The Michigan Wolverines baseball team will have to play a deciding game three Sunday night after failing to close out the UCLA Bruins, falling 5-4 in extra innings.
Jeff Criswell got the start after closing out game one and pitched admirably. Throwing 95 pitches in 5.2 innings, Criswell left in the sixth with runners on first and second. He found himself pitching out of trouble too often, but it’s worth noting he left the game with the lead. His final line of 5.2, 2 ERs, 2 Ks upheld his end of the bargain.
After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, Michigan responded with some savvy small ball in the bottom of the frame.