Michigan Falls at Arizona in First of Three-Game Set

Friday, March 13

Tucson, Ariz.

7:00 PM PT

Michigan

10-3

Arizona

9-7

Michigan

Arizona

3/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Site: Tucson, Ariz. (Sancet Stadium)
Result: Arizona 2, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (10-3), Arizona (9-7)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 14 -- at Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.), 4 p.m. MST

Boxscore | Postgame Notes

TUCSON, ARIZ. -- The No. 25-ranked University of Michigan baseball team stranded 10 base runners in a 2-0 loss at Arizona in game one of a three-game weekend series at Sancet Stadium.

Senior second baseman Kevin Cislo(Novi, Mich./Novi) was 3-for-5 and extended his hitting streak to nine games, while sophomore second baseman Anthony Toth(Lorain, Ohio/St. Ignatius) added a pair of hits in defeat. Senior right hander Chris Fetter(Carmel, Ind./Carmel) took the hard luck loss, moving to 2-1 on the season.

The Wolverines put the leadoff man aboard in three of the first four innings but were unable to push a run across against the Wildcats, stranding 10 runners on the night in their first shutout loss since a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Northwestern last season.

Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the third inning and added its second run in the fifth as the Wilcat pitching combo of Preston Guilmet and Jason Stoffel combined to strike out 12 U-M hitters on the night.

Senior leftfielder Kenny Fellows(Holt, Mich./Holt) added his first career triple, while Ryan LaMarre(Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi) extended his hitting streak to nine games in the loss.

The Wolverines are back in action on Saturday (March 14) for game two of the series against the Wildcats with first pitch slated for 4 p.m. (MST), a change from the original 6 p.m. (MST) start.

N O T E S

Michigan head coach Rich Maloney entered the three-game series at Arizona with 247 wins in seven seasons as head coach at Michigan.

The last time Michigan was shut out was by Northwestern's Eric Jokisch 2-0 on May 16, 2008, in the second game of a Big Ten doubleheader. Jokisch pitched a five-hitter with four strikeouts in a seven-inning complete game.

Senior tri-captain 2B Kevin Cislo extended his team-leading hit streak (shared with Ryan LaMarre) to nine games with his leadoff double. Cislo went 3-for-5 for his fifth multi-hit game of the season. Cislo's career-best hit streak is 11 games set in 2008.

Sophomore CF Ryan LaMarre extended his team-leading (shared with Kevin Cislo) hitting streak to a career-best nine games with his first-inning single.

Senior RHP Chris Fetter pitched a season-best 7.1 innings, allowing eight hits and two runs with two strikeouts and no walks while taking the loss. Fetter (2-1), who ranks eighth on U-M's career strikeout list, pushed his career total to 204 and is one strikeout behind former Wolverine LHP Gary Wayne (205, 1981-84).

Junior/sophomore SS Anthony Toth was 2-for-4 with a double. Toth extended his career-best hit streak to four games while collecting his sixth multi-hit game of the season. Toth has had three four-game hit streaks as a Wolverine.

Senior LF Kenny Fellows was 1-for-4 with his first career triple and he reached base three times. Fellows extended his career-best hitting streak to five games with his fifth-inning three-bagger.

Junior 1B/RHP Mike Dufek was 1-for-3 with a double, matching his career-best hit streak of four games.

Freshman catcher Coley Crank, who had reached base his last seven consecutive plate appearances and had six consecutive singles, had the streaks snapped as he struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.

Former Wolverine All-America shortstop Barry Larkin (1983-85), the bench coach for manager Davey Johnson for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, will be the acting manager Saturday (March 14) when Team USA faces Puerto Rico in second round action in Miami, Fla.

Contact: Matt Fancett (734) 763-4423