It was an early exit for the Michigan baseball team from the Big Ten Tournament, going 0-2 after finishing a half-game back from winning the regular-season title.
The Wolverines got back early to Ann Arbor, and last Saturday held a game-like scrimmage, the players in uniform and umpires working the “game” to keep them in competitive shape. Two days later, they found out they were the last team in the 64-team NCAA Tournament.
Michigan, ranked No. 24, will face Florida Golf Coast University Friday at 1 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. in the first game of the double-elimination regional.