Michigan is eliminated from the NCAA  due to a controversial response

Michigan is eliminated from the NCAA  due to a controversial response

Michigan is eliminated from the NCAA  due to a controversial response

Michigan baseball team competes in NCAA Division I college baseball for the University of Michigan. The baseball team

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  • The Michigan University baseball team was four outs away from progressing to a super regional on Monday after defeating No.
  • Louisville won 11-9 at Jim Patterson Stadium in Kentucky, but a play in the eighth inning enraged Michigan fans and the college baseball world.
  • The Cardinals, who beaten Michigan 20-1 on Sunday to force a winner-take-all game on Monday, would then face Texas A&M in a best-of-three super regional.
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Michigan baseball team competes in NCAA Division I college baseball for the University of Michigan. The baseball team, like the majority of other Michigan athletic teams.

The Michigan University baseball team was four outs away from progressing to a super regional on Monday after defeating No. 12 national seed and NCAA regional host Louisville.

Cameron Weston was on a roll, retiring eight consecutive Louisville batters, including the first two in the eighth inning. But then things fell apart for the Wolverines, who were unable to recover after a contentious call that resulted in a four-run inning for the Cardinals.

Louisville won 11-9 at Jim Patterson Stadium in Kentucky, but a play in the eighth inning enraged Michigan fans and the college baseball world.

Louisville cleanup hitter Jack Payton extended the inning with a double off the left field wall after a two-out walk. However, a strong relay from the outfield to Ted Burton at second base resulted in a close play at second base. The umpire ruled Payton safe, but the play was reviewed on video to determine whether Burton tagged him before he reached second base.

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The announcers on sources were adamant that Payton was out, and numerous replays were shown on the broadcast, but the safe call stood. The next batter, Levi Usher, singled to tie the game, and Cam Masterman followed with a two-run home run to left field to give Louisville the lead.

According to the NCAA rulebook, “clear and convincing evidence must be presented to change the original call made on the field of play.”

“I haven’t had a chance to see it yet,” Michigan head coach Erik Bakich said of the review after the game. “If he had called him out and Louisville had glanced into it, the call would have stood.” He dialed his conservative estimate, and they went over it. The rule states unambiguously there must be clear evidence. That’s exactly what I heard. That being said, it really stinks.”

Nonetheless, the Wolverines played a sloppy game on Monday, allowing seven runs in an inning, which was exacerbated by two hit batters and an error.

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However, the team kept Louisville’s potent offence scoreless for the next six innings as it staged its comeback. The Wolverines hit four home runs, including a three-run shot by Jimmy Obertop in the fifth and a go-ahead solo shot by Burton in the sixth.

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“We had confidence the entire time when we got it back to 7-7 and came back to lead,” said outfielder Joe Stewart, who finished 4 for 5 with two RBIs. “If our offence could get going and we could get some holds there, we’d be able to get back into the game.” It applies to any game; there are always opportunities that you overlook. I thought we got the big hits when we needed them. We made some big plays when they were needed, and I believe we could have scored a few more runs if there had been a few more innings. However, the game is obviously only nine. It’s difficult. The offence put up a good fight.”

Although the Wolverines’ season came to an end on Monday, they were not expected to be in this position just a few weeks ago. After being swept by Maryland earlier this month, they were on the verge of missing the Big Ten tournament, but they won three of their final four regular-season games and then won the conference tournament as the No. 5 seed.

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Bakich stated, “I am very proud of our team.” “What you witnessed today was a glimpse of the entire tournament.” The ability to take a punch, get knocked down, get up off the mat, and keep fighting without quitting — just the group’s toughness and resiliency. Team 156 will be recalled as one of Michigan’s toughest teams in history. For last three weeks, the upperclassmen have completely turned our season around. We were dead in the water after a sweep in College Park, and to be where we are today is entirely due to that group.

The most valuable message they’ve learned in the last three weeks is that they’re never out from the fight. I couldn’t be happier. The way it ended smells bad, but congratulations to Louisville.”

The Cardinals, who beaten Michigan 20-1 on Sunday to force a winner-take-all game on Monday, would then face Texas A&M in a best-of-three super regional.

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