennis

: Natasha Janardan/Daily

Women’s tennis upended by UCLA in Sweet 16

BY JASON RUBINSTEIN

The Wolverines started the highly anticipated match at 11:00 pm pacific time and did not finish until the wee hours of the morning. After giving up a tightly contested doubles point, UCLA (19-5) cruised behind its strong singles play.

May 18, 2013

Baseball

: Ruby Wallau/Daily

Baseball clinches spot in Big Ten Tournament

BY MAX COHEN

In its most important game of the season Michigan flexed its offensive muscle on its way to earning the sixth and final spot in the Big Ten Tournament.

May 19, 2013

Women’s Rowing

Women’s rowing falters in Big Ten Championships

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BY BO BRADARICH

The No. 13 Michigan women’s rowing team took second place in Sunday’s Big Ten championships with 135 points. The Wolverines fell to longtime foe and first place finisher, No. 4 Ohio State, in five out of seven races.

May 18, 2013

Softball

: Marlene Lacasse/Daily

Michigan gets second consecutive shutout of NCAA tournament in 5-0 win over Cal

BY NATE SELL

Sara Driesenga and the Michigan defense continued to look dominant in their second-straight shutout of the NCAA Tournament, defeating California 5-0. Although Driesenga didn’t have a no-hitter going like she did against Valparaiso, she was still able to get after the Golden Bear hitters and keep them off the scoreboard.

May 17, 2013

Softball

Michigan defense shines in shutout of Valparaiso

BY NATE SELL

Sophomore right-hander Sara Driesenga and the Michigan softball team’s defense showed just how dominant they could be on Friday in a 5-0 win over Valparaiso to kick off the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

May 16, 2013

: Marlene Lacasse/Daily

With home-field advantage on its side, softball set for NCAA tournament

BY ERIN LENNON

This weekend marks the Wolverines’ 19th consecutive NCAA tournament bid and 21st in program history. Under Hutchins, Michigan has advanced past regional finals in all but three tournament appearances — most recently in 2011 — and has hosted 16 regional tournaments.

May 14, 2013

Men’s Gymnastics

: Allison Farrand/Daily

Rohan Sebastian: The Selfless Champion

BY ALEX TAYLOR

Sebastian, who just finished his collegiate career, collected two national championships and All-American honors during his time competing for Michigan gymnastics. Yet before any of the success, these accomplishments required Sebastian to make sacrifices along the way.

May 16, 2013

Football

Michigan releases 2014 conference schedule with a second consecuitve away game at Michigan State

BY ZACH HELFAND

The season will include eight Big Ten games, including a game each against 2014 conference newcomers Maryland and Rutgers. The new conference alignment means the Wolverines will play on the road against Michigan State and Northwestern for the second consecutive year.

May 15, 2013

Women’s Basketball

: Todd Needle/Daily

Thompson earns regional MVP in ‘Four Nations’ tournament

BY DANIEL FELDMAN

Thompson’s average of 11.3 points per game in this region also helped her earn a spot on the All-Four Nations Tour Team.

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