No. 18 Michigan to Host Toledo in Midweek Action
4/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 19, 2016
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan baseball team (25-9) will wrap up a five-game homestand with a midweek contest against the visiting Toledo Rockets (8-27-1) on Wednesday afternoon (April 19, 4 p.m.) at the Wilpon Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. The Wolverines are a perfect 4-0 through the first four games of the five-game home stretch and hope to continue with the team's offensive momentum going into another Big Ten Conference series this weekend at Iowa (Apr. 22-24).
Series History vs. Toledo
All-time record against: 37-13-1
First meeting: 4/13/1896 -- W, 11-5
Last meeting: 3/31/2015 -- W, 7-3
» Michigan's 25-9 record through the first 34 games is the team's best start since 1987, when the Wolverines won both the regular-season and Big Ten Conference Tournament titles to advance to an NCAA Regional. Led by historic figures like Jim Abbott and Mike Ignasiak, the 1987 squad finished the year with a 52-12 overall record.
» Michigan went 4-1 on the week with a victory over Eastern Michigan and a three-game sweep of Nebraska. The sweep marked Michigan's fifth of the season and second in Big Ten play.
» Despite an 11-5 loss at Michigan State on Tuesday, April 12, senior Cody Bruder led the Wolverine offense for the week recording a .667 average with nine RBI. He went 5-for-6 in Wednesday's (April 13) 19-3 victory over Eastern Michigan and 4-for-4 in a 6-1 win over Nebraska on Sunday (April 17). The outfielder also slugged at a .905 clip for the week and scored a team-leading 10 runs with no strikeouts for the week.
» After going 4-1 last week, Michigan broke back into numerous top-25 polls. The Wolverines currently rank the highest in the Baseball America Poll at No. 18 while also earning a No. 21 ranking in the NCBWA Poll, a No. 22 ranking in the Perfect Game Poll and a No. 25-ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll. While Michigan did not earn a selection to the Collegiate Baseball News Top 30, the Wolverines were considered for selection to the prestigious D1Baseball Poll.
» With 6.0 IP and two K's last weekend, junior LHP Brett Adcock has surpassed the 205 career-K mark and now ranks eighth all-time in Michigan history for strikeouts. Senior LHP Evan Hill also ranks 13th in Michigan's all-time history with 191 career strikeouts.
» Through 34 games this season senior Cody Bruder currently leads Michigan's offense with a .382 batting average on the year. The outfielder has 52 hits on the year with 31 RBI in addition to nine doubles and a triple. Junior Harrison Wenson is Michigan's go-to power hitter with a .563 slugging percentage and four homers on the season, while junior Carmen Benedetti ranks third in the Big Ten Conference with team-leading .494 on-base percentage. In addition to Bruder, sophomore Jake Bivens (.371), Wenson (.352) and Benedetti (.328) are also all hitting over .300 for the year, while freshman Ako Thomas is tied at first in the Big Ten Conference with seven sacrifice bunts.
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