Michigan was one of the final four in the 64-team NCAA baseball tournament, and now the Wolverines are up against it in the double-elimination Regional.
The Wolverines lost 6-1 to UConn in their first NCAA Tournament game on Friday night in South Bend, Ind., and need to win Saturday to stay in the tournament. Michigan mustered two hits and stranded nine runners against the Huskies. UConn has won 30 of its last 37 games, while Michigan has lost four of its last five.
Michigan (27-18) will face MAC champion Central Michigan (40-17) Saturday at noon in the loser’s bracket, while Notre Dame, the regional host that routed Central Michigan, 10-0, in the early game on Friday, will face UConn at 6 p.