U-M Falls at Michigan State; Second Game Postponed

Saturday, May 1

East Lansing, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

23-16, 11-7

Michigan State

22-19, 9-9

Michigan

Michigan State

5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field)
Scores: Michigan State 13, Michigan 4; Game 2 postponed by rain
Records: U-M (23-16, 11-7 Big Ten), MSU (22-19, 9-9 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, May 2 -- DH vs. Michigan State (Ray Fisher Stadium), 1 p.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State scored four runs in the first inning and four in the second and coasted to a 13-3 Big Ten win over the University of Michigan baseball team Saturday afternoon (May 1) at Kobs Field. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader postponed by rain.

The four-game series will conclude in Michigan's Ray Fisher Stadium on Sunday (May 2, 1 p.m.) with Michigan (23-16, 11-7 Big Ten) and Michigan State (22-19, 9-9 Big Ten) playing two games. MSU will be the home team in the seven-inning first game, while Michigan will host the second game of the day, which is the scheduled nine-inning game.

MSU senior DH David Miller led the Spartan attack on Saturday with six RBI, including a two-run single in the first inning, a three-run homer in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Miller and freshman LF Ryan Basham hit back-to-back homers in the second inning as the Spartans tagged Michigan sophomore starter RHP Derek Feldkamp (Adrian, Mich./Blissfield HS) with the loss.

Feldkamp (4-5) entered the game leading the Big Ten with a 2.05 ERA but allowed eight hits and eight runs, all earned, in his two-inning outing as his ERA jumped to 3.40.

MSU used five consecutive hits to grab the 4-0 lead in the first, with senior 3B James Moreno's RBI single the proving to be the "gamer," and it was followed by a run-scoring double by 1B Sean Walker and Miller's single. The Spartans had two outs in the second before getting back-to-back walks followed by the back-to-back homers.

Michigan scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings against MSU LHP John Dwan (3-0) with the same players providing the offense. Sophomore 3B A.J. Scheidt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser HS) collected Michigan's first hit of the game with two outs in the second inning, and he scored on a single by senior DH Brandon Roberts (Arlington, Texas/Martin HS).

Junior 1B Kyle Bohm (Stevens Point, Wis./Area HS) hit his team-leading 16th double in the third inning and scored on Scheidt's two-out single. The fourth-inning run came as Roberts singled and scored on a sac fly by Bohm. MSU CF Alan Cattrysse made an excellent catch in left-center as Bohm's bid for a grand slam turned into just the one run.

MSU moved the lead to 13-3 with five runs in three innings off freshman LHP Michael McCormick (Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich HS) before the Wolverines closed out the scoring in the sixth inning as sophomore 2B Chris Getz (Grosse Pointe, Mich./.South HS) collected his second single of the game, moved along on a single by Bohm and scored on a two-out pinch single by junior Chris Burhans (Alpharetta, Ga./Marist School). Getz, Bohm, Scheidt and Roberts each had two hits for the Wolverines.

Junior RHP Craig Murray (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) worked a scoreless sixth inning and recorded a pair of strikeouts.

Michigan hosts the two games on Sunday (May 2, 1 p.m.) starting with the seven-inning game with Michigan State as the home team as the makeup of Saturday's rainout with junior RHP Michael Penn (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Christian), 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA, scheduled to start. In the second game, the nine-inning game with Michigan as the home team, junior/sophomore LHP Paul Hammond (Mason, Ohio/Mason HS), 2-0 with a 4.89 ERA, is scheduled to pitch.

N O T E S

In Big Ten action on Saturday Minnesota took over the top spot alone by sweeping Purdue 6-3 and 2-0, and Iowa vaulted out of the basement with a 3-0, 10-4 sweep of Northwestern. The Michigan at MSU and Ohio State at Indiana doubleheaders were both shortened by rain as MSU won 13-4 and OSU beat Indiana 9-3 with the second game postponed in both places. Penn State swept Illinois 3-1 and 2-1 to jump into second place. There are three doubleheaders scheduled Sunday, including the MSU at Michigan, OSU at Indiana and Northwestern at Iowa (due to Friday rain).weekend.

Big Ten Standings (includes May 1)

 1. Minnesota 13-6 .684 2. Penn State 12-7 .632 3. MICHIGAN 11-7 .611 Ohio State 11-7 .611 5. Michigan State 9-9 .500 6. Purdue 9-10 .474 7. Indiana 7-11 .388 Iowa 7-11 .388 9. Illinois 7-12 .368 10. Northwestern 6-12 .333

Former Wolverine head coach Moby Benedict (1963-79), who lettered as a shortstop at Michigan (1954-56), was on hand Saturday in East Lansing to watch his former team play against two of his former players in MSU head coach Ted Mahan (1974-77) and MSU assistant coach John Young (1979-82).

Michigan's leading hitters after 39 games include: 1B Kyle Bohm at .400 (58-for-145), Jeremy Goldschmeding (Allegan, Mich./Allegan HS) at .359 (33-for-92), Brandon Roberts at .333 (41-for-121), Chris Getz at .331 (51-for-154), Matt Butler (Lombard, Ill./Driscoll Catholic) at .331 (46-for-139), 3B A.J. Scheidt at .311 (49-for-155) and Eric Rose (Blissfield, Mich./Blissfield HS) at .305 (29-for-95).