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Rough weekend on the diamond leads to Michigan slipping in latest baseball rankings
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A tough week on the baseball diamond has resulted in Michigan falling in the latest baseball rankings.
Michigan dropped two of its three games to UConn this past week, falling to 4-3 on the season. The Wolverines fell to the Huskies 8-7 on Friday before posting a 14-2 victory on Saturday. UM fell in the rubber match 9-2 to drop the three-game series.
Last week, the Wolverines were ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America poll, but have fallen to No. 5. In the D1baseball.com rankings, Michigan slipped from No. 9 to No. 16.
Erik Bakich’s bunch is still the only B1G team to be ranked in the top 25.
This weekend, Michigan heads west for a three-game series against Cal Poly. between Friday and Sunday. The Mustangs are 3-5 on the young season, and have already fallen to the Wolverines, losing 8-5 on Feb. 15.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB