Solid pitching efforts earn Michigan baseball team a 5-2 win againt Coastal Carolina
Michigan sophomore Michael O'Neill runs home on a hit from teammate Coley Crank during the baseball game against Coastal Carolina University at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Tuesday evening. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com
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Michigan sophomore Michael O'Neill runs home on a hit from teammate Coley Crank during the baseball game against Coastal Carolina University at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Tuesday evening. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-01_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan junior pitcher Bobby Brosnahan throws a pitch during the game against Coastal Carolina. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-04_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan baseball teammates watch from the dugout. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-05_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Will Drake dives back to the bag as Coastal Carolina junior Sloan Gilliam reaches for the ball. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-06_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Will Drake slides into home plate after a hit by sophomore John DiLaura. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-07_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Dylan Delaney chats with assistant coach Matt Husted on first base during a break in the game against Coastal Carolina. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-08_fullsize.JPG
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Fans watch the Michigan vs. Coastal Carolina baseball game while huddled under the overhang to stay out of the spotty rain. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-09_fullsize.JPG
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Columbus, Ohio resident Coulson Barbiche uses a radar gun to tell the speed of a pitch during the Michigan vs. Coastal Carolina baseball game. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-10_fullsize.JPG
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Brighton resident Jack White waits for a foul ball to get hit into the stands. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-11_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan sophomore Brett Winger braces himself before getting hit by a pitch. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-12_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan sophomore John DiLaura throws the ball to first base after tagging second to get out Coastal Carolina sophomore Jacob May. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-13_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman pitcher Matt Ogden throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-14_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Dylan Delaney bunts. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-15_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Dylan Delaney tries to beat the Coastal Carolina runner to first base. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-16_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Kevin White hits the ball. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-17_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan senior catcher Coley Crank catches a pitch against Coastal Carolina batter Chris Suseck. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-18_fullsize.JPG
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A rainbow arches across the sky during the Michigan baseball game against Coastal Carolina. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-19_fullsize.JPG
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Michigan freshman Dylan Delaney catches a fly ball. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/!mbasecoastal/cache/050912-AJC-Michigan-baseball-vs-Coastal-Carolina-20_fullsize.JPG
The Michigan baseball team got a mid-week confidence boost leading into its toughest road trip of the Big Ten season.
Junior Bobby Brosnahan and freshman Matt Ogden blanked Coastal Carolina on two hits through eight innings and the Wolverines scored four quick runs on their way to a 5-2 win Wednesday at Ray Fisher Stadium.
Brosnahan, a Pioneer High School graduate, started and allowed one hit through three innings. Ogden earned the win by allowing one hit over the next five innings. (Boxscore)
The Chanticleers (33-15) scored twice in the ninth inning against Alex Lakatos, but couldn't overcome the 4-0 run Michigan (20-29) built in the first two innings.
A Brett Winger sacrifice fly and a Coley Crank RBI single made it 2-0 in the first inning. In the second, John DiLaura (3-for-3) had an RBI double and scored on a Dylan Delaney (2-for-2) single.
Crank (2-for-4) added an RBI double in the seventh inning.
Coastal Carolina is ranked No. 29 in the latest Collegiate Baseball poll. Next up for the Wolverines is a weekend trip to Purdue, which is ranked among the top 15 teams in three of the four major college baseball polls -- including No. 14 in the USA Today coaches poll. No other Big Ten team is ranked.
The Boilermakers (37-9, 14-4) have a three-game lead in the Big Ten standings. The team hasn't won a Big Ten title since 1909.
Highlights of the Michigan-Coastal Carolina game from the Big Ten Network: