Big Ten - Michigan's Back In It

By Courtney Ratkowiak - May 24, 2007

Bottom 5th - Cislo hit a single to right center to start the inning for the Wolverines, then on the fourth ball of shortstop Jason Christian's at-bat, the ball hit Ohio State catcher Eric Fryer and careened into the Michigan dugout. Cislo took third. Center fielder Eric Rose flew out to third, making it impossible for Cislo to tag up and score. And the inning is done, finished by first baseman Nate Recknagel's grounder to short that easily ended the inning.

It's now the sixth inning, and the score is still 3-1. The fans are getting restless, cheering at everything they can but not having much to celebrate. The sun is starting to set here - it won't be fully dark until about 9:30 - and the lights are starting to come on. Fans are lining the wall along the first and third base lines, waiting for foul balls and a good play by the home team.

Rose just made a running catch at the warning track, almost 400 feet from home plate, to prevent a Jason Zoeller hit from making an impact for the Buckeyes. Sixth inning, one out, a man on first.