Michigan Opens Big Ten Tournament with Run-Rule Win Over Rutgers
» Michigan received 10-0 in seven innings to open the Big Ten Tournament, defeating Rutgers.
» Cade Montgomery struck out six over seven scoreless innings in a complete-game efficiency.
» Colby Turner tallied a team-leading three hits and three RBI, together with UM’s closing two.
» Brayden Jefferis, Evan Haeger and Noah Miller homered, with Haeger and Miller going back-to-back.
OMAHA, Neb. — Behind a complete-game gem from Cade Montgomery and three Wolverine dwelling runs, the University of Michigan baseball group run-ruled Rutgers 10-0 on Tuesday evening (May 19) at Charles Schwab Field within the first spherical of the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan (33-22) led 4-0 coming into the seventh, however added six extra on the backside of the seventh to finish the competition. Brayden Jefferis opened the seventh with a single earlier than back-to-back dwelling runs from Evan Haeger and Noah Miller put the Wolverines up 7-0. Matthew Ossenfort reached on an error earlier than a single from Dane Morrow and a stroll from Drew Culbertson loaded the bases. Jack Laffitte drew a stroll to attain Ossenfort and Turner walked off the sport with a single.
The Wolverines opened the scoring within the first inning with a two-out dwelling run from Jefferis that went 402 toes down the right-field line. UM added to its lead within the third, when Cooper Mullens opened with a double and scored on a Turner single.
Cade Montgomery (4-1) shut down the Rutgers (26-29) offense, permitting simply 4 baserunners over seven innings of labor with no baserunner getting previous first base. The Scarlet Knights had one baserunner over the primary 4 innings — on a first-inning stroll — earlier than gathering their first hit within the fifth, a two-out single.
UM added to his lead within the fourth, which began with an Ossenfort stroll adopted by a Morrow double to place two runners in scoring place. Culbertson laced a ball by the left aspect and doubled the Michigan result in 4-0 as each runners scored.
Montgomery stored dealing, including his sixth strikeout within the seventh inning earlier than the Wolverines added on to the lead within the seventh to run-rule the Scarlet Knights. The junior went the gap in a complete-game shutout, permitting only one hit and two walks.
Offensively, Turner went 3-for-5 with three RBI whereas Morrow scored twice with three hits. Jefferis and Ossenfort every scored two runs, whereas Culbertson scored and tallied two RBI whereas reaching thrice.
The Wolverines will face the winner of tonight’s Washington/Ohio State contest within the second spherical of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday (May 20) at 9 pm CT at Charles Schwab Field. The recreation shall be broadcast stay on Big Ten Network.
