MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

(as of May 25)

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Founded: 1817
Enrollment: 36,450
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Maize and blue
President: Lee C. Bollinger
Athletic Director: Tom Goss (Michigan ’68)

Coach Geoff Zahn

Head Coach: Geoff Zahn (Michigan ’68)
Career Record: 113-107-1 (four seasons)
Record at Michigan: Same
Assistant Coaches: Chris Harrison (Oral Roberts ’82), Matt Hyde (Michigan ’96), John Edman (Williams College ’89)
SID: Bruce Madej
Baseball SID: Jim Schneider

Michigan Baseball Team Photo

Conference: Big Ten
Home Stadium (Capacity): Ray Fisher Stadium (4,000)
Surface, Dimensions: Grass, 330-400-330
1998 Record: 21-27-1
1998 Conference Record, Finish: 9-15, 6th
1998 Postseason: None
Position Starters Returning from 1998: 6
Pitchers Returning/Lost from 1998: 9/9
Letterwinners Returning/Lost from 1998: 24/14

2B Bobby Scales

1999 Record: 32-28
1999 Conference Record, Finish: 15-13, 4th
1999 Conference Tournament: 3-1, champion

NCAA HISTORY

• The Wolverines will be making their 17th appearance in the NCAAs and first since 1989.
• Michigan has made seven appearance in the College World Series, with the Wolverines’ last trip to Omaha coming in 1984.
• Michigan’s NCAA seasons include: 1953, ’61, ’62, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78, ’80, ’81, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88 and ’89.

TEAM NOTES

• The Wolverines played their way into the NCAAs by winning the Big Ten tournament championship, with a 12-11 win over Minnesota in the second title game.
• Michigan’s team stats for the 1999 season include a .306 batting average, 58 home runs, 39 stolen bases, a 5.95 ERA and a .956 fielding percentage.

RHP Bryce Ralston

Michigan and Notre Dame have played each of the past four seasons, with the Irish winning 14-4 in a game earlier this season that was played at Old Kent Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. (April 20).

• The last three games between Notre Dame and Michigan have averaged 4,058 fans, including 5,350 in 1997.
• Notre Dame’s first varsity baseball game was played against Michigan on April 21, 1892, and the teams have met a total of 108 times during the past 108 seasons.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Michigan’s top players include: senior 2B Bobby Scales (.368, 9 HR, 47 RBI, 4 SB, 39 BB), senior OF Brian Bush (.352, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 12 SB) and sophomore C David Parrish (.328, 9 HR, 39 RBI).
• The Wolverines’ top pitchers are junior RHP Bryce Ralston (3.51, 8-1, 74.1 IP, 41 Ks, 19 BB, 85 H) and senior RHP Luke Bonner (5.13, 5-6, 66.2 IP, 53 Ks, 26 BB, 77 H).
• Senior 3B Mike Cervenak was named first team all-Big Ten (.328, 8 HR, 65 RBI).
• Five UM players were named second team all-Big Ten: Scales, Bush, Ralston, senior OF Jason Alcaraz (.325, 8 HR, 49 RBI) and senior RHP J.J. Putz (3.66, 6-4, 71.1 IP, 64 Ks, 37 BB).

OF Jason Alcaraz