Michigan Falls to Minnesota in Big Ten Opener

Friday, March 24

Ann Arbor, Mich.

3:00 PM

Michigan

6-9-1, 0-1

Minnesota

8-11, 1-0

Minnesota

Michigan

3/24/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Minnesota sophomore righthander Mike Kobow tossed a complete-game five-hitter, his first of the year, and led the Golden Gophers to a 10-3 win over Michigan Friday (March 24) in the Big Ten Conference baseball opener for both teams. The win for Minnesota (8-11, 1-0 Big Ten) was win No. 2,000 in the history of the program.

Minnesota scored five runs in the top of the first against Michigan starter and loser Vince Pistilli (Highland, Ind./Highland HS). Pistilli (1-3) worked the first 5.1 innings and allowed 10 runs (seven earned) on 11 hits. Sophomore RHP Bobby Korecky (Saline, Mich./Saline HS) worked 2.2 scoreless innings and sophomore RHP Nick Bellows (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lakeridge HS) worked a scoreless ninth inning.

First baseman Josh Holthaus (3-for-6) and DH Luke Appert each collected three hits for Minnesota and had hits in the five-run first inning and four-run sixth. Holthaus had the game-winning hit.

Michigan junior catcher David Parrish (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS) collected the first Michigan hit in Ray Fisher Stadium in 2000 with a long two-run homer in the fourth inning to put the Wolverines on the scoreboard. Parrish was 2-for-4, the only Wolverine with two hits off Kobow.

Michigan's final run came in the sixth inning as junior 2B Scott Tousa (Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands HS) led off with a triple, the first Michigan three-bagger of the season, and he scored on a groundout by tri-captain Kevin Quinn (Midland, Mich./Midland HS). Quinn was 0-for-4 in the game and has his career-best eight-game hit streak snapped.

Michigan (6-9-1, 0-1 Big Ten) hosts Minnesota in the doubleheader Saturday (March 25, 1 p.m.) with senior LHP Bryan Cranson (Bronson, Mich./Bronson HS) and freshman RHP Tim Leveque (Northridge, Calif./Crespi HS) slated to be the starting pitchers. Cranson is 2-1 (5.96 ERA) and Leveque is 1-1 (2.45 ERA).

N O T E S

Sophomore LHP/1B Jeff Trzos (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington HS) made his season debut in the field and collected a single in his first at bat for his first career hit.

Three Wolverines had hit streaks snapped in the Big Ten opener vs. Minnesota, including tri-captain Kevin Quinn (Midland, Mich./Midland HS) at eight games while tri-captain Rob Bobeda (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS) was stopped at seven games and freshman Brock Koman (Pueblo, Colo./South HS) at six games.

Michigan's leading hitters after the home opener include: freshman 3B Brock Koman (.385, 25-for-65), senior OF Rob Bobeda (.311, 19-for-61), junior C David Parrish (.293, 17-for-58), junior 2B Scott Tousa (.291, 16-for-55) and freshman OF Gino Lollio (Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner HS) at .273 (12-for-44).

The homer for David Parrish ties him with Rob Bobeda for the team lead (5). The homer was the 19th career blast for Parrish.

Contact: Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423