With several key games in the early schedule getting rained out, the month of May should be a baseball fan’s paradise in Michigan — weather permitting.
Headlining the games that were called on account of the wet stuff was half of Warren De La Salle’s April 27 doubleheader with Birmingham Brother Rice.
The undefeated Pilots, ranked No. 3 in Division 1 in the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association’s April 22 poll, beat the top-ranked Warriors 4-1 in eight innings in the first game and were leading 3-2 in the fifth when the second game was suspended.
The game will resume in the fifth inning when the Pilots face Rice at 4 p.m. May 13 at DLS.
The Macomb Area Conference’s first full week of league games has teams in each division with early claims on being tops in their leagues.
In the Red, Macomb Dakota has surged to a 5-0 start with wins against Utica Stevenson, Grosse Pointe South, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley and Grosse Pointe North.
Trailing the Cougars in second place is Utica Eisenhower at 3-1 with wins against Chippewa Valley, Stevenson and Grosse Pointe North.
Dakota and Eisenhower are set to meet at 4 p.m. May 4 at Eisenhower.
In the MAC White, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore, Romeo High and Warren Mott are all tied at the top at 3-1.
The Shorians have wins against Utica Ford II, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North and Utica High. Mott has topped Utica, LCN and Ford II. Romeo has wins against Mott, Lake Shore and LCN.
Mott hosts Lake Shore at 4 p.m. May 4 and brings in Romeo at 4 p.m. May 6.
Fraser High and St. Clair High have started their Blue seasons a perfect 4-0, and Fraser hosts St. Clair at 4 p.m. May 4.
Fraser has topped Port Huron Northern, Anchor Bay, Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse and Port Huron High. St. Clair has wins against Anchor Bay, L’Anse Creuse, Port Huron and Port Huron Northern.
Madison Heights Lamphere, Marysville High and Warren Cousino have started their MAC Gold slates with three wins to one loss.
Lamphere fell to Cousino in its second league game 9-8, but has wins against Marine City High, Eastpointe East Detroit and Warren Woods Tower.
In the Rams' three wins, they’ve outscored opponents 34-9, including a 16-4 win at Warren Woods Tower April 29 that improved them to 5-6 overall.
Key to the Rams’ resurgence is the return of players like junior Paul Lobur and sophomore Mitchell Kozlowski from injuries.
“Mitchell has been out all season and Paul has been back for five games,” Lamphere coach Adam Wooley said after the win against Tower.
“Mitchell Kozlowski is an excellent center fielder, and the guy who was filling in for him there, Steve McAlpine, is playing third base. (McAlpine) made several key stops for us (at third), and that’s what happens when you get a little depth back — you can play a little more positionally.”
In addition to the Rams, Cousino has topped WWT and Marine City High.
“We bounced back form the Marysville loss (April 23) pretty good,” Cousino coach Justin Newcomb said. “Then we had a great game against Lamphere (April 24). (Lamphere’s) a good team there, and they’re going to be something when they get everyone back.”
Marysville has wins against Cousino, East Detroit and Marine City. The Vikings travel to Lamphere at 4:30 p.m. May 4 and then host Cousino at 4:30 p.m. May 6.
St. Clair Shores Lakeview has paced the MAC Silver with a 4-0 mark, but MAC newcomer Clawson High closely trails the Huskies by a half game.
Lakeview has wins against Madison Heights Madison, Center Line High, Roseville High and Sterling Heights High. The Trojans have taken home wins against Madison, Sterling Heights, Roseville and Center Line.
Clawson hosts Lakeview at 4:30 p.m. May 4.
Rivals St. Clair Shores South Lake and Clinton Township Clintondale have picked up in the Bronze where they left off in the Gold — tied at the top of the standings.
The Dragons' coach, Scott Evan, was South Lake coach Mike Chmielewski’s high school skipper. The two will face off at 4 p.m. May 4 at Clintondale.
As always, though, check with host school to confirm dates and times of games.
Friday, May 1, 2009
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